The NCJ Executive Committee has approved the following grants for the 2017 year.

NCJ Hispanic Caucus/Connector-Nitza Dovenspike

Contact:

Rev. Adrian Garcia
116 NE Perry Ave.
Peoria, IL 61603

(309) 673-3641 ext. 132

agarcia@fumcpeoria.org

2013-2016 Budget:    $44,000        2017 Budget Request:     $11,000

GROUP RECOMMENDATION: $11,000

 

NCJ Center for Hispanic Ministries Inc./Connector-Gail Burgess

Contact:

Rev. Awilda Nolla
P.O. Box 506
Sturtevant, WI 53177

(262) 995-3848

awildanolla@gmail.com

2013-2016 Budget:     $35,000        2017 Budget Request:    $12,000

GROUP RECOMMENDATION: $11,000

 

NCJ Native American Ministries: Native American Course of Study/Connector-Jodi Cataldo

Contact:

Michelle Oberwise Lacock
S79W31370 Green Meadows Drive
Mukwonago, WI 53149

(630) 336-2317

mickiol@aol.com

2013-2016 Budget:    $0                  2017 Budget Request:     $113,400 (two year request)

GROUP RECOMMENDATION: $32,000

NCJ Committee on Native American Ministries/Connector-Ryan Russell

Contact:

Danira Parra
2401 Springfield Road
East Peoria, IL 61611

(309) 202-4197

pastorparra@aol.com

2013-2016 Budget:    $35,000        2017 Budget Request:    $33,500

GROUP RECOMMENDATION: $8,750

 

NE Region Native American International Caucus/Connector-Gifty Smith

Contact:

Rev. Carol Lakota Eastin
405 Jay Drive
Mt Vernon, IL 62864

(217) 722-4731

clakotaeastin@igrc.org

2013-2016 Budget:    $30,000        2017 Budget Request:    $10,000 (represents a $2,500 increase per year)

GROUP RECOMMENDATION: $7,500

 

NCJ Korean Mission/Connector-Young Mee Park

Contact:

Rev. Hoon Kyoung. Lee
10536 W. Runion Dr.
Peoria, IL 65382

(224) 230-7612

hoonlee722@gmail.com

2013-2016 Budget:    $150,000        2017 Budget Request:    $36,000 (This is a slight reduction from previous quadrennium. $1,500 less per year)

GROUP RECOMMENDATION: $30,000

 

NCJ United Methodist Volunteers In Mission/Connector-Paul White

Contact:

Lorna Jost and Tammy Kuntz
910 4th St Suite G
Brookings, SD 57006

(605) 692-3390

umvim-ncj@brookings.net

2013-2016 Budget:     $25,000        2017 Budget Request:    $25,000 (includes new request for disaster response support)

GROUP RECOMMENDATION: $25,000

 

NCJ CORR/Connector- Kristen Krogman

Contact:

Pamela Hammond McDavid
6712 Preston Drive
Springfield, IL 62711

(217) 483-6331

pammcdavid.pm@gmail.com

2013-2016 Budget:    $20,000        2017 Budget Request:     $10,912 

GROUP RECOMMENDATION: $5,000

 

NCJ Network of Congregational Developers/Connector-Alex Plum

Contact:

Dirk Elliott & Mike Crawford
1309 N. Ballenger Highway
Flint, MI 48504

(810) 233-5500

dirk@detroitconference.org

2013-2016 Budget:    $0                    2017 Budget Request:     $15,500

GROUP RECOMMENDATION: $15,500

 

NCJ Young People/Connector-Ryan Russell

Contact: Rev. Carl Gladstone

8000 Woodward
Detroit, MI 48202
(586) 295-3055

cgladstone@umcdiscipleship.org

2013-2016 Budget:    $15,000            2017 Budget Request:      $10,000 (appears to be a one time project that could extend over a couple of years, this is significantly more than the previous quadrennium)

GROUP RECOMMENDATION: $10,000

 

 GROUP RECOMMENDATION TOTAL: $155,750