Mustard Seed Project

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WYOMING: Congregations begin to see results from mission grants

Creative ministries are sown from $552,000 in seed money

By Joe Bjordal, March 19, 2009
 [Episcopal News Service] Saying it wanted “jumpstart the diocese,” the Episcopal Foundation of Wyoming has made a major investment in mission. The Mustard Seed Mission was formally launched on January 6—the Day of Epiphany—as checks for $12,000 were sent to each of the Diocese of Wyoming‘s 46 congregations.

“The intention of this investment is to stimulate imagination for mission and enable us to dream about what God wants us to do” said the Rev. John Symlie, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Casper, and a member of the foundation’s board of directors. Smylie proposed the Mustard Seed Mission because he felt that the foundation was getting grant applications that “lacked enthusiasm.”
 
“I felt that we needed to do something really bold to energize and gift our diocese,” he said. “Our hope through this project is that all of our congregations will see mission as a foundation of life, not just one more thing to do.”
 
John Masters, a former chancellor of the Diocese of Wyoming and executive director of the Wyoming Episcopal Foundation, ...

Mustard Seed Funds Distributed

The Episcopal Foundation for Wyoming sends $12,000 to each congregation in the Diocese.

Mustard Seed Project Announced

The Mustard Seed Project is officially announced to each congregation with the purpose of the project and the amount that will be distributed.