2023 Young Adult and Campus Ministry Grant Recipient - The Citadel Episcopal Fellowship

The Citadel Episcopal Fellowship                                                                          $8000
Diocese of South Carolina
‘Remember Thy Creator in the Days of Thy Youth’

These words are inscribed above the Summerall Chapel, the ecumenical campus chapel at the Citadel (The Military College of South Carolina). We aim to secure funds that will allow us to continue expanding the reach of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina’s campus ministry at the Citadel. We are currently seeing an average of over one hundred cadets at our weekly gatherings. In 2018, we counted it a good week if ten cadets participated. Drawing from a large pool of volunteers from across the diocese, we provide a welcoming environment where cadets can get a delicious meal and explore their faith in a community of peers. Through worship, study of scripture, and inviting the cadets to share their own stories, the Citadel Episcopal Fellowship’s aim is to help the cadets engage their faith so that they will “remember their creator in the days of their youth.”