2023 Young Adult and Campus Ministry Grant Recipient - Episcopal At Penn State

Episcopal At Penn State                                                                                           $8000
Diocese of Central PA
Episcopal At Penn State Choral Scholars

This grant application seeks funding to establish a Choral Scholars program as part of Episcopal at Penn State, the newly reconstituted campus ministry at Pennsylvania State University. The goal is to establish a fund to support the hiring of 8 singers who are students at Pennsylvania State University in the choral program and are interested particularly in developing skills requisite to the Anglican choral tradition. These students will form the Choral Scholars of Episcopal at Penn State, leading six on-campus services of Choral Evensong throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. In addition to liturgical participation, these singers will be part of the student organization Episcopal at Penn State, provide important on-campus visibility for the group, and participate in leadership and visioning for the group. The over-arching goal is to bring our beautiful liturgical tradition – particularly the Anglican choral tradition – to campus, intersecting the pastoral and missional goals of TEC and Episcopal At Penn State, the pedagogical goals of an outstanding choral program, and the very real need of students to be supported and funded.