2024 Constable Fund Grant Recipient - Creating an Arabic Christian Hymnal with English Phonetics and Worship Music

Constable Fund grants focus on mission initiatives that fall outside the church’s budget, with an emphasis on religious education.

Creating an Arabic Christian Hymnal with English Phonetics and Worship Music, Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, $10,000: Funds the creation of an Arabic-Christian hymnal with English phonetics; PowerPoint presentations that include lyrics with English phonetics and accompanying visuals; and recorded music—all designed to help address the shortage of Arabic church musicians and allow high­quality accompaniment during worship services at Mother of the Savior Church, Dearborn, Michigan—the first Arabic worshiping community in The Episcopal Church.