The Academy of Preachers is launching its first coordinated appeal to donors: help us raise $50,000 this spring.
Yes, the Academy has received a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment, but that grant does not cover the preaching camps this spring, the festival of young preachers next January, the Young Preachers Leadership Team, and certain other program costs. The Endowment is committed to providing initial funding for basic organizational and personnel costs–but those also will eventually need fresh streams of revenue as the investment of the Lilly Endowment subsides.
So, we are looking for individuals and organizations who wish to partner with us to “identify, network, support, and inspire young people who answer a call to gospel preaching.”
The first contribution to our spring 2010 campaign comes from the Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching at Truett Seminary of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. They sent a check for $2,000. The Lake Center at Truett Seminary is one of the 50 Founding Partners of the Academy of Preachers. They will collaborate with us to host a campus festival this fall in Waco.
There are any number of specific needs to which a donor might contribute and these are listed elsewhere on this web site: see BE A DONOR.
The Academy will be hosting fund-raising events in such cities as Louisville, Owensboro, and Lexington. We will also host events aimed at specific Christian groups such as Disciples, Roman Catholics, and Methodists.
All gifts are tax deductable. Checks should be made payable to Academy of Preachers and sent to Academy of Preachers, 500 North Watterson Trail, Louisville, Kentucky, 40234.