WACO, Texas — Thanks to a $1.1 million grant, a Baylor University center will be able to help local congregations learn how to do more effective social ministry. The donation, announced June 21, will go to the Center for Family and Community Ministries, part of the Waco, Texas, university’s school of social work. The funds, to be disbursed over three years, will go to develop ministry training classes, provide internships for community-ministry students, produce resources for churches and publish a quarterly journal for congregational leaders.
The grant, from a private foundation called Christ Is Our Salvation Inc., is one of the largest donations ever given to the school. One large part of the gift involves work done by Gaynor Yancey, who will be named associate professor of church and community. She currently serves as the school of social work’s associate dean for baccalaureate studies.
The Christ Is Our Salvation Foundation was established in 1952 by Paul and Mary “Katy” Piper.
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