Under the Lilly Foundation Grant, Braden Memorial was able to host a community table with the Nashville community. Community members were invited to share a meal at our church. See more about the event in the gallery below.
American Baptist College (ABC) received a five-year, $1.5 million implementation grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., enabling ABC to create an Innovation Hub engaging two cohorts of diverse congregations from across the Southeast.
About the Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Lilly Endowment, Inc. is an Indianapolis-based, private philanthropic foundation created in 1937 by members of the Lilly family (J. K. Lilly Sr. and sons Eli and J. K. Jr. ) through gifts of stock in their pharmaceutical business, Eli Lilly and Company. Gifts of stock in Eli Lilly and Company remain the financial bedrock of the Endowment. Lilly Endowment, Inc. is a separate entity from the company, with a distinct governing board, staff, and location. In keeping with the wishes of the three founders, Lilly Endowment exists to location. In keeping with the wishes of the three founders, Lilly Endowment exists to support the causes of religion, education, and community development. Lilly Endowment’s religion grant making is designed to deepen and enrich the religious lives of American Christians. It does this largely through initiatives to enhance and sustain the quality of ministry in American congregations and parishes.
