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PROVINCE IX
SUSTAINABILITY
THE
MISSIONARY
SOCIETY’S
PARTNERSHIP
WITH
PROVINCE IX
LEADERS
TOWARD
sustainability for these dioceses represents some of the most important
work we’re doing for the future of The
Episcopal Church. Early in this triennium we convened the leadership
of Province IX to mutually discern a
three-year plan that begins moving
each diocese in the province toward
future fiscal health. Partnering with
these local leaders willing to make sacrifices and
take risks has been an inspiring journey together. So far this triennium, we’ve worked with the
Diocese of the Dominican Republic to shore up
its budget and make a grant to create an endowment that will provide for self-sufficiency.
FINANCIAL We’ve worked with the Diocese of Honduras to
restructure its debt, the key step in this case toward sustainability. We’re presently working