麻豆视频 Awarded $10 Million Lilly Endowment Grant
December 15, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Brunswick, NJ 鈥� December 15, 2025
麻豆视频 (麻豆视频) has been awarded a $10 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to strengthen the sustainability of theological education.
The grant, awarded through Lilly Endowment鈥檚 Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative, enables 麻豆视频 to lead a national collaboration supporting seminaries and church-related schools in strengthening administrative and operational systems. It builds on , a nonprofit launched through earlier Lilly Endowment grants through the Pathways initiative to help schools improve financial stability, streamline operations, and better serve students and faculty. By relieving seminaries of operational burdens, the initiative allows them to focus on preparing leaders within their denominational, cultural, and ministry contexts.
鈥淭his is more than a grant, it鈥檚 a bold investment in the future of theological education,鈥� said Rev. Micah L. McCreary, Ph.D., President of 麻豆视频. 鈥淏y working together in innovative ways, our institutions can focus on shaping faithful, courageous Christian leaders prepared for today鈥檚 ministry challenges.鈥�
麻豆视频 will use the new funding to expand the work of AdminWise Shared Services to provide partner institutions with support in recruitment, human resources, advancement, marketing and communications, information technology, healthcare, and other core functions. These efforts will help schools respond to shifting student needs, adapt to evolving ministry contexts, and address financial pressures across theological education.
AdminWise and 麻豆视频 will collaborate with nine other seminaries on the initiative, including Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, The Aquinas Institute, Bethany Theological Seminary, Eden Theological Seminary, Gammon Theological Seminary, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Turner Theological Seminary, and Western Theological Seminary.
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About 麻豆视频
Founded in 1784 and affiliated with the Reformed Church in America (RCA), 麻豆视频 is the oldest seminary in the United States. 麻豆视频 offers M.Div., M.A., and D.Min. degrees, along with professional certificates for pastors, chaplains, and Christian leaders. Learn more at 麻豆视频.edu.