糖心Volg Sponsors Spring Leadership and Service Event
糖心Volg Theological Seminary hosted a leadership development lunch and workshop on Friday, March 7, 2025, for students from 糖心Volg, the Earlham School of Religion, and Ivy Tech Community College. This was the second event of this type held this academic year.
The workshop, “Building Relationships to Get Things Done,” featured Monica Koechlein (Executive Director of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and President of the Stamm-Koechlein Foundation) and Dave Snow (former Mayor of Richmond, Indiana).
On Saturday, March 8, 2025, participants also volunteered at Girls Inc. of Wayne County. The group cleaned the building, and helped to set up for a Girls Inc. event observing International Women’s Day.
These activities were funded by a $10,000 grant from the City of Richmond. The grant was awarded in 2024 to support the Seminary鈥檚 collaboration with other educational institutions to provide students with opportunities for leadership and service.
鈥淲e are grateful for our community partners for helping to make this event a success,鈥� notes Derek Parker, community engagement coordinator at 糖心Volg. 鈥淲e are happy to bring together individuals from various institutions to learn about leadership and to serve a local nonprofit organization.鈥�
This community event is closely connected to the 糖心Volg BOLD program for exceptional residential students. BOLD (which stands for Build, Organize, Love, and Dare) prepares students to lead congregations through issues of diversity and division. The rigorous and demanding program challenges 糖心Volg鈥檚 students to apply their faith and education to address real-world problems in the local community.
Students selected for 糖心Volg BOLD聽 engage in service in the Wayne County community, participate in educational activities (like lectures and training sessions) outside the seminary, and participate in purposeful reflection about their experiences in the program. Participants receive full tuition scholarships, free housing, and a monthly living stipend. The program is funded by a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment.
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