Our Synod Receives Grant from Wartburg Theological Seminary’s CaSTLE Project to Support Rural and Small Town Congregations

Sierra Pacific Synod is honored to announce that it has been selected as a grant recipient through The CaSTLE Project: The Country and Small Town Lived Ecclesiology Project, a five-year initiative led by Wartburg Theological Seminary to support renewal in small town and rural congregations.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with Wartburg Theological Seminary and The CaSTLE Project,” said The Rev. Amy Kienzle, Director of Evangelical Mission. “This grant will allow us to equip our rural congregations for a future rooted in hope and purpose.”

The CaSTLE Project, funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc., aims to renew a baptismal ecclesiology for the long-term flourishing of rural congregational life. Sierra Pacific Synod joins a growing cohort of synod grantees, shaped by mutual learning, community building, and innovation. “We are excited to walk alongside the leaders of Sierra Pacific Synnod in this journey of renewal,” said Rev. Ramie Bakken, Director of The CaSTLE Project.

For more information about The CaSTLE Project, visit: https://www.wartburgseminary.edu/the-castle-project/ and https://www.thecastleproject.org