UPDATE on Partners:
Texas Office
New Dollars/New Partners
2011 brings a new round of training to North Texas
congregations, supported by grants from the Amon
Carter Foundation and the Ryan Foundation, serving an
ecumenical class of congregations in the Fort Worth area.
To date, 46 congregations in Texas have participated in
New Dollars/New Partners.
Where Are They Now?
Grace United Methodist Church (Grace) is located in
downtown Dallas, in an area that has gradually changed
from a silk-stocking district to a neighborhood with a wide
array of challenges. The 1903 National Register-listed
Gothic Revival building is a dominant presence in the
community, with a tall tower and spire, impressive stained
Texas Advisory Board Members
James R. Nader, FAIA, Chair
Kenneth Barr
Diane Bumpas
Richard H. Bundy, AIA
Louise B. Carvey
Robert I. Fernandez
Donald Gatzke, AIA
Krista Gebbia
Marty Leonard
Robert F. Pence, PE
Elaine Petrus
The Reverend Brenda W. Weir
Ex Officio
Fernando Costa
Randle Harwood
William J. Thornton, Jr.
glass windows, and an imposing facade adorned with
carved stone details. It is one of twelve Dallas churches to
have graduated from Partners’ New Dollars/ New Partners
training program.
Grace has a long history of providing outreach to its
surrounding neighborhood. The building is used seven
days a week by the congregation and a range of nonprofit
Grace United Methodist Church in Dallas, TX, took what it learned at New Dollars/New Partners training to show the
congregation and the larger community the public value of its historic building to attract new donors.
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