Hope College Receives $500K For High School Faith Institute

HOLLAND, Mich. (WWJ/AP) - Hope College has received a $500,000 grant to establish a summer faith institute for high school students.

The Holland Sentinel reports that Lilly Endowment Inc. supported the program called "Awakening." It is designed to deepen high school students' faith and understanding of Christian theology.

Hope's on-going Awakening program will offer an ecumenically diverse group of high school students the opportunity to investigate sacred texts, worship and music.

According to the Hope College website students will study Scripture, worship traditions and musical expressions. In addition, they will engage with Hope faculty, staff and student-mentors, regional clergy and recognized national and international worship leaders, to better understand the complexities of theological pursuit as they discern their own vocations to serve others.

Registration for high school sophomores and juniors will open in early 2016, and the first institute will be held during the summer of 2016.

Hope College also received grants from the Lilly Endowment in 1999 and 2002.
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