LCA Chaplaincy Grants, 1975-1988

Materials in this series relate to the Lutheran Church in America (LCA) Chaplaincy Grant Program, sponsored by the Department for Higher Education, Division for Mission in North America. The purpose of the grant program was to "develop programs of Christian training and witness within the campus community" (Chaplaincy Grant Program Guidelines, 1981-1982). At Augustana, the grants were used to bring in various speakers and programs to campus. Some titles of the programs at Augustana include "Jewish-Christian Dialogue," "Women, Wholeness, and the Church," and "Church-relatedness as Resource for Students and Faculty." The earliest grant paperwork contained in this collection dates from 1975. This predates the Office of Campus Ministries, but as the program was continued until at least 1987-1988 and the paperwork was kept together, the series of LCA Chaplaincy Grants remains with this collection. Richard A. Swanson was the chaplain listed on the grant proposals until the 1984-1985 school year, when Phil Schroeder took on that title. The LCA Chaplaincy Grants series contains grant applications, grant guidelines, correspondence, project evaluations, and supporting materials.