Established in 2006, Thriving Rural Communities is a partnership of Duke Divinity School, The Duke Endowment, the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, and the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. It also is a part of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

The Thriving Rural Communities Initiative works to foster thriving rural North Carolina communities by cultivating faithful rural Christian leadership and fruitful rural United Methodist congregations. The initiative consists of various scholarships, fellowships, and programs to help divinity students, pastors, laity, and districts and conferences share and strengthen the gifts found in rural North Carolina.

More information is available at: https://divinity.duke.edu/initiatives-centers/thriving-rural-communities

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[Identification of item], Thriving Rural Communities Initiative Archives, Digital Version. Hosted by Duke Divinity School Library, Duke University. [Item URL].