The Academy of Preachers is a fresh initiative, underwritten by the Lilly Endowment. The organization is located at and supported by Middletown Christian Church of Louisville, Kentucky, which also provides the non-profit, tax-exempt status of the Academy. An Academy Support Team from the church offers regular oversight and support for the programs of the Academy. A Board of Advisors meets periodically to offer counsel and guidance. Plans are being made to transition to an independent, incorporated status, with our own federal tax exempt certification.

The Academy is endorsed and supported by 50 Founding Partners: those businesses, denominations, institutions, and organizations who affiliated with the Academy during its first 18 months of operation. Chief among these is the Lilly Endowment of Indianapolis, Indiana. In the above picture on the right, Lee Huckleberry, left, and Dwight Moody, right, stand with Lilly officers Chris Coble and Craig Dyskra at PREACHAPALOOZA during the 2011 National Festival of Young Preachers.The Academy also has a growing list of National Partners. For a list of our Founding Partners and National Partners and for directions on how your organization or institution can become a National Partner with the Academy of Preachers, click here.