About Faith-filled Families: Faith-filled Families is an initiative dedicated to supporting parents and communities in nurturing children's faith, with a special focus on congregations with preschools. This program is operated through the Lifelong Learning department at Virginia Theological Seminary and is generously funded by a five-year grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. Christian Parenting and Caregiving initiative. About Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary: Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary. provides continuous theological education opportunities for individuals and lay and ordained leaders. Its multi-faceted program, which is grounded in theology and research-based practices, offers innovative approaches to current ministry challenges, and access to ministry resources, particularly for traditionally underserved populations. About Virginia Theological Seminary: Virginia Seminary was founded in 1823 by St. Paul's Church in Alexandria, Virginia. It is the strongest seminary in the Anglican Communion and has a long tradition of shaping faithful women and men, lay and ordained, for leadership in The Episcopal Church and beyond. The seminary provides more than 25 percent of the clergy of The Episcopal Church. About Lilly Endowment Inc: Lilly Endowment lnc is an Indianapolis-based private philanthropic foundation created in 1937 by J.K. Lilly, Sr., and his sons Eli and J.K. Jr., through gifts of stock in the pharmaceutical business Eli Lilly and Company. Although the gifts of stock remain a financial bedrock of the endowment, it is a separate entity from the company, with a distinct governing board, staff, and location. In keeping with the founders' wishes, the endowment supports the causes of community development, education/ and religion, and maintains a special commitment to its founders' hometown, Indianapolis, and home state, Indiana. Its grantmaking in religion, which is national in scope, focuses on strengthening the leadership and vitality of Christian congregations in the United States.