The Dominican Development Group is an organization within the Episcopal Church to provide financial support to the Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic.

The Rt. Rev. Julio C. Holguín is the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic.

From left: Bill Kunkle, the incoming Executive Director of the DDG; Virginia Norman, a DDG board member from the Diocese of the Dominican Republic; and Bob Stevens, the Executive Director of the DDG.

The DDG Board members are laity and clergy who represent the companion dioceses and meet twice annually. This photograph is from their meeting in Santo Domingo in February 2013.

One of the primary activities of the DDG is to provide scholarships for students enrolled in schools operated by the Dominican Episcopal Church. Click this image or the button below for more information about scholarships.

The DDG serves as a consultant on construction projects for the Dominican Episcopal Church. In this photo, incoming Executive Director Bill Kunkle (red shirt) and a group of missioners are checking on the construction progress of a church in San Pedro de Macorís.

The DDG works closely with the Diocese of the Dominican Republic to coordinate the work of the approximately 60 mission teams who travel to the Dominican Republic each year. Click this image or the button below to learn more about mission teams in the DR.

Compañeros Dominicanos, the newsletter of the DDG, is published three times annually. Click this image to read the November 2012 issue, or click the button below for all archived issues.