Got a Startup With Purpose? Apply for 2026 Epiphany Grant!

Epiphany 

Every startup begins with a spark. First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta is now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of its Epiphany program, a faith-based social entrepreneurship incubator supporting startups tackling today’s most pressing challenges. The deadline to apply is January 6! You may apply via the link here firstpresatl.org/epiphany. Epiphany is an evergreen initiative that equips entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions to social issues with funding, mentorship, and strategic guidance. If you are an emerging founder with a vision to address societal challenges often overlooked by traditional markets, Epiphany offers the resources needed to help your venture grow. Examples of qualifying ventures include businesses that employ formerly incarcerated individuals or adults with developmental challenges, as well as enterprises offering services such as coding training for refugees or mechanical skills development in low-income communities. Since its launch, Epiphany has awarded nearly half a million dollars in grants and supported multiple successful ventures, including Refuge Coffee Co., PadSplit, and Purposeful Gourmet Foods. Modeled in part after the format of Shark Tank, the program provides early-stage entrepreneurs with capital, mentorship, and access to a network focused on impact areas such as hunger, homelessness, housing, refugee resettlement, racial equity, poverty, healthcare, education, and environmental sustainability. To learn more about Epiphany, explore previous grant recipients, or apply for the 2026 cohort, visit firstpresatl.org/epiphany.

Fulton County

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Midtown

Georgia

Every startup begins with a spark. First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta is now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of its Epiphany program,...

For those who hold true to the superstition that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friday the 13th</a> is an unlucky day, this year will be a difficult one. USA Today <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-12/Three-Friday-the-13ths-in-2012/52523744/1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reports</a> that not only are there three Friday the 13ths in 2012, but "for the first time since 1984, those three Friday the 13ths — today, April 13 and July 13 — are exactly 13 weeks apart." For me, it's just another day, but others who suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia, or the fear of Friday the 13th, won't be leaving their homes today. Take a look at some of the news articles across the country that have been written about the day: Virginian Pilot (Norfolk, Va.): <a href="http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/friday-13this-it-mind-over-matter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friday the 13th...is it mind over matter</a> The News Journal (Wilmington, De) <a href="http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20120113/NEWS/201130335/Friday-13th-times-three" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friday the 13th times three</a> The Boston Globe: <a href="http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/specials/ski/blog/2012/01/friday_the_13th_1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friday the 13th is lucky for skiers</a> Plymouth Patch (Plymouth, Mi.)

For those who hold true to the superstition that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friday the 13th</a> is an unlucky day, this year will be a difficult one. USA Today <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-12/Three-Friday-the-13ths-in-2012/52523744/1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reports</a> that not only are there three Friday the 13ths in 2012, but "for the first time since 1984, those three Friday the 13ths — today, April 13 and July 13 — are exactly 13 weeks apart."

For me, it's just another day, but others who suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia, or the fear of Friday the 13th, won't be leaving their homes today. Take a look at some of the news articles across the country that have been written about the day:

Virginian Pilot (Norfolk, Va.): <a href="http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/friday-13this-it-mind-over-matter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friday the 13th...is it mind over matter</a> The News Journal (Wilmington, De) <a href="http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20120113/NEWS/201130335/Friday-13th-times-three" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friday the 13th times three</a>

The Boston Globe: <a href="http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/specials/ski/blog/2012/01/friday_the_13th_1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friday the 13th is lucky for skiers</a> Plymouth Patch (Plymouth, Mi.)

DeKalb County

Brookhaven

There are actually three Friday the 13ths this year.