Ann conceived of and wrote the foreword for a cookbook, We Gather Together: A Cook Book of Menus and Recipes by the Wives of Episcopal Bishops, published in 1976. Proceeds from sales of the book were donated to feeding the hungry through the…
Allin with VIM materials, c.1978. Allin considered mission to be the "true business" of the Church. Venture in Mission (VIM), a large scale fundraising program for mission, was arguably his greatest success as Presiding Bishop.
"Response to the Risen Lord: Through study and commitment." Part of the VIM program was a "Year of Study of Christian Mission" in order to identify the mission opportunities throughout the church and how members would be able to contribute and…
Allin with Olivia de Havilland, Gone with the Wind actor, Episcopalian, and VIM Cabinet member. In 1977, Allin called on de Havilland to be a part of VIM.