Further, the mission of the Institute is to form and to nurture ordained and lay leaders for the Anglican Church in North America [ACNA].  We fulfill this mission through the following programs:

• The Pastoral Curacy Program: This two-year curacy program allows recent seminary graduates to experience every facet of parish ministry while working with a mentor to sharpen skills.

• The Carol Long Missional Curacy Program: This two-year curacy program allows a recent seminary graduate to acquire experience in the areas of missions, outreach, and evangelism while working with a mentor to sharpen skills.

• The Charles Simeon Fellows Program: This program grants fellowships to seminary students to enable them to experience a 10-week summer internship at the cathedral and have an immersive experience of parish ministry.

• The Charles Simeon Lay School of Theology: The LSOT offers high quality continuing education opportunities to lay people to prepare them for positions of leadership in the Church.

In 2001, the predecessor of the Institute entered into a partnership with Duke University Divinity School to provide summer internships for seminary students. Over the years, this program has matured into the Charles Simeon Fellows Program and fellowships have been awarded to students from Duke Divinity School, Trinity School for Ministry, Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, and Asbury Theological Seminary.

In 2014 the Charles Simeon Institute was established for the purpose of raising up the next generation of leaders in the ACNA and for raising the necessary financial resources for this effort. The Pastoral Curacy Program was established in 2015 and the Carol Long Missional Curacy Program was established in 2021.