Reign Of God Grant

Reign of God Grant

Guidelines and Application Form

Where is the Spirit bubbling up in your midst? The Missional Church Committee of Central District Conference wants to encourage and resource its congregations to follow God’s Spirit and be missional people in God’s world.

Since a key purpose of conference is to facilitate our work together in mission, the Missional Church Committee is excited to announce new Reign of God Grants designed to encourage missional activity among congregations. This Missional Church Committee program will match (1-1) money raised at the grassroots level to give the extra financial boost necessary for new, cooperative missional initiatives between two or more congregations. A missional initiative is any activity capturing and honoring God’s continuing creative energy in establishing God’s reign in the world.

Grant proposals maybe submitted at any time during the fiscal year. Proposals should be no more than three pages in length and may be submitted online or by postal mail. Individual grants ranging from $500 to $2,500 will be given. Our goal is to distribute $5,000 annually.

Grants must be used for:

mIssional initiatives based in the Central District region of the United States by Central District Conference congregations,
missional initiatives related to worship, nurture, evangelism, education, peace and justice, and creation care,
new initiatives, or significantly new additions to current programs. Operation funds for existing programs will not qualify.

Please contact the conference office for guidance by email at office@mcusacdc.org or call 800.662.2264

Online application below.

If sending application by postal mail send to:

Central District Conference, 1015 Division St, Goshen, IN 46528

Reign of God Grant

Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Congregations Sponsoring Initiative*
Contact Person 1*
First Last
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone*
Email
Contact Person 2*
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone
Email
Initiative Name*
Initiative Description*
Brief description of the initiative, including a description of the need to be addressed and how the congregations will work together on the initiative
Vision*
What is the overall vision both for the present and the future?
Reflection*
How will this initiative reflect the missional witness of your congregations and of Central District?
Funding*
Describe how funding will make a difference
Funding Needs*
What is the total budget of the initiative? Please list all financial resources, including individual contributions, congregational contributions, and matching Reign of God Grant funding. Please also list estimated total expenses by key expense categories.