Peace With Justice Offering Grant

Description

Application

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Shalom on earth is not easy, but it is the Biblical challenge all Christians face. With this in mind, please explain how you would use this grant money to promote, create or educate about Peace and Justice. Explain the potential lasting and immediate impact this grant is expected to have. Also explain or illustrate:

Who will be helped and how?
Addresses a local church/community justice/peace issue.
How is it educational? How does it create or highlight justice (or expose injustice)?
Inclusiveness is expected in the ministries receiving grants. Are issues of prejudice being addressed by this ministry? How?
What is the potential impact of this ministry, locally, nationally and internationally?
How is this ministry or project new, exciting and different?

Applicant Information

Please send a cover letter on church letterhead, introducing this exciting ministry! Include the following:

Name of Project
Name of UM Church/ministry sponsoring this project
Address of sponsoring UM Church
Phone # of sponsoring UM Church
Signature of UM Pastor who is directly responsible or involved with this ministry
Address of ministry project, if different from church address
Did your UM Church promote and support the PEACE WITH JUSTICE OFFERING this past year? How?
Amount of Grant requested. Grants are available for up to $500 per year. Grants are very rarely granted two years in a row.

Project grants are considered throughout the year, as long as funds are available.

If you receive a grant, it is further expected that you will send a report with pictures, programs, updates and “dreams”, etc., which explains and illustrates how this money was used. This should be about 3 to 6 months after grant is received.

If you have questions about the application or process, please contact: The PWJ Grant Coordinator, Rev Rob Nelson, Phone 574.831.3113.

Application

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Adobe PDF

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