Grants



Grants from General Church Agencies

Check out the General Board of Discipleship website at or call 877-899-2780

Grants for Congregational Development go to General Board of Discipleship website ethnic

Go to the Racial Ethnic Local Church Concerns Funding Request 2005-2008 Information Booklet and Application Form (pdf)

Grants and Scholarships for Young People Ministries go to General Board of Discipleship website youngpeople/grants

Contact the Grants Coordinator at 877-899-2780 ext 7184

Go to Grants and Scholarship to view all the possibilities. There are 2 special grant opportunities: One Grant for Youth Service Fund and One for Ministries with Young People. There are also opportunities for scholarships i.e.; The Richard S. Smith Scholarship.

Check out the General Board of Global Ministries website at gbgm- or call 800-862-4246

General Board of Global Ministries 1-800-UMC-GBGM or 1-800-862-4246

The United Methodist Church Email: info@gbgm-

475 Riverside Drive - New York, New York 10115

Grants and Funding for:

- Hunger and Poverty - Congregational Development

- Urban Ministry - Communities of Shalom

- Community Ministry - Racial and Ethnic Ministries

- Hispanic Ministries



For example there are five scholarships and grants available through the Health and Welfare program:

• The Dora Ames Lee Leadership Development Fund

• The Hispanic Leadership Development Fund

• The Harry R. Kendall Hospital and Home Fund for Leadership Development Scholarships and Project Grants

• Accessibility Grants



• The National Shalom Committee, in consultation with the General Board of Global Ministries, is responsible for developing and coordinating the Shalom strategy. This role includes advising the Initiative regarding new annual conference applications; evaluation of the overall Initiative; liaison to annual conference and general conference leadership; and securing funding resources.

• The General Board of Global Ministries is responsible for overall coordination and resourcing of the Shalom Initiative.

Grants for Church & Society go to elc

Go to Ethnic Local Church Grant for a downloadable application

The General Board of Church and Society is pleased to offer a special initiative of $94,000 in direct grant assistance for church work that addresses environmental racism, protection of women and children, rights to health care, economic development, immigration and global sustainability in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita and other natural disasters. Emphasis must be placed on projected outcomes leading to systemic change as they relate to diverse racial and ethnic communities

Scholarships and Loans

General Board of Higher Education and Ministries



615-340-7400

Scholarship Department 615-340-7344

Loan Department 615-340-7346

The United Methodist Scholarship and Loan Programs are a church wide educational service providing scholarships and loans to help supplement the financial needs of today's students. Funding for these scholarships and loans are provided through offerings, wills, annuities, and other designated gifts.

For additional information, write, phone, fax or email to: e-mail:

General Board Of Higher Education And Ministry umloans@

Office Of Loans And Scholarships umscholar@

P.O. Box 340007

Nashville TN 37203-0007 fax: 615-340-7367

Scholarships

Go to to find out about the many scholarship opportunities available.

Contact the Coordinator for the foundation at 615-340-7385

UMHEF annually provides scholarship opportunities for eligible students.

Annual Conference Scholarship Program Foundation Merit Scholars Program

Triple/Double Your Dollars for Scholars Program The September 11 Memorial Scholarship

Other Scholarships



|A Brighter Future for Children and Youth |Leadership Development Grants |

|United Methodist Women |Crusade Scholarships/Leadership Development |

|General Board of Global Ministries |General Board of Global Ministries |

|475 Riverside Dr, Room 1503 |475 Riverside Drive |

|New York, NY 10115 |New York, NY 10115 |

|212-870-3738; Fax 212-870-3736 |212-870-3787; Fax: 212-870-3932 |

|MBCoudal@gbgm- |scholars@gbgm- |

|Older Adult Ministries Grants |Dora Ames Lee Leadership Development Grants |

|Center on Aging and Older Adult Ministries |Health and Welfare Ministries |

|General Board of Discipleship |General Board of Global Ministries |

|PO Box 340003 |475 Riverside Dr, Room 330 |

|Nashville, TN 37203-0003 |New York, NY 10115 |

|615-340-7177; Fax 615-340-7071 |212-870-3871; Fax 212-870-3624 |

|tkline@ |TDD: 212-870-3709 |

|Assembly Offering Fund |hwmin@gbgm- |

|United Methodist Women |Hispanic Leadership Development Grants |

|General Board of Global Ministries |Health and Welfare Ministries |

|475 Riverside Dr, Room 1503 |General Board of Global Ministries |

|New York, NY 10115 |475 Riverside Dr, Room 330 |

|212-870-3738; Fax 212-870-3736 |New York, NY 10115 |

|MBCoudal@gbgm- |212-870-3871; Fax 212-870-3624 |

|Call to Prayer and Self-Denial |TDD: 212-870-3709 |

|United Methodist Women |hwmin@gbgm- |

|General Board of Global Ministries |Harry R. Kendall Grants |

|475 Riverside Dr, Room 1503 |Health and Welfare Ministries |

|New York, NY 10115 |General Board of Global Ministries |

|212-870-3738; Fax 212-870-3736 |475 Riverside Dr, Room 330 |

|MBCoudal@gbgm- |New York, NY 10115 |

|Ethnic Local Church Grants |212-870-3871; Fax 212-870-3624 |

|Office of Resourcing Congregational Life |TDD: 212-870-3709 |

|General Board of Church and Society |hwmin@gbgm- |

|100 Maryland Avenue, NE |Historical Research Grants |

|Washington, DC 20002 |General Commission on Archives and History |

|202-488-5611; Fax 202-544-0390 |PO Box 127 |

|nchristie@umc- |Madison, NJ 07940-0127 |

| |973-408-3189; Fax: 973-408-3909 |

| |research@ |

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|Ethnic Local Church Concerns Grants | |

|Racial and Ethnic Ministries |Local Ecumenical Initiatives Fund Grant |

|General Board of Discipleship |General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns |

|PO Box 340003 |475 Riverside Dr., Room 1300 |

|Nashville, TN 37203-0003 |New York, NY 10115-0122 |

|615-340-7050; Fax 615-340-1723 |Toll free: 800-653-8936 |

|schun@ |212-749-3553; Fax: 212-749-3556 |

|Peace with Justice Grants |info@gccuic- |

|Office of Peace with Justice |Minority Group Self-Determination Fund |

|General Board of Church and Society |General Commission on Religion and Race |

|100 Maryland Ave, NE, Room 230 |100 Maryland Avenue, NE, Suite 400 |

|Washington, DC 20002 |Washington, DC 20002 |

|202-488-5645; Fax 202-488-5639 |202-547-4828 or 202-547-2271 |

|mharrison@umc- |Fax: 202-547-0358 |

|Grants for Handicapped Access |gcorr@ |

|Health and Welfare Ministries |United Methodist Men |

|General Board of Global Ministries |General Commission on United Methodist Men |

|475 Riverside Dr, Room 330 |PO Box 340006 |

|New York, NY 10115 |Nashville, TN 37203-0006 |

|212-870-3870; Fax 212-870-3624 |615-340-7136; Fax: 615-340-1770 |

|hwmin@gbgm- |Email: jharris@ |

|Community and Institutional Ministries |Ethnic In-Service Training |

|General Board of Global Ministries |General Board of Higher Education and Ministry |

|475 Riverside Drive, Room 1543 |PO Box 340007 |

|New York, NY 10115 |Nashville, TN 37203-0007 |

|212-870-3843; Fax 212-870-3948 |614-340-7436; Fax: 615-340-7379 |

|jscott@gbgm- |charris@ |

| |NFAAUM Endowment Fund |

| |National Federation of Asian-American United Methodists |

| |300 27th Street |

| |Oakland, CA 94612 |

| |510-836-0993; Fax: 510-836-0995 |

| |nfaaum@ |

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|NON-UNITED METHODIST RELATED ORGANIZATIONS | |

|Church Women United |The Pew Charitable Trusts | |

|Church Women United |2005 Market Street, Suite 1700 | |

|475 Riverside Dr, Room 1626 |Philadelphia, PA 19103-7077 | |

|New York, NY 10115 |215-575-9050 | |

|Toll free: 800-298-5551 |Email: info@ | |

|212-870-2347; Fax 212-870-2338 | | |

|cwu@ |The Foundation Center | |

| |79 Fifth Avenue/16th Street | |

|Worship Renewal Grants Program |New York, NY 10003-3076 | |

|Calvin Institute of Christian Worship |Toll free: 800-424-9836 | |

|Lilly Endowment |212-620-4230; Fax: 212-807-3677 | |

|PO Box 88068 | | |

|Indianapolis, IN 46208-0068 |The Grantsmanship Center | |

|317-924-5471 |1125 W. Sixth Street, Fifth Floor | |

| |PO Box 17220 | |

|Faith in Action |Los Angeles, CA 90017 | |

|Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |Toll free: 800-421-9512 | |

|PO Box 2316 |213-482-9860; Fax: 213-482-9863 | |

|Princeton, NJ 08543 |Email: info@ | |

|Toll free: 888-631-9989 | | |

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There are five scholarships and grants available through the Health and Welfare program.  All application deadlines are on June 30 every year.  Call 212-870-3871 for your application.

[pic]The Dora Ames Lee Leadership Development Fund

[pic]The Hispanic Leadership Development Fund

[pic]The Harry R. Kendall Hospital and Home Fund for Leadership Development Scholarships and Project Grants

[pic]Accessibility Grants

The Dora Ames Lee Leadership Development Fund

The Dora Ames Lee Leadership Development Fund was established in 1980 by Dora Ames Lee, M.D., a Stockton, California, physician who was a director of the then Health & Welfare Division of the General Board of Global Ministries from 1972 to 1980. During that time, she chaired the section on health care and the Harry R. Kendall Trust Fund committee.

Guidelines for Recipient Selection for Dora Ames Lee Leadership Development Grants

▪ The candidate must be a professed Christian, preferably a United Methodist.

▪ The grantee must be of Asian American or Native American descent.

▪ Only U.S. citizens will be considered.

▪ The candidate must prove economic need.

▪ The candidate must receive three (3) favorable written recommendations from individuals other than family members.

▪ The candidate must show intent to enter or continue in a health-related field.

▪ Applications and references must be postmarked no later than June 30th of each year. Grants are $2,000 per recipient. Only five (5) grants are given per year.

▪ Applicants for Leadership Development Grants must show proof of school enrollment. Previous grant recipients must submit official transcripts from the college or university where they are enrolled.

The Hispanic Leadership Development Fund

In 1986, the former Health and Welfare Ministries Program Department established the Hispanic Leadership Development Fund. Grants are made annually to persons of Hispanic descent (from North, South, and Central America and islands of the Western Hemisphere).

Guidelines for Recipient Selection for Hispanic Leadership Development Grants

▪ The candidate must be a professed Christian, preferably a United Methodist.

▪ Grantee must be of Hispanic descent (see above).

▪ Only U.S. citizens will be considered.

▪ The candidate must prove economic need.

▪ The candidate must receive three (3) favorable written recommendations from individuals other than family members.

▪ The candidate must show intent to enter or continue in a health-related field.

▪ Applications and references must be postmarked no later than June 30th of each year. Grants are $2,000 per recipient. The number of grants awarded annually is dependent upon the funds available.

▪ Applicants for Leadership Development Grants must show proof of school enrollment. Previous grant recipients must submit official transcripts from the college or university where they are enrolled.

The Harry R. Kendall Hospital and Home Fund for Leadership Development Scholarships and Project Grants

Harry R. Kendall was a co-owner and founder of the Washington National Life Insurance Company of Evanston, Illinois. Prior to his death in 1958, a large part of his fortune was placed in trust with the provision that income be paid to the Board of Hospitals and Homes of the Methodist Church and its successor organizations and used for stipulated purposes. Over $6 million has been allocated since 1958 for worthy projects and students.

Specifically, his will states:

I direct my said Trustees to pay, not less often than semi-annually, commencing upon the date of my death and thereafter for a period of forty years, thirty percent of the net income of the residuary trust in convenient installments unto BOARD OF HOSPITALS AND HOMES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH, a not-for-profit corporation of Illinois to be used by it for the following charitable purposes.

1. To provide hospital service for the poor of the Negro race;

2. To provide homes for needy Negro children and needy aged persons of both the white and the Negro races;

3. To provide for the training of leaders for charitable service in hospitals and homes caring for needy Negro children and aged persons of the Negro race.

Guidelines for the Selection of Recipients of Harry R. Kendall Leadership Development Scholarships

▪ The candidate should be in the process of planning to enter the health care field or should already be a practitioner in the health care field.

▪ Applicants for Leadership Development Grants must show proof of school enrollment.

▪ The candidate should be a U.S. citizen, preferably of African American descent.

▪ The candidate should show evidence of economic need.

▪ Positive recommendations must be given by at least three (3) references.

▪ The candidate should affirm his/her intention of serving needy persons upon completion of study or experience.

▪ Applications and references must be postmarked no later than June 30th of each year. Grants are $2,000 per recipient. The number of grants awarded is dependent upon the funds available.

▪ Recipients may reapply annually for grants as long as their academic training continues. Previous grant recipients must submit official transcripts from the college or university where they are enrolled.

Guidelines for the Selection of Harry R. Kendall Project Grants

▪ Long-term projects may receive funding for a maximum of four (4) consecutive years with appropriate monitoring. Applicants must apply annually.

▪ Grants may be made for building projects or renovation of buildings or program emphases.

▪ A significant number of persons benefiting from projects must be needy black children or needy black and white aged persons.

▪ The grant must enable the institution or group to continue, initiate, and develop programs that would benefit the above.

▪ The "no risk factor" should be de-emphasized in providing grants to worthy projects.

▪ Proposals must be postmarked no later than June 30th of each year in order to be considered for funding during the following calendar year.

NOTE:

Health and Welfare Ministries staff, directors, and their relatives are not eligible to be recipients of the grants.

Accessibility Grants

These grants are to encourage and aid local churches to make their facilities and activities accessible to people with disabilities, fulfilling the goal of each local church as defined in the Resolution of the 1980 General Conference, The Church and People with Mental, Physical and/or Psychologically Handicapping Conditions.

Grants are available to United Methodist local churches and charges only. Only one grant will be made to a local church or charge

Guidelines for the Selection of Accessibility Grants

▪ Evidence of satisfactory planning

▪ Clear identification of target group the local church is attempting to reach

▪ Access feature/program to be funded is part of a larger plan of access.

▪ Implementation of the project, including the identification of those who are overseeing the project; has been outlined in a logical and realistic manner.

▪ People with handicapping conditions have been involved in the planning process.

▪ Technical assistance to assure appropriate construction/planning has been identified.

▪ Evidence of financial need.

▪ Total anticipated costs and a plan of financing have been identified

▪ Nature of the congregation and its financial commitments and limitations are clearly stated.

▪ Evidence of congregational involvement.

▪ Church bodies and members of the congregation are supportive of the project

▪ Nature of the church's involvement and potential in the community have been identified.

▪ Applications will be received up to a postmarked date of June 30.

Selection of applications meeting the specified criteria will be made, in part, on a first come, first served basis. In any instance, this Office intends to include among the grantees local churches in all jurisdictions, in various sized congregations and communities, and with a variety of congregational make-up. Selection will also include projects reaching people with different handicapping conditions in a variety of ways so that, hopefully, at the end, the grantees will be inclusive of a wide range of conditions and responses.



Community & Institutional Ministries

Shalom Resources

People, Groups, Events:

The National Shalom Committee, in consultation with the General Board of Global Ministries, is responsible for developing and coordinating the Shalom strategy. This role includes advising the Initiative regarding new annual conference applications; evaluation of the overall Initiative; liaison to annual conference and general conference leadership; and securing funding resources.

The General Board of Global Ministries is responsible for overall coordination and resourcing of the Shalom Initiative.

The Shalom Director is responsible for carrying out The United Methodist Church's Shalom strategy by developing training materials, organizing resources to carry out Shalom ministry, communicating the resources, accomplishments and needs of the Shalom Initiative, and overseeing General Church Shalom staff.

Senior Program Associates are responsible for leading and facilitating training programs in annual conferences as well as providing technical assistance, site visits, and consultations for ongoing Shalom development.

Community of Shalom Training: A five-part training series is offered to churches in annual conferences that seek Community of Shalom Development. The training series covers: theological basis of shalom; strategies for outreach ministries; multicultural relationships; spiritual, congregational, and economic development; etc.

Funding: Through funding for church-wide initiatives, the General Advance for Christ and His Church and other grant programs, the General Board of Global Ministries provides seed and matching grants, as funds are available.

Conference Coordinator: the individual responsible for coordinating and preparing for the conference-training program, resourcing conference sites, and training future conference Shalom sites. This position is the most critical role initiating and maintaining effective Shalom ministry.

Site Coordinators: responsible for the coordination and general oversight of the local Shalom Community.

North Central Jurisdiction | North Eastern Jurisdiction | South Central Jurisdiction | South Eastern Jurisdiction | Western Jurisdiction | Central Conference

Promotional and Training Resources:

Download PDF Order Form

• Initial Consultation Manual: a comprehensive resource to assist annual conferences in creating an awareness and interest in Communities of Shalom.

• Conference Coordinator's Manual: a must resource for all conference shalom coordinators for clear direction and recommendations for effective administration and general oversight of Communities of Shalom.

• Site Coordinator's Manual: this step by step how to resource is available to each site coordinator to assist in the day-to-day oversight of Shalom communities.

• Brochures:  tri-fold promotional pieces

Communities of Shalom

Communities of Shalom: Repairers of the Breach

Communities of Shalom: Where, Why, How?

• Buttons: "Shalom is on the Loose" buttons are available at cost of $1.00 each (provided complimentary to each new Shalom training.)

• Lapel Pins: Shalom lapel pins are available at a cost of $2.00 each (provided complimentary for participants in the fifth training session's commissioning service.)

• T-Shirts (adult and kid's sizes!) Polo shirts, bags, and posters.

Download PDF Order Form

The following items are not available through the order form; call 212/870-3711 for information.

• Display presentations: Promotional displays serve as excellent resources to Annual Conferences, Jurisdictional and other large events.

• Circle of Shalom: a newsletter

• Participant Manual: provided for each attendee participating in the five-month training series. Training is scheduled and facilitated collaboratively with conference coordinators and national Shalom staff.

Videos are available from the Service Center online or by phone. Visit the E-store or call 212/870-3711.

• Communities of Shalom; Repairers of the Breach, a nine minute promotional video.

• Communities of Shalom; - Where, Why, How - a 13 minute training resource.

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