General Grant Application

New Covenant Grants

Peacemaking Grants for Presbyteries

Peacemaking Scholarships

Program Grants for Racial Ethnic Congregations

racial ethnic Scholarships

Sabbath Sabbatical Support Grants

Scioto Valley—Ministries in Higher Education

NEW COVENANT GRANTS
The Synod of the Covenant has awarded $75,000 to 10 ministries as part of its New Covenant grant program. New Covenant grants are funded from shared mission dollars received from presbyteries, who receive the money from congregations. Read more about New Covenant Grant Recipients.

Congratulations to the congregations in our synod who received Mission Development grants from PC(USA)! The Mission Development Resources Committee (MDRC) recently awarded more than $1.1 million in grant money to 16 church-related projects across the United States. The short-term start-up funds will enable congregations, presbyteries and synods to organize new churches, transform existing congregations or develop church-based community outreach programs. In Synod of the Covenant:

• Monte Sinai Hispanic Fellowship New Church Development, Sandusky, Ohio, Maumee Valley Presbytery, a $100,000 grant to help this growing faith community develop into a church with good resources and to offer a spiritual home to Hispanic immigrants across north central Ohio.
• Southfield Presbyterian Church Multicultural Leadership Congregational Transformation, Southfield, Mich., Detroit Presbytery, a $50,000 grant for outreach to the community in an effort to become a truly multicultural congregation where no racial-ethnic group is predominant.

General Grant Application

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Program Grants for Racial Ethnic Congregations

For racial ethnic and multicultural Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations within the bounds of the Synod of the Covenant

Source of Funds: Annual mission giving to the Synod

Guidelines

• Grants are for one year
• May apply for a second year
• Demonstrated financial need

Grant Criteria Sheet    Application

Racial Ethnic Scholarships

For college, university and seminary students who are . . .

• Minority persons
• Members of a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregation within the bounds of the Synod of the Covenant
• In good academic standing

Source of Funds: Annual mission giving to the Synod

Guidelines

• Scholarships are for one year
• May apply for a second year
• Demonstrated financial need

Racial Ethnic Scholarship Eligibility and InstructionsApplicationPastor's Progress Report

New Covenant Grants

Note: These grants have been awarded for 2007. Please contact the synod office for information about New Covenant grants for 2008.

One-time grants in amounts up to $10,000 are available to congregations, institutions and organizations within the bounds of the synod, who have formal established ties to the synod. Projects must fit within the three mission priorities of the synod:

• Church Transformation and Development
• Multicultural and Justice Ministries
• Ministries in Higher Education

Guidelines: See application for guidelines.

Application

Peacemaking Grants for Presbyteries

For presbyteries within the bounds of the Synod of the Covenant, PC(USA) who wish to sponsor a special peacemaking program or event

Source of Funds: Annual Peacemaking Offering

Guidelines

• Amount to be negotiated when the application is made

Application

Peacemaking Scholarships

For adults and young adults who are . . .

• Members of a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregation within the bounds of the Synod of the Covenant
• In need of financial support

. . . and wish to attend a peacemaking conference, seminar or other event.

Source of Funds: Annual Peacemaking Offering

Guidelines

• Application must be made 30 days before the event is to be held
• No more than three scholarships awarded to persons within one presbytery for any single event
• Maximum award is $500

Application

Sabbath Sabbatical Support Grants

The PC(USA) Board of Pensions will provide up to 110 stipends of up to $3,000 nationwide to help pay for sabbaticals for pastors of churches with less than 200 members. Each PC(USA) synod may endorse a predetermined number of applications per year, based on the number of small congregations within the synod's bounds.

The Synod of the Covenant will be allowed seven endorsements each year for the next three years and will distribute the endorsements among its 11 presbyteries on a rotating basis.

For more information about this program, consult these resources:

• Synod of the Covenant Sabbath Sabbatical Guidelines - explanation of the synod's method of distributing the grants
• Board of Pensions Sabbath Sabbatical Support Grants - an informative guide to the Sabbath Sabbatical program
• Sabbath Sabbatical Support Grants - background information from the Board of Pensions

Source of Funds: PC(USA) Board of Pensions

Scioto Valley—Grants for Ministries in Higher Education

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