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Wheat Ridge offers a variety of grant programs to seed new ministries of health and hope in the name of the healing Christ. Major Grants Major grants, ranging from $5,000 to $50,000, total are awarded to health-related ministries sponsored by congregations or agencies. These grants are distributed over a one, two or three-year period, in declining amounts (i.e., $25,000 year one; $15,000 year two; $10,000 year three.) Deadlines for major grant proposal submissions are December 15 and June 15. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please click here. Congregation Health and Hope Grants Since 1996, Wheat Ridge Ministries has provided Congregation Health and Hope Grant awards (one-time, matching grants up to $2,000) to Lutheran congregations initiating ministries of health and hope. Proposals have been accepted between July 1 and September 30 of each year. Wheat Ridge Ministries is currently going through an extensive process to evaluate and improve the Congregation Health Ministries Program. As a result, the Congregation Health and Hope Grant Program will not be accepting proposals in the fall of 2009. Please check the grant guidelines after January 1, 2010 to see how this program has been altered. We anticipate accepting proposals for the congregation grants in the spring of 2010.
Wheat Ridge Ministries is launching a grant initiative, in cooperation with the Northern Illinois District of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The Lutherans Against Violence Grant Program will assist congregations interested in starting projects or programs to address violence in their communities and to assist congregations already engaged in projects of this nature. Congregations are encouraged to submit proposals covering any aspect of violence including, but not limited to, domestic abuse, violence in schools, gang violence, and suicide. Good Samaritan Grants The Good Samaritan Fund Grant (formerly the Bernthal Fund for Congregational Involvement) is being suspended for 2009 due to the impact of the world economic situation on the resources available for this grant program. Wheat Ridge Ministries and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service regret that this program will not be offered in 2009, although the program is being evaluated and may be offered again in subsequent years. Please check the LIRS or Wheat Ridge websites later in the year to see if this program is reactived.
Sabbatical Grants Sabbatical grants are intended to provide financial assistance to congregations who are supporting and encouraging the health and wellness of church leaders by providing sabbatical experiences for pastors and other full-time professional church workers in the congregation. At this time, the sabbatical grant program has been suspended for FY2010. Click here for more information...
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Lutherans Against Violence Grants