Applications accepted:
May 1st-June 30th 2024
ELCA Purpose: Activate each of us, so that more people know the way of Jesus and discover community, justice, and love.
Ministry with Children of the ELCA serves under Christian Community, Leadership and Mission.
Christian Community and Leadership Purpose: Recruit, train, and deploy leaders who will establish and grow Christian Communities
Ministry with Children Grants are for ELCA partners that engage in faith formation with and for children (birth through age 11) that further the ELCA's mission and purpose.
The grant proposal must follow one of the following topics.
ELCA schools and early learning centers that promote the gospel in the week-day ministry setting.
Ministries reaching out to underserved populations, including but not limited to economically impoverished and Queer communities.
Training on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as it relates to children.
Rewilding the classroom by nurturing outdoor awareness, interaction and increased green initiatives.
Educational materials and resources to help with understanding Lutheranism, the Bible, theology or spirituality.
Scholarship money for continuing education for lay leaders/staff to attend events vital to their ministry with children.
Requirements:
Read through Grant Information, above.
Apply HERE (scroll down to find the Ministry with Children grant.)
At the end of a year, provide a written and video testimony along with pictures regarding use of the grant money and its impact on your ministry.
2023 Grant Receipients Included: Funding for Outdoor Nature Playscape at a Early Learning Center, Funding for a Youth Group to Bring Neighboring Homeless Boys to Events, Director Trip to the Holy Land