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Grant Application for Local Church Initiatives

Procedure:

The Gateway Conference is desirous of assisting local churches to begin new initiatives that will engage the church in the life and lives of the community in which they dwell. The Conference recognizes that occasionally local churches lack the monetary and/or personnel resources required to accomplish their mission. Therefore, the Gateway Conference Board of Administration (BOA) will make grant funds available for local churches.

The Gateway Conference BOA will not presume to direct local churches into any particular form of development, but expects the local church to creatively craft their grant request so that it will accomplish our denomination’s expected outcomes (Book of Discipline Para. 6060) for healthy churches.

Instructions:

1. Please read the entire form before beginning to complete it. 2. Each section should be completed. 3. When completed, this form may be: -- printed and sent by regular mail, -- e-mailed to Superintendent or Chair of the Conference BOA. 4. Incomplete applications will not considered by the Conference BOA. 5. A letter confirming that a completed application has been received for review will be sent to the address below:

Church Name: ______

Contact Name: ______Phone: ______

Address: ______

City, State, Zip: ______

Signature: ______Phone: ______(Local Church BOA Secretary)

Signature: ______Phone: ______(Local Church Pastor)

(for BOA use)

Date Approved: ______By: ______

1. Mission Statement (Replace this sentence with your church’s mission statement.)

Gateway Conference Board of Administration Page 1 of 2 2. Abstract of Grant Request Provide an overview and justification of your request that someone who is unfamiliar with your church could understand.

(Replace this sentence with your abstract.)

3. Ministry Purpose List the objective(s) this request is intended to accomplish, and how it/they will be accomplished.

(Replace this sentence with your list of objectives.)

4. Detailed Execution Plan & Timetable List each major phase and its anticipated date of completion for the plan you wish to implement.

(Replace this sentence with your plan and timetable.)

5. Evaluation Method(s) Provide a complete explanation of when, how, and by whom your plan will be evaluated. Describe the results you believe will be both worst case and best case scenarios, and what step(s) will be taken in both cases.

(Replace this sentence with your plans for evaluation.)

6. Planned Follow-up Thoroughly explain what your follow-up plans are for this project. Upon completion, what comes next?

(Replace this sentence with your follow-up plans.)

7. Detailed Expenses Provide a thorough breakdown of the expenses for your request.

(Replace this sentence with your detail of expenses and/or attach a spreadsheet breakdown.)

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