Clergy Endowment Fund Grant Application Available
You may now download instructions on how to apply for a grant from the Foundation's Clergy Endowment Fund. The Clergy Endowment Fund recently awarded their annual grants. The fund’s grant-making committee awarded $5,500 this year and has distributed $37,000 since the fund was established six years ago. The grants awarded this year include scholarships for seminary students at Saint Paul School of Theology at Oklahoma City University and a new sound system for Oklahoma City Pennsylvania Avenue/Redemption Church. The Clergy Covenant Family Crisis Fund also received a grant from the committee.
The Clergy Endowment Fund has supported ministries such as Project Transformation, the Langston University Wesley Foundation building campaign, Cookson Hills Center,provided scholarships and much more. Click here to download the application (Microsoft Word Document). Applications are due February 15 and grants are awarded each March.
Contributing to this fund is a great way to honor your clergy or a clergy family. Gifts of all sizes come from people of all backgrounds. Some donors are family and friends of clergy, church committees, and Sunday school classes. Giving to the Clergy Endowment Fund honors and memorializes our current, retired and deceased clergy. Make your contribution online, or call the Foundation at 800-259-6863 to find out how you can honor the life of a clergy who made a difference in your life. |