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Clergy Renewal Leave Grant is a grant from the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference that funds renewal leave for clergy to step away from ministry and invest in spiritual and personal restoration. The program supports clergy who are full members, associate members, or local pastors serving within the Conference and endorsed by their church's Staff/Pastor-Parish Relations Committee.
Eligible applicants are full clergy members, associate clergy members, and local pastors in the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference. Awards are up to $3,000 per applicant.
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Clergy Renewal Leave Grant Application - TWKUMC Clergy Renewal Leave Grant Application State / Province / Region District (Required) Please select your district Caney Fork River Cumberland River Harpeth River Metro Mississippi River Purchase Red River Stones River Tennessee River Status (Required) Please select Full Clergy Member Associate Clergy Member Local Pastor Church or Ministry where you currently serve (Required) Name of PPRC/SPRC Chair (Required) Email Address of PPRC/SPRC Chair (Required) Starting Date of Renewal Leave (Required) Ending Date of Renewal Leave (Required) Total Funds Requested (Required) Focus of Renewal Leave (Required) Essay for Funding Request – Please describe: What are your funding needs?
Please include a budget of anticipated expenses, including any other funding sources, if applicable. (The clergy and congregation should answer this question together.) (Required) What are the benefit and desired outcomes of this leave?
(Clergy should answer this question.) (Required) What is the clergyperson's specific educational or spiritual formation plans for the leave? How will they use the time?
(Clergy should answer this question.) (Required) What is the clergyperson's current spiritual practices and hope for development? (Clergy should answer this question.)
(Required) What is your congregation's hopes for your own growth during this time? (Congregation should answer this question.) (Required) Have you applied to any other funding sources?
(Required) Letters of Reference (Required) Max. file size: 128 MB, Max. files: 2.
Two letters of reference must accompany your application, including one from your district superintendent or supervisor, and one from your Staff Parish Relations Committee Chair or equivalent board.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Clergy in the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $3,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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