Grants to Churches and Organizations

Grants to Churches and Organizations is sponsored by The Foundation for Evangelism. The Foundation for Evangelism provides funds to eligible churches and organizations to support evangelistic or discipleship activity. Projects must align with the foundation's mission and demonstrate potential for impactful outcomes.

Grant Seekers - Foundation for Evangelism Current and Upcoming Grant Cycles Thriving Congregations Local Church Cohorts The Foundation for Evangelism’s Thriving Congregations Local Church cohort program will provide comprehensive training and resources, culminating in an opportunity to apply for our grant cycle.

Participants will be guided through the process of outlining a relevant evangelism experiment, leveraging the knowledge and skills acquired during the cohort training. Applications for Fall Cohort Equipping the Local Church Grants Grants of up to $5,000 or $10,000 will be awarded to small and medium** church congregations, or clusters of churches working together, in a Wesleyan-tradition denomination.

The grant is intended to help launch an experiment or initiative to share the Gospel in word and deed, build relationships, and invite others into a discipleship journey with Jesus. Raising Up Gospel Leaders Evangelism Training for Ministry Professionals Grants designed to equip leaders who are called to vocational ministry and desire to lead witnessing congregations and organizations.

These grants range from one to three years and address training across a wide spectrum of leader designations. . up to endowment funded positions at Wesleyan-tradition seminaries or other leader training programs that expose students to a Wesleyan understanding of evangelism and discipleship.

Endowed grants are available by invitation only. Meet the E. Stanley Jones Professors of Evangelism Harry Denman Doctoral Fellowships Fellowships granted for 1-4 academic years to support students completing a PhD, Th.

D. , or equivalent in evangelism or related discipline. Fellows are equipped and encouraged to then teach in Wesleyan-tradition schools of theology or institutions of higher education.

Applications for fellowships are processed through our partners at A Foundation for Theological Education and are due each January. Meet the Harry Denman Doctoral Fellows More About This Grant Area Engaging the Ministry of the Laity Training Lay Persons to Share Their Faith and Invite Others Methodism and the Wesleyan tradition became a movement because everyone participated in sharing the Good News.

These grants support efforts to equip the laity to become comfortable with telling others about their personal faith in their daily lives or as they are in mission situations, inviting others to join them to live as transformed followers of Jesus Christ.

Harry Denman Evangelism Awards The Harry Denman Evangelism Awards are given annually across the nation to recognize laity and youth who empower their church and equip disciples to share Good News of Jesus Christ in Word, Sign, and Deed. Nominate Laity or Youth for this award More About This Grant Area Get Updates on Future Grants