Project Grants (Missions Grants)

Project Grants (Missions Grants) is sponsored by Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina. These project grants are awarded to Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina partner congregations to help realize a local missions project, event, or to start a new congregational missions initiative.

Grants | Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina Partnerships and grants drive our missions efforts Forming together through partnerships The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina achieves its mission commitments through innovative long-term partnerships, collaborative annual missions grants, and equipping the local church. Learn more about these below. 1.

Innovative, Long-Term Partnerships CBFSC forms long-term covenant relationships with individuals, churches, and organizations whose mission identity and philosophy mirror ours.

We currently have long-term covenants with these six organizations doing community development work and missions throughout South Carolina: Metanoia Community Development Corporation in North Charleston Palmetto Works Community Development Corporation in Conway Carolina Immigrant Alliance of Rock Hill Together For Hope – Blackbelt Region 2.

Collaborative Partnerships The partnership grants, up to $3,000, are designed to help CBFSC connect with mission initiatives around the state. These grants are intended to help further enhance the ministries of these partner organizations whose mission practice is in line with the mission commitments of CBFSC. Grants are renewable for two years, up to a total of three annual awards.

Grant renewal is not automatic, and a new application must be made each year. Requirements for the partnership grants are as follows: You must be an established organization with a leadership team, board of directors, or other leadership structure that meets regularly to guide the ministry and provide financial accountability.

Use funds to further a ministry that compliments at least one of CBFSC’s commitments to cultivate beloved community, bear witness to Jesus Christ, and seek transformational development. 501c3 Status preferred but not necessary Complete an annual partnership update (form link here). Be based and work within the state of South Carolina Be willing to allow CBFSC to use your organization’s name and ministry in promotional resources.

Grantees are notified in February and invited to attend our General Assembly if available. To apply you must use this online form. These grants are awarded to CBFSC partner congregations to help realize a local missions project, event, or to start a new congregational missions initiative.

Project grants are awarded in amounts between $500 and $1500, but are awarded one time only, not to be renewed. Please use this online form to fill out your application for a Project Grant. Examples of previous project grant recipients: Kathwood Baptist Church, Columbia: $1,500 to fund the Choral Scholars Ministry, which is designed to: 1.

Reach out to college students within the context of music. 2. Provide section leaders/soloists for the Kathwood chancel choir.

3. Introduce students to a congregation that will walk with them through college and continue to befriend them through early adulthood. 4.

Model, for the Kathwood youth, church musical excellence and education. Second Baptist Church, Aiken: primary school. Providence Church, Charleston: A $1,500 grant to partner with St.

Matthew Baptist Church (N. Charleston) for a health and wellness community event. APPLY FOR A PROJECT GRANT This Year’s Partner Grant Recipients To advocate fair lending practices for all South Carolinians.

Growing COB: Calhoun-Orangeburg-Bamberg This organization serving Calhoun, Orangeburg, and Bamberg counties received a $3,000 grant for community gardens in rural communities. K & H Resource Center (Clarendon County) Approved for a $3,000 missions grant to provide holistic resources for youth and senior adults.

To support worship services, English language classes, afterschool program, potluck fellowship meals, and visitation and support among the Japanese population in the Upstate.

Learn More About Missions Engagement CBFSC Project Grant Application State / Province / Region Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czechia Côte d'Ivoire Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine, State of Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Sweden Switzerland Syria Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, the United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Türkiye US Minor Outlying Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Åland Islands Briefly describe your proposed project.

* CBFSC's Mission Commitments are to cultivate beloved community, bear witness to Jesus Christ, and to seek transformational development. Please explain how this project helps fulfill one or more of those commitments? * Will your project include outside partnerships?

If so, who are the partners, and how will they contribute? * What is(are) the desired outcome(s) of your project? * How will these funds help you achieve this(these) outcome(s)?

* Will there be opportunity for other CBFSC churches to join with you in this project?

* CBFSC Partnership Application Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific Please list your organization's web address.

Organization Facebook Page Please list your organization's Facebook page. Briefly describe your ministry, including your mission statement, programs, projects, and community involvement. * CBFSC’s Mission Commitments are to cultivate beloved community, bear witness to Jesus Christ, and seek transformational development.

Please explain how your ministry helps fulfill one or more of those commitments. * What percentage of your overall budget would this funding represent? What current or new ministries or initiatives will this funding enable you to pursue?

* What is the desired impact in your community and how is your ministry working towards that goal? What are the goals and outcomes by which you will measure your impact and success? * Are you willing to submit a partner ministry update form at least once during this year of partnership?

* If this grant is awarded, in what ways could CBFSC congregations and individuals become a partner with your ministry? (Workshops, short-term partnerships, prayer, etc.) * In what ways does your organization interact with children? What, if any, policies or guidelines does your organization follow for child protection and child abuse prevention?

Is your organization requesting assistance from CBFSC for training or policy creation? * Please explain your leadership structure and how it will provide accountability for the use of CBFSC funds. * This grant is renewable for 2 years (meaning if renewed you could be receive up to 3 years of funding), but renewal is not guaranteed (renewal is based upon outcomes achieved and availability of funds).

How do you plan to sustain your ministry once this grant is over? * CBFSC supports organizations, projects, and programs that do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics. Does your organization affirm not to discriminate against those you serve?

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