2018 Grant Awards
Stephen Clark, President of the Virginia United Methodist Foundation, announced the award of 30 grants totaling $84,500 to Virginia United Methodist churches and institutions across the Conference, a 69% increase from 2017.
Commenting on the awards, Reverend Clark said “We’re particularly thrilled at the diversity of programs, ranging from community engagement and multi-ethnic outreach, to job training and youth mission scholarships. 80% of the applicants were new requests from local churches and ministries seeking to be the hands of Christ in their communities.”
The Foundation has adopted our goal of tithing from its annual operating income to provide funds for its Grants program.
Again commenting, Reverend Clark said “Because of the extraordinary growth in the Foundation and the Virginia United Methodist Development Company, we’ve been able to dramatically increase our ‘giving back’ and ‘re-investing’ in communities across Virginia”
Lastly, Reverend Clark announced that the beneficiary of the 2018 Dr. William and Frances Hanna Memorial Grant for Strategic Initiatives will be the Virginia Annual Conference Clergywomen’s two-day Transformational Event. This is a first time event in the Conference and was initiated by Bishop Sharma Lewis. Its goal is to equip Clergywomen from across the conference and empower them to fulfill the new vision statement for the Conference.
2018 Grant Award Recipients:
Asian American Ministers & Families
Beulah UMC & Belmont UMC, Richmond
Brunswick Farm to Families/VCU Massey Cancer Center
Centenary UMC, Portsmouth
Charlottesville Apt Project
Charlottevsille Dist & Clergy Collective
Community Literacy Program
Culpeper UMC HUB
Discovery UMC (Henrico) Dignity Food
Elizabeth District Next Level Initiative
Enon UMC Alexander House
Emmanual Youth Mission
Floris UMC (Herndon) Racial Reconciliation
Fredericksburg UMC Better Health
Grace Memorial & High St UMC Little Angels
Lyndhurst UMC Food Pantry Refrig.
Main St UMC (Farmville) Food Pantry
Mt. Olivet UMC Bilingual Culinary Program
Park View Community Mission
Pathways
Psalm 28:7 Gym Ministries
Richmond Dist NLI Richmond
Rising Hope UM Mission Church
South Hill UMC Education Excellence
St Andrews UMC (VA Beach) Cold to Hot Lunches
St Lukes (Danville) Backpack Ministry
St Marks (Daleville) That All Might Eat
Una Familia (Parksley) New Van
VAUMC Clergywomens Event 2018
Welborne UMC (Richmond) Welcome