Other UCC grant resources

Additional opportunities to fund ministry are available through the United Church of Christ at both the Wisconsin conference and national settings.

Wisconsin UCC conference sources

See the conference’s page of grants and scholarships.

In particular, notice:

• The Creation Care team allocates funds to help congregations living out the Kairos Call to Action.
• Grants that assist with leadership development.
• Grants that assist with clergy assistance and renewal.

UCC Granting sources

See the national setting of the UCC’s page of Program Grants.

In particular, notice:

• Neighbors in Need

Neighbors in Need (NIN) is a special mission offering of the United Church of Christ that supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third of NIN funds support the Council for American Indian Ministry (CAIM). Two-thirds of this offering is used by the UCC’s Justice and Witness Ministries (JWM) to support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects through grants. Neighbors in Need grants are awarded to UCC churches and organizations doing justice work in their communities. These grants fund projects whose work ranges from direct service to community organizing and advocacy to address systemic injustice.

• The Genesis Fund

The Genesis Fund, established in 1996 from funds raised through the Make a Difference Campaign, provides seed money for faith-based projects that are innovative or experimental, represent a new initiative in Christian mission, or that may be deemed controversial. Funds are available for domestic and international projects.

• The New Spiritual Communities and ReNewing Churches Grant Program of the United Church of Christ

This grant program enacts the Vision, Mission, and Purpose of the United Church of Christ by investing in programs and ministries which live into the ethos of the United Church of Christ’s becoming. Ministries that are meant to be sustaining, as well as ministries that are meant to be impactful for a particular time and place, are encouraged to apply. Grants are awarded based on how the ministries are impacting their local communities in alignment with the Vision, Mission, and Purpose of the UCC.  Find out more here.

• The Adese Fellowship

A catalytic experience for emerging entrepreneurs who renew the Church’s mission to create a just world for all.   The United Church of Christ’s Adese Fellowship is a groundbreaking, ecumenical program that will engage participants in theological reflection and business development as they create enterprises that help their communities follow the way of Jesus and live into God’s economy.  http://www.cblfund.org/adese/

The all-expenses-paid, 12-month program will maximize the capacity of fellows to build sustainable ventures that counter systemic poverty.  While Adese is an initiative of the UCC, the program welcomes applications from any faith-driven entrepreneur who is committed to a just world for all.