2024 Courageous Love Evangelism Grant Application

2024 Courageous Love Evangelism Grant Application
Thank you for your interest in Courageous Love congregational grants for evangelism. If you need inspiration for your evangelism efforts, you might look at projects shared at these Episcopal websites:

EDSD.org | EpiscopalChurch.org | ECFVitalPractices.org | EES1862.org
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Congregation & City:*
Amount Requested:*
Please include the dollar amount.

Has your church’s vestry or bishop’s committee approved this request?*

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Please bring this project to your congregation’s vestry of bishop’s committee before applying.
The Courageous Love Campaign has raised funds for congregational grants to strengthen congregations and grow the church. Which of the following areas are you requesting funds for? (check all that apply):*

Support for launching a worship service to reach a new population.Improve congregational outreach and invitation practices.Underwrite community outreach events.
EDSD’s strategic plan calls us to equip Episcopalians to share the love of God and the Good News of Christ with people who may not know him. Through this, we fulfill Jesus’ great commission by increasing the number of Episcopalians in the diocese. How does your project align with EDSD’s strategic plan? (check all that apply):*

Establish missional expressions among military, college campuses, and other communities.Increase congregational membership and average weekly attendance.Engage congregational discipleship programs and resources (e.g. small groups).Events where half of the participants are not members of your congregation.
Please briefly describe your project below.*
Please upload any relevant documents that describe your project in further detail:

i.e. project plan, timeline, etc.
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Have you studied the demographics of your neighborhood? How is the program/project informed by your community demographics?.*
If you have not yet conducted a MissionInsite study of your community, we suggest you do. Register on the MissionInsite website using the diocesan agency register code (3353D). Once your registration is complete, you can generate a demographic report on the community around your church. Here is a tutorial.
Have you tried to do this before? What was the outcome? As best you can, describe what did or did not work about your previous efforts.*
How will you gauge the success of this effort? What metrics will determine the effectiveness of this program/project?*
How will the church contribute to this project in time, talent, and treasure?*
Please upload a project budget that describes the specific uses of funds:*

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How will this project be supported after the grant funds are used?*
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2024 Courageous Love Evangelism Grant Application

Please bring this project to your congregation’s vestry of bishop’s committee before applying.