Spring 2024 Mission & Ministry Grants Awarded
Spring 2024 Mission & Ministry Grants Awarded
The National Benevolent Association is proud to announce its Spring 2024 Mission & Ministry Grantees. In this cycle, NBA’s Mission & Ministry Grants program provided a total of $191,000 to 27 Disciples projects and ministries working with older adults, children, and youth.
Launched in 2017, the Mission & Ministry Grants program has made purpose-restricted funds available for Disciples’ congregations and health and social service ministries for more than half a decade. This is the third year of our new twice-a-year cycle, which allows the NBA to award up to $400,000 a year to ministries. Now in its seventh granting year, the Mission & Ministry Grants have granted more than $1.5 million to ministries that support disenfranchised youth and older adults.
“It has been incredible to watch the Mission & Ministry Grants program grow in the way it has,” reflects Kara Whitehouse, who has been involved in this work since its inception and was promoted to Grants Management Coordinator in 2023. “What I love most about this work, is the deliberation process with the committee that gets to review the applications. I am always inspired by the creative projects and work being done across the Disciples denomination and I’m grateful NBA is committed to financially supporting this work with youth, young adults, and older adults.”
Granting at NBA exists to accompany, empower, and support health and social service ministries and leaders as they boldly enact visions of compassion and care. The NBA does this in several ways:
- Funding opportunities for ministries
- Providing support for young adult leadership development
- Creating comprehensive grants education and accessible resources
This model has allowed us to expand both our Mission & Ministry Grant offerings and other grant offerings over the last few years.
See the full list of Spring 2024 Mission & Ministry grantees below. We look forward to sharing stories from all our grant areas in the coming months!
| Purpose Area | Organization Name | Project Name | State | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Purposes for At-Risk Children and Youth | Be The Neighbor | Faithful Service and Justice Education for Youth | TX | $ 8,000.00 |
| Educational Purposes for At-Risk Children and Youth | Central Christian Church of Dade County Florida, Inc. | CCCGables Blended Youth7Young Adults 2024-Part II | FL | $ 4,000.00 |
| Educational Purposes for At-Risk Children and Youth | Christian Church of Wilkinsburg | Project Peace and Youth Outreach Program | PA | $ 10,000.00 |
| Educational Purposes for At-Risk Children and Youth | Damascus Road Christian Church | A rite of passage program that helps at-risk youth. | GA | $ 8,000.00 |
| Educational Purposes for At-Risk Children and Youth | First Christian Church Ashland | _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Scripture & S.T.E.A.M. Children's and Youth Program_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ | KY | $ 3,000.00 |
| Educational Purposes for At-Risk Children and Youth | Iglesia Nueva Vida | Holistic Youth Empowering Initiative- Nurturing Well- being Across Dimensions | CA | $ 8,000.00 |
| Educational Purposes for At-Risk Children and Youth | International Love Ministries | Tutoring Program for Refugee students in Tulsa | OK | $ 7,800.00 |
| Educational Purposes for At-Risk Children and Youth | Making a Child Change Foundation | Empower Your Change: Financial Literacy/ Entrepreneurship Essentials Afterschool Initiative | MI | $ 8,800.00 |
| Educational Purposes for At-Risk Children and Youth | The Way Church | Inspiring Youth: We Care Indy Career Centers | IN | $ 8,000.00 |
| Educational Purposes for At-Risk Children and Youth | Unleashing Potential | Closing the Education Gap | MO | $ 7,500.00 |
| Educational Purposes for At-Risk Children and Youth | Wahiawa Christian Church | Lokahi Learning Center; Next Level | HI | $ 8,000.00 |
| Older Adults | All Peoples Community Center | All Peoples Senior Food Delivery Program | CA | $ 10,000.00 |
| Older Adults | Christian Temple Christian Church | Nurturing Holistic Growth in the Second Half of Life | MD | $ 8,000.00 |
| Older Adults | Columbia Older Adult Ministry | Mission Growth through Capacity Building for Effective Systems | MO | $ 6,000.00 |
| Older Adults | Community Christian Church | Community Good News Crew | MO | $ 7,000.00 |
| Older Adults | First Christian Church El Reno | Senior Grocery Program | OK | $ 7,000.00 |
| Older Adults | First Christian Church Madisonville | Friends Place Respite Ministry | KY | $ 10,000.00 |
| Older Adults | Glory Days Senior Care | NBA Scholarship Fund | AZ | $ 6,000.00 |
| Older Adults | Life Ministries Christian Church | Showing Seniors Love (SSL) Senior Care Support Services | CA | $ 5,000.00 |
| Older Adults | Sumner First Christian Church | Connecting with Seniors in our Community | WA | $ 4,500.00 |
| Older Adults | Wilshire Korean Christian Chiurch | "Wilshire Senior Wellbeing Academy" | CA | $ 10,000.00 |
| Intergenerational | Avon Christian Church | Generations Linked: Cultivating Connections & Growth | IN | $ 4,000.00 |
| Intergenerational | Disciples Christian Church | Social Circus, Urban Dance & Yoga for Seniors | OH | $ 4,000.00 |
| Intergenerational | First Christian Church Honolulu | The KALEIDOSCOPE MOVEMENT: Grass Roots Initiative Outreach With Our Neighbors | HI | $ 12,000.00 |
| Intergenerational | Glowing Doves Educational Outreach Program | Joyful Hearts and S.M.I.L.E.S. (serving many in love every season) | TX | $ 3,400.00 |
| Intergenerational | Joyful Presbyterian Church | JOYFUL ART THERAPHY ACADEMY | NV | $ 3,000.00 |
| Intergenerational | Theater T.A.L. | CONNECT | CA | $ 10,000.00 |
