Our team is here to help you get clarity around what is possible, which resources are available, and how you might best use them to meet your congregational goals.
Grants
GRANTS
Supporting Congregations to Meet Their Goals
We understand that funding is sometimes the biggest hurdle when starting a new project or addressing a challenge within a congregation. The Center for Congregations’ grant program supports Indiana congregations with meeting their goals through funding a variety of expenses, resources, and activities. We offer a variety of matching grants and special grant programs to allow congregations to select the funding that best meets their needs.
Plus, we are with you every step of the way. A Center for Congregations staff member will be available to answer any questions from completing the application to receiving your grant and follow-up reporting.
Congregational grants are made possible by a grant to the Center for Congregations from the Lilly Endowment Inc.
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Types of Grants
We’ve created a helpful guide to walk you through the different types of grants we offer.
A Resource Grant is a matching grant up to $25,000 for qualifying Indiana congregations to fund a variety of expenses, resources, and activities.
The Equity Grant is designed to serve congregations impacted by systemic injustice or inequality. This funding opportunity is a 90/10 matching grant up to $25,000. To qualify, a congregation must have annual gross income of under $100,000, and be either a congregation of color or a rural congregation.
The Mental Health Initiative is an education and grant initiative designed to assist Indiana congregations in addressing mental health and wellness among their members. This opportunity includes educational sessions and a grant of up to $40,000 to fund expenses and activities that support mental health programming in congregations.
Center for Congregations – Types of Grants
Interested in learning more about our grants?
Please use the button below to reach out to a Center for Congregations representative. We will reply as quickly as possible to ensure a timely response to your request.
Congregational Stories
Hear how churches across Indiana are innovating and growing with the help of our support.
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I don’t think this would’ve happened if it weren’t for the Center for Congregations giving us not just one, but two grants. What once was a dying church in a backwater town is now a shining light from the gospel in two different locations.
Sr. Pastor John Hill
First Church | Wheatfield, IN & Hebron, IN