The Presbyterian Mariners Family Ministry Grant is awarded on a funds available basis to eligible applicants through Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations, church organizations, or Presbyteries. Projects eligible for consideration will create or redesign opportunities for family ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Successful projects will propose ways to encourage, nurture, and strengthen family ministry and provide measurable goals for evaluation. The Mariner’s gift will support 2-3 grants per year; because funding is limited, grants are not renewable.
The Office of Financial Aid for Studies is partnering with other Presbyterian Mission Agency offices to provide debt assistance to volunteer service project participants. Participants may receive up to $250 of assistance with student loan payments for up to 12 months while the applicant is in service. In order to receive $250 per month, the borrower must have a loan balance in excess of $25,000.
Fine Arts and Performing Arts Scholarship Established by Annie Elizabeth Beall The Beall Scholarship will be used to support women (35 and under) entering church occupations who are pursuing an education in the fine arts or performing arts as a part of their call to ministry. The final thirty thousand dollars in the fund will support no more than three eligible applicants for up to two years. The scholarship fund will be depleted with this usage. The restrictions by gender, age, geographic region and field of study are restrictions placed by the donor.
Provides up to $35,000 annually to up to two Presbyterian women per year serving as practicing physicians in the mission field. In addition to mission work under the direction of—or in participation with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—eligible positions might also include service with a medical humanitarian organization or in a Health Professional Shortage Area, as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Teaching of the Bible Grant program provides support for teaching the Bible at Presbyterian-related colleges, universities, and secondary schools. Previous awardees have used the grant to develop new curriculum and experiment with the approaches to teaching. Programs led by chaplains have offered an emphasis on developing spiritual gifts through small group study, community building, outreach, and spiritual formation.
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. —2 Corinthians 5:18 As followers of Christ, we honor and celebrate the image of God in all people. As Presbyterians, we are called to open spaces in our hearts, families, communities, and churches to promote healing and reconciliation for those most at risk and marginalized. As children of God, we recognize that remaining silent about sexual violence is no longer an option.
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In a religious landscape that has been changing substantially in recent history, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its agencies have been wrestling with what these changes mean for the church, its identity, mission, and focus. The Office of the General Assembly seeks new ways to faithfully carry out the direction given by the General Assembly in the 21st century. In the midst of these changes and this collective discernment, the important question arises as to whether the purposes and mission of the agencies that have …
Leaders at each level play different roles in educating Presbyterian Women about the PW Mission Pledge and in collecting the pledges. Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery report the total amount pledged in PW in the Congregations and their PW in the Presbytery. Download the PW in the Presbytery Mission Pledge Form to report the total pledges to PW at the national level; mail by December 1, 2015.
This form is a Word document that may be altered to meet the needs of your group. It is also available as an electronically fillable document (using Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat).
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Leaders at each level play different roles in educating Presbyterian Women about the PW Mission Pledge and in collecting the pledges. Some PW in the Presbyteries ask PW in the Congregations (PWCs) to use a PWC Mission Pledge form to track the total pledge of their group. Download the PWC Mission Pledge to send to your PW in the Presbytery treasurer (or whoever is responsible for mission pledge) by November 15, 2015.
This form is a Word document that may be altered to meet the needs of your group. It is also available as an electronically fillable document (using Adobe …