Endowment Grant Information

Grant Deadlines
Grant will be reviewed quarterly. Deadlines are: March 1; June 1; September 1; December 1
 
Funding Opportunities
  • Scholarships or grants to members of Hope Lutheran Church for the purpose of attending college, seminary, nursing, or medical school; for church related camping or leadership conferences; or such other training which enables members of Hope Lutheran Church to grow in Christian faith and service to God's people.
  • Outreach into the community including, but not limited to, grants to Florida-Bahamas Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America supported colleges, seminaries, social services agencies, institutions and agencies to which Hope Lutheran Church relates; to mission congregations of "Pinelands Conference" of the Florida-Bahamas Synod, ELCA; and to special programs designed for those persons in the Hope Lutheran Church area who are in spiritual and/or economic need.
  • Missions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at home and overseas, including but not limited to, grants to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for new congregational development in North America, professional leadership training, educational ministries, global mission, ecumenism, evangelism, social ministries, and capital financing.
 
This FUND shall be administered in accordance with all terms, conditions, and provisions of this Continuing Resolution, Constitution, Bylaws, and other Continuing Resolutions, as in effect and amended from time to time, unless in direct conflict with the Agreement referenced in the Preamble of this Continuing Resolution.
 
Application
Please complete the Grant Request form including any additional explanation/description of how the funds will be used.

Click here to download Grant Request form.
 
Forms must be returned to the church office at Hope Central Campus, 250 Avenida Los Angelos, The Villages, FL 32162. Requests will be reviewed on a quarterly basis as noted above.

Click here to learn more about the Endowment Fund Committee.