{"id":11712,"date":"2022-04-14T11:04:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/?p=11712"},"modified":"2022-11-04T12:38:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T16:38:44","slug":"whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/2022\/04\/whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s The Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment and the Mission Seed Fund Grant applications are both currently accepting applications. So what&#8217;s the difference between the two? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/question-g61def5654_1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11713\" width=\"960\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/question-g61def5654_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/question-g61def5654_1920-720x440.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/question-g61def5654_1920-1440x880.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/question-g61def5654_1920-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/question-g61def5654_1920-1536x938.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/question-g61def5654_1920-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/question-g61def5654_1920-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/04\/question-g61def5654_1920-1024x626.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Seed Fund Grants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mission Seed Fund Grants comes from the NCCUMC Mission Team budget and applications are approved by the Mission Team. The purpose is to support new ministries that actively engage church members to build relationships within their local communities. The average amount of the grants is $5000, with a maximum amount of $10,000. <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/seed-funds-advance\/mission-seed-funds\/\">Learn more about Mission Seed Funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mission Seed Fund applications are due April 21.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment funds come from a CF&amp;A investment and donations from individuals, congregations and other groups. The Endowment intends to invest in the\u00a0<strong>long-term<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>life-altering ministries\u00a0<\/strong>that impact the lives of innumerable people in the name of Jesus. We are looking for\u00a0<strong>God-sized dreams<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>of transformation<\/strong>\u00a0with the most significant impact within the geographical bounds of the NC Conference. The amount of the investment from The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment has the potential to be tens of thousands of dollars. The Endowment Committee will determine the investments, which comprises members from every district plus some Conference staff leadership. <a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/mission-endowment\/\">Learn more about The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment pre-applications are due April 18<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to reading about how God is leading you to serve! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment and the Mission Seed Fund Grant applications are both currently accepting applications. So what&#8217;s the difference between the two? 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