COVID-19: Local Church Grant Request Form

To date over $2.8 million has been given to local churches to use in their local ministries and in support of their pastors. Truly this ministry has been a blessing and shows the connection at work. The need for these relief monies has greatly decreased as the pandemic has waned. The relief program will end on October 15, 2022.

Praise God for the blessings we have known even during this hard time and praise God for the blessing of being able to help our fellow believers.

Church Name*

Please select your church.

Organization Name*

District*

Pastor's Name*

First Last

Your Name*

First Last

Your Email*

What is a valid email address that you regularly check?

Enter Email Confirm Email

Your Phone*

Please enter your best contact phone number.

Type of Grant*

What type of grant would you like to request? Select all that apply.

You may apply for a waiver of the church portion of the pastor’s health insurance (if the pastor is enrolled in the NCC health plan) and the church portion of the pastor’s pension costs for up to six (6) months; typically, the insurance and pension waivers are given in 3-month grants.

Church Operating Expense

Pastor Compensation Expense

Health Insurance Premiums – Church Portion

Pension Contributions – Church Portion

Missions Grant Description*

Describe how your church members will serve your community during this crisis.

This grant is to support ongoing pandemic-related community outreach or new outreach opportunities.

Mission Grant Amount*

How much are you requesting?

Mission Partner*

Who will you partner with to meet the needs of your community?

Church Operating Expense Description*

Thanks to the work of our connectional system and apportionments, the NC Conference Council on Finance and Administration has given the Cabinet a grant of $250,000.00 to be used for churches recovering from the COVID pandemic.

To apply, your church's council should develop a plan for how such monies will be used. That plan will address new or adapting ministries, a timeline by which to realize those goals, a breakdown on your church operating expenses (such as electric, gas, phone/internet/cable, water, parsonage utilities, etc.).

Please describe the operating expense(s) below. The plan should also include a consultation with your DS who must endorse your application for assistance. The grant monies can only be used for church operational expenses.

Church Operating Expense Amount*

How much are you requesting?

DS Conversation Date*

Please enter the date of conversation with DS regarding approval of the Church Council’s plan for this grant.

Pastor Compensation Expense Description*

To apply, your church's council should develop a plan for how such monies will be used. That plan will address new or adapting ministries, a timeline by which to realize those goals. The plan should also include a consultatiion with your DS, who must endorse your application for assistance.

Remember, the grant monies are for compensation for the pastor(s) only, not other members of the church staff.

Pastor Compensation Expense Amount*

How much are you requesting? Please enter the monthly compensation amount.

Health Insurance Premiums*

Is the grant recipient currently enrolled in a Conference insurance plan?

Yes

To apply for the Health Insurance grant, recipients must be enrolled in a Conference insurance plan.

Health Insurance Premiums – Amount*

Indicate how many months of the church's portion of the premiums, up to three months.

One Month

Two Months

Three Months

Pension Contributions – Amount*

Indicate how many months of the church's portion of the pension contribution, up to three months.

One Month

Two Months

Three Months

Spending Outline*

Give a brief outline of how you will expend the funds.

Additional Information

Would you like to add any additional information about this request?

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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