2010 Grants For Ministries With Young People Recipients
  2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007

Impact - Tuskegee Wesley Foundation Tuskegee Institute, AL — $7,000.00
Campus ministry focused on mission; mission projects include: peer tutoring, children’s ministries, forums about stopping violence & home repair.

Nat'l UMYAF Spiritual and Leadership Conference - National UM Young Adult Fellowship, Quezon City, Philippines — $10,000.00
Aims to give young people opportunities to live their faith through ministry with others, r young adults in the UMC church & coworkers

Harvest of Hope - Society of St. Andrew, Big Island, VA — $10,000.00
Retreats that invite youth & young people to learn about hunger, its causes, effects & ways in which each person can make a difference

Youth & Elderly Living & Leaning (YELL) - Jones Chapel UMC, West Point MS — $5,000.00
Prepares students to educate & take action in the church & community on the issues of teen pregnancy, violence, substance abuse & media

Mosaic Covenant Leadership Group - Wesley Foundation of Kalamazoo, Michigan — $6,000.00
Servant Leadership Development Ministry that will support 12 undergraduate & graduate students through study, service opportunities & mentoring

Coro Amor De Dios - Amor De Dios United Methodist Church, Chicago, IL — $6,000.00
Uses a music ministry to reach neighborhood kids and keep them off the streets and guide them in their spiritual journey

1 year for God and MKU (year 2) - Youth Department of Finland Swedish Annual Conference, Ekenas, Finland — $7,000.00
Equips & challenges young people to become leaders in their own context through personal discipleship & leadership training weekends

*Youth in Action - Brazilian UMC, Saugus, MA — $5,000.00
A multi-cultural congregation working with young people to train them to be ready to face the world by addressing the elements of transformation

Multiply the Mission - Young Leaders Initiative, Southfield, MI — $12,000.00
Provides up to three college-age interns an opportunity to take leadership roles in a Young Leaders’ Initiative Program

Connexion - Tulsa District of Oklahoma Conference, Tulsa, OK — $2,000.00
A Sunday night worship service relevant to young people; designed by young people and created to assist them in faith development

WORD! Spoken Word Youth Outreach - Oak Park Cornerstone UMC, Oak Park, IL — $9,000.00
A 10-week after school program of young adults helping youth find a voice as a means to address challenges in their diverse community

SEJ Winter Retreat - Southeastern Jurisdiction of United Methodist Student Movement, Greenville, NC — $4,000.00
A retreat to nurture young people in their faith journey by allowing them to renew or embrace faith through worship, dialogue and fellowship

Imagine the Impact - Christian Endeavor Mid-Atlantic, Gilbertsville, PA — $4,000.00
A leadership development program designed to impact the lives of teens by equipping them for service & guiding them through a personal project

*Vision of Hope Youth Project - Wanyange United Methodist Church, Jinja, Uganda — $3,000.00
Project which offers education & vocational training in both the church & society to orphaned youth

Preparing a New Generation of Leaders (Year 3) - Bristol Outreach Inc., Bristol, VA — $4,000.00
Community outreach program that serves inner city families; the youth develop and provide leadership through camps & Sunday evening meetings

Striva's Community Youth Service Program (year 2) -United Methodist Relief Center, Mt Pleasant, SC — $6,000.00
Group of 24 at-risk ethnic minority teens team up with the United Methodist Relief Center to rebuild & rehab homes

* funding contingent upon certain restrictions & legitimacy.

Information on Funded Projects:

13 U.S. based
3 International based

U.S. Breakdown:
1 SCJ
6 SEJ
4 NCJ
2 NEJ

Countries
1 in Philippines
1 in Finland
1 in Uganda