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Church in Society Awards: Incentives for Ministry
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2009 award applications will be available for download.
Deadline for applications is February 15, 2009


 

Mail completed application to:
Board for Church in Society
Rocky Mountain Synod
455 Sherman St, Suite 160
Denver, CO 80203
 

2008 Award Recipients
2007 Award Recipients
2006 Award Recipients
2005 Award Recipients
2004 Award Recipients

 


The Rocky Mountain Synod Church in Society Board provides annual awards up to $1000.00 to assist efforts in this Synod that demonstrate an "inciting to action" of the church in society. These projects should demonstrate ways of going beyond providing financial contributions to a charity.

The objective of the award is to provide incentive and support to assist the church’s efforts and engagement in meeting the needs of society through projects that involve the members with those being served through ministry. For example, projects might provide services for persons affected by poverty, homelessness, hunger, domestic or substance abuse, aging or health related issues. The project may represent the effort of a single congregation or the co-operative effort of several congregations, related agencies, or other entities; e.g. Interfaith Hospitality Network, Refugee Services, etc.

Worshiping communities (e.g. a congregation, campus ministry or other similar group, or a joint congregational effort) in the Rocky Mountain Synod are invited to submit a request for financial support from the Rocky Mountain Synod Board for Church in Society in the form of this Incentive Award.

While all applications addressing the issues identified above will be considered, priority will be given to those projects 1) that demonstrate a tie between the church (or other worshiping community) and the community in which it is located,  2) that are new or expanded programs, 3) that demonstrate a high degree of congregational involvement with the benefiting organization or program, 4) in which the availability of other resources has been evaluated and described in the application, and 5) for which the applying organization has filed a fully completed application and answered any material questions from the Board subsequent to the application submission


2008 Incentive Awards Recipients
Two of the awards were funded through a grant from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Cristo Rey, Denver, CO
English Classes – ESL
$1000 Thrivent funded

St. Paul, Denver, CO
Local Assistance Ministry
$750

Peace, El Paso, TX
Border Interfaith, Potable Water
$750

Cristo Rey, Denver, CO
Super Kids After School
$750

Trinity, Hobbs, NM
Isaiah’s Kitchen Microwave
$300

Our Savior’s, Denver, CO
St. Luke’s CNA Training
$500 Thrivent funded

Shepherd of the Mountains, Park City, UT
Textile and Art Center for Refugees
$500

Zion, Trinidad, CO
Community Camp
$500 Thrivent funded

St. Paul/Peace, Las Vegas, NM
Traveler’s Aid
$250



2007 Incentive Awards Recipients
Two of the awards were funded through a grant from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Mount Tabor Lutheran Church
The More Blue Sky Center
Salt Lake City, UT

$500

Our Savior Lutheran Church
Our Savior Tutoring and Mentoring

Alamogordo, NM
$700

St. Paul Lutheran Church (Thrivent Grant)
Local Assistance Ministry

Denver, CO
$1,000

Valley Lutheran Church
Shower Stalls for Growing Home Program

Denver, CO
$500 

Cristo Rey Lutheran Church
Super Kids After School Program

Denver, CO
$1,000 Thrivent Grant

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (Thrivent Grant)
Justice and Mercy Ministries
Denver, CO
$1,000 Thrivent Grant

Trinity Lutheran Church
Memory Books Program

Hobbs, NM.
$500

2006 Incentive Awards Recipients
St. Paul’s Peace Episcopal Lutheran Church
Las Vegas, NM
Bernal Community Center Food Pantry project
$600

St. Paul’s Peace Episcopal Lutheran Church
Las Vegas, NM
Volunteer Hospital Chaplaincy
$600

Zion Lutheran Church
Montrose, CO
Christ’s Kitchen, Inc.
$600.00

Cristo Rey Lutheran Church
Denver, CO
Super Kids After School program
$700

St. Paul Lutheran Church
Albuquerque, NM
Enrichment Camp
$400
 

2005 Incentive Awards Recipients

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Albuquerque, NM
Help and comfort for teens in crisis
$400

Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, Salt Lake City, UT
After-school tutoring program for English Language Learners
$750.00

Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Denver, CO
Material and Spiritual needs to the downtown community
$750.00

Trinity Lutheran Church, Hobbs, NM
Soup kitchen feeding homeless poor people
$520.00

2004 Incentive Awards Recipients

Evergreen Lutheran Church, Evergreen, CO
Camperships for Foster Children
$500

Trinity Lutheran Church, Hobbs, NM
A Partnership with Isaiah's Kitchen
$500

Good Shepherd Lutheran, Denver
Neighborhood and Family Outreach Program
$200

Prince of Peace, Colorado Springs
Interfaith Hospitality Network Bathroom remodel and New Shower
$500

Highlands Lutheran, Denver
Showers for Interfaith Hospitality Network
$750

Our Saviour's Lutheran, Fort Collins
Day Center of Fort Collins
$750

Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Fort Morgan, CO
Hispanic Ministry Outreach Program
$750

 

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