Mission & Advocacy Committee
Ecumenical Funding Program

You may already be familiar with ecumenical mission funding opportunities in the Presbytery of Genesee Valley as administered by the Mission & Advocacy Committee. Mission funds received from the 69 churches of the Presbytery of Genesee Valley are allocated to the committee for distribution to various ecumenical ministries in communities within the bounds of our Presbytery.

In light of the Presbytery’s newly adopted vision and strategies, the committee has reviewed and revised the process. The program guidelines and funding request form are below.

The Mission & Advocacy Committee must receive your completed funding request form by March 31, 2011 in order to be considered for funding in the year 2012. Please note that approved funding requests are not assured until November 2011, when the Presbytery approves its 2012 Budget.

Please contact with any questions or concerns.

Documents

Application Form

Funding Guidelines

Criteria

The Presbytery of Genesee Valley Mission & Advocacy Committee will provide funding support for programs and projects that meet one or more of the following criteria:

Programs and projects that:

Are the result of collaboration within the ecumenical community (meaning that at least two denominations are involved).
Share the good news of abundant life in Christ.
Give voice to those on the margins in our society and world. In particular, immigrants, farmworkers and refugees.
Evaluate and educate communities about problems and issues created by the disparity between poverty and wealth.
Develop action plans to address these issues and problems.

Process

The process will be publicly promoted in the Presbytery.

All proposals must serve the needs of people within the geographic bounds of the Presbytery.

Organizations approved for funding are asked to be available for mission interpretation within the Presbytery.

Applicants will complete and sign an application form and provide the following documents:

Narrative responses

Organization’s mission statement
Letter of endorsement from the Session or Council of a local Presbyterian and/or other denominational local church with whom they have a relationship
2010 annual report including year-end budget report
2011 budget
2012 projected budget (if available)

Timeline

February 2011: Information distributed on funding of ecumenical ministries.
March 31, 2011: Deadline for receipt of application in the Presbytery office.
April and May 2011: On-site evaluation of program applicants by committee members.
June 2011: Funding recommendations are made by M&A Committee and submitted for inclusion in 2012 proposed Presbytery budget.
July 2011: Organizations informed of Mission and Advocacy recommendations, contingent upon approval of 2012 Presbytery budget.
November 29, 2011: Presbytery of Genesee Valley votes on 2012 budget proposal
February 1, 2012: First of ten funding installments made (Feb–Nov)

Mission & Advocacy Committee Ecumenical Funding Program