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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 71 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, 2008 in order to be considered for funding in the year 2009. Please note that approved funding requests are not assured until September 2008, when the Presbytery approves its 2009 Budget.

Please contact with any questions or concerns.

Documents

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:

  1. are the result of collaboration within the ecumenical community (at least two denominational entities)
  2. involve reflection and action as Christians in a violent world
  3. evaluate and educate communities about problems and issues created by the disparity between poverty and wealth
  4. 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.

Proposals will be considered (though not guaranteed) for up to three years of funding. (If approved for such funding, the programs and projects will provide an annual progress report.)

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

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

Organizations should provide an endorsement from the Session or Council of a local Presbyterian and/or other denominational local church with whom they have a relationship.

Timeline

February 2008
Information distributed on funding of ecumenical ministries
March 31,2008
Deadline for receipt of application in the Presbytery office
April & May 2008
On-site evaluation of program applicants by sub-committee
June 12,2008
Sub-committee makes recommendations for Mission & Advocacy Committee action
June 16, 2008
Funding requests sent to Administration Committee for inclusion in 2007 proposed Presbytery budget
June 30, 2008
Programs informed of Mission & Advocacy action contingent upon approval of Presbytery 2009 budget
September 23, 2008
Presbytery of Genesee Valley votes on 2009 budget proposal
October 16, 2008
Programs notified of approval and disbursement schedule
February 1, 2009
First of ten funding installments made (Feb–Nov)
February 15, 2009
Information distributed on funding of ecumenical ministries for 2010. Programs funded for more than one year asked to submit a progress report
March 31, 2009
Deadline for receipt of progress reports and applications in the Presbytery office