Financial Assistance for Congregations Grant Application

Request for Financial Assistance from the Diocese of Maryland in 2024

The Financial Assistance Program is not a grant program. Funds allotted to this program are provided by all congregations within the Diocese of Maryland to assist congregations with vital and vibrant ministries weather a short period of financial constraint. This program is not designed for long term use and is not meant to be part of any congregation’s budget process. Please include copies of the financial statements from 2022 and 2023 along with the 2024 budget. Applications with missing information may be denied. Applications may be submitted at any time during the year.

Please answer the following questions using as much space as you feel is necessary for your responses.

Contact/Questions:

Mr. Jason Kamrath
Canon for Finance & Chief Financial Officer
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
jkamrath@episcopalmaryland.org
410-554-6385

Application Materials

Congregation official name and city*

Congregation address*

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

ZIP Code

Congregation email*

Congregation phone*

Rector/vicar/priest-in-charge*

First Name

Last Name

Rector/vicar/priest-in-charge email*

Rector/vicar/priest-in-charge phone*

Contact person name and title*

Contact person email*

Contact person phone*

Supporting Materials

Please list the names of all who participated in developing the following answers (vestry members, committee chairs, congregational forums, clergy, etc.).*

1. What is the amount of financial assistance you are requesting for 2024?*

2. What amount of diocesan financial assistance have you received over the past five years (2019 – 2023)?*

3. How many times have you requested financial assistance?*

4. What significant changes (positive or negative) took place in your congregation in 2023? Please be specific about how COVID-19 impacted your congregation.*

5. Do you anticipate any significant changes (positive or negative) in 2024?*

6. What was/is, were/are your: Average Sunday worship attendance in 2021, 2022 and 2023? Pledging Units in 2021, 2022 and 2023? Pledging Units to date for 2024?*

7. How will you use the financial assistance you are requesting?*

8. Do you have an endowment? If so, how much? What are the restrictions on your endowment? *

9. What diocesan and/or regional resources is your congregation using to enhance its ministry? *

(examples: Annual Stewardship Conference, Christian Education Conference, Consulting with Canon for Evangelism and Ministry Development, Diocesan grants, consultants or shared ministry ventures with near-by parishes.) Please elaborate on their usefulness and effectiveness.

10. Is your ministry known in your neighborhood? What would they say at the local supermarket or gas station?*

11. What specific ministry ideas or plans excite your congregation? If money were no issue, what would your church be doing that it is not now doing?*

12. Is there anything else you would like to communicate to the Financial Assistance for Congregations Committee at this time?*

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