FFE Announces 2022 Equipping the Local Church Grant Recipients

The Foundation for Evangelism is pleased to announce that 31 grants have been awarded in its inaugural Equipping the Local Church Grants 2022 cycle. The grants total $230,000, with each of the 31 recipients receiving either $5,000, $7,500 or $10,000 depending on the proposed initiatives. The proposals were individually assessed by a review board and confirmed by the Foundation’s board of trustees.

Grant recipients were from 4 Wesleyan-tradition denominations: The African Methodist Episcopal Church, The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, The Church of the Nazarene, and The United Methodist Church. They came from 15 different states across the country. 100% of the applicants were new to the Foundation, although several were connected to Denman Evangelism Award recipients, Conference, or District leadership.

“It is exciting to see the passion and partnership present in these local church grant initiatives! The Foundation for Evangelism looks forward to being a resource in partnership with these churches and organizations as they implement their projects throughout the coming year,” said Rev. Dr. Heather Lear, Vice President for Grant Administration.

The recipient churches and organizations are:

About The Equipping the Local Church Grant

The Foundation for Evangelism’s Equipping the Local Church Grant has categories for $5,000, $7,500, and $10,000 awarded to small and medium church congregations, or clusters of churches working together, in a Wesleyan-tradition denomination. Selected applicants must show how the grant can launch an experiment or initiative to share the Gospel, tell their faith stories, and invite others into a relationship with Jesus.

About The Foundation for Evangelism

The Foundation for Evangelism is a Wesleyan-tradition grant-making organization located at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. Chartered in 1949 by Dr. Harry Denman, then the General Secretary of the Board of Evangelism of the Methodist Church, and a group of visionary laymen, it was designed to “diffuse the blessing of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Today, we carry out that vision by providing grants that can be a catalyst to equip disciples to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. We focus our grant-making in three specific areas: Raising Up Gospel Leaders, Equipping the Local Church, and Engaging the Ministry of the Laity.