For Grants, Scholarships, and Mission Endeavors
Purpose and Objectives
Resources from the Herbert D. Valentine Millennium Fund (the Fund) will enhance the mission of God’s church. Support will be granted to individuals engaging in mission studies and to groups planning to strengthen their faith community’s efforts to “care for the least of these.”
Proposals with potential for promoting growth of mission endeavors in the Baltimore Presbytery and proposals related to national or global mission will be considered. The scope of the fund may include scholarships, interfaith and/or ecumenical projects.
Grantees may include the following:
- Individual members of the churches of the Presbytery
- Clergy of the Presbytery
- Congregations and organizations related to the Presbytery or of which the Presbytery is a member
- Members of other religious communities and faith‐based organizations
Management of the Fund
Overall implementation of these Guidelines is the responsibility of the Presbytery Cabinet according to the following procedures:
- The Cabinet (the ‘Council’ in 2000) shall request the Trustees of the Presbytery to establish an initial capitalization endowment of $100,000 by September, 2001 from revenues derived from the May, 2000 retirement event honoring Dr. Herbert D. Valentine and from other sources as determined by the Trustees.
- The Fund shall be managed by the Trustees in the same manner as other designated portfolios.
- Disbursements shall be made only from endowment earnings on an annual percentage basis as determined by the Trustees.
- Individual grants or scholarships under this program shall not exceed $5,000.
- The Commission on Reconciliation* will assume specific responsibility for ongoing operation of the Fund and maintenance of the guidelines.
- Initial disbursements from the Fund will be made beginning on and no later than September 1, 2002.
- The Commission on Reconciliation* shall report annually to the Trustees regarding grants awarded during the year past.
Application Instructions
Please use the online Scholarship Application here. Your essay should contain the following information:
- A description of the proposed mission ministry. Identify the focus of the
mission, the number of people to be directly and indirectly served, and the
needs to be met by this ministry. Include a list of names and addresses of
members of any over‐sight group for this project. - A list of specific objectives and a description of the procedures for
accomplishing each objective. Include a time line for the accomplishment of
objectives with benchmarks to evaluate and measure progress, success, or
completion. Also include job descriptions of any positions to be funded by
the HDV Millennium Fund grant. - A proposed budget. Include committed and potential income from other
sources. If potential income is pending, indicate when a decision is expected.
Indicate how a grant from the HDV Millennium Fund would be used. - A statement of how the project relates to the mission of the Presbytery, the
sponsoring church, or the faith‐based organization. Include the church’s or
organization’s mission statement.
* Subject to March 13 Presbytery vote of approval