Greetings!
We have exciting news to share with you and will be sharing some of this on Sunday, November 20. Our new Blessing Initiative is “live” and we are ready to start receiving grant applications. This initiative was created by an anonymous gift of $2 million from a member of NRUMC with very specific directives as to how the gift was to be used. Specifically:
To boldly do more and use the gift EXCLUSIVELY to serve those LESS
FORTUNATE, to FEED more of the HUNGRY, to SHELTER more of the
HOMELESS and provide COMFORT and CARE for more of the SICK and
DESPERATE. Further, we were challenged to GO BIG and BE BOLD in making awards and distributing $100,000 per quarter and projects can go beyond one quarter. Our target/ideal grant is $50,000 with a minimum of $20,000.
You will be hearing much more about our exciting new initiative in the coming
weeks as we roll out our communication strategy. Grant requests received by the end of a quarter will be reviewed for approval in the next quarter. Requests
received by 12/31/2022 will be reviewed during the 1st quarter of 2023 - so
please get your requests in! You can get all the details you need about the
Blessings Initiative, the criteria, filling out the application and our review/approval process by visiting nrumc.org/blessing-initiative or by clicking the image above.
It is our hope and dream for this gift to make our next 5+ years some of the most radiating, impactful and joyous in NRUMC’s already blessed history by:
- Providing major help for our needy and less fortunate neighbors.
- Generating a high degree of participation by NR members and potential members.
- Collaborating with other churches and organizations to have an even bigger impact.
- Growing our faith community.
Thanks for allowing us to share this great news with you and please contact
have questions.
In Christ,
The Blessing Initiative Team
