Request for Endowment Fund Grant   

*Before filling out the Request Form, below,

please read the following information:




    The Endowment Council is vested with the authority of making income available from the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Endowment Fund to support the ministries, stewardship, activities and projects of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. All requests must be sponsored by a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, may not be for activities or projects that are a part of the normal operating budget for Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and should be consistent with the following core values and areas of strategic focus of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church:

Mission Statement:

“Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s mission is to share the Shepherd’s love with all of God’s Children.”

 

Strategic Areas of Ministry Foci:

• Engaging the Faithful

• Forming Faith

• Holistic Stewardship

• Outreach to Community

 

Core Value Focus and Statements:

Called by our Savior Jesus the Christ, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is:

 

 . . . a welcoming and accepting community where all people are welcome to receive God’s love, mercy and salvation. All are children of God, loved and accepted by God and this community of faith just as we are. Come and experience God’s love, share in the joy of God’s grace and learn of the hope that has been given in Jesus, God’s Son.

(Romans15:17, Galatians 3:28, Mark 9:37)

 

. . . a worshipping community of God’s children that invites all to join us in worship that involves a variety of musical, liturgical and artistic expressions. Worship that is available to anyone wishing to receive the free gift of God’s forgiveness, mercy and grace through our shared worship life.

(Psalm 100:1-2, Hebrews 12:28-29, Acts 2:1-4)

 

. . . founded in adult and youth ministry education; we build on that foundation by working to facilitate the faith formation of parishioners and community members across generations and support one another in our faith journeys.

(Matthew 5:3-11, Matthew 28:19-20, John 13:34-35)

 

. . . committed to serve others by living the word daily in action and deed; offering our church facilities as a gathering place for member and non-member alike; and giving of our time, talent and financial resources to support local, domestic and global ministry and mission.

(Matthew 25:35-40, Mark 10:45, Luke 10:25-37)

 

 

GRANTS to persons or agencies outside of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

should be for new programs, and not for normal operating budgets. 

 

Please complete all questions on the REQUEST FORM.

*if no information is available please include "N/A" for your response.


Any additional document/photos may be uploaded and attached while submitting this form or

provided during a GSLC Endowment Council meeting

(12:00 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month)


Thank you!

Request Form

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