Endowment Trust Fund
Together we are in the ministry of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Your request for support is appreciated! The purpose of
the Endowment Trust Fund is to strengthen and extend the ministries of St.
John Lutheran Church by supporting grant requests (i.e., projects,
initiatives, new or existing programs) in the following 2 categories:
A. Ministries outside of the church that:
1.
Support outreach ministries (e.g., Luther Home of Mercy, Lutheran Social Services of Northwest Ohio, Genacross) and other charitable organizations consistent with the Church’s mission,
2.
Provide resources for education (e.g., seminary scholarships, Solomon Lutheran School),
3.
Support mission endeavors both domestic and foreign (e.g., World Hunger, Disaster Response, Lutheran World Relief).
B. Ministries and physical facilities within the church that:
1.
Support outreach ministries (e.g., free community meals, families in crisis,
etc.)
2.
Provide resources as required for education (youth and adult)
3. Support church projects to serve the needs of the congregation.
Funds shall be distributed through Annual Fund
Distributions in accordance with the St. John Endowment Trust Fund
Guidelines. Annual Fund Distributions shall be distributed based on the
committee’s recommendations.
Application Process
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The Endowment Trust Fund considers grant requests
annually.
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Requests for grants must be received in the church
office no later than September 30.
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Requests must be submitted by US mail or
hand-delivered to the church office as follows:
St. John Lutheran Church
Attn: Endowment Trust Fund Committee Chairman
PO Box 69
Rocky Ridge OH 43458
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Use this grant application form. Provide a response
to each of the questions on these pages. You may visit our website
www.sjrroh.com
to download a copy of this form in Microsoft Word or pdf format. Feel
free to extend your responses beyond the space provided, but please keep the
entire application to less than 5 pages.
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If you choose to include additional supporting
materials, please provide 6 hard copies of the additional material.
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Applicants will be notified of the status of their
requests following our annual congregational meeting in February.
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Disbursements are mailed by February 28th
of the year following the request.
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Grantees will be required to provide a short progress
report to the Committee by September 30 of the year the grant was received.
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Contact the church office at 419-898-1058 if you have
any questions.
Applications can be downloaded as a fillable .pdf or a word doc .docx below:
Click HERE to download the Endowment Trust Application (fillable pdf)
Click HERE to download the Endowment Trust Application (word .docx)