GRANTS

GRANTING FUNDS FOR MINISTRY

Since 2009 Northwest Coast Presbytery has provided over $497,000 in grants to over 64 projects in our congregations to bless their communities.  We call it the “Community Blessing Grant Program”.

There are also grants available for:

New Worshiping Communities and other ways our congregations are trying to grow indispensable to their communities.

Miriam Snow Mathes Memorial Internship Fund 
For congregations to host ministry internships in NWC Presbytery. Become a teaching congregation! Recent recipients include Tierra Nueva for Andrew Lewis’s apprenticeship.

Katie Allen Scholarship Grants 
For seminarians to help pay seminary education expenses including tuition, books, fees, travel.  Recent recipients include Valerie Grissom (Calvin PC).

Peacemaking Grants 
For activities, conferences and education that supports peacemaking.
Recent recipients include Community Church of Seattle Bike-a-thon to raise funds for drilling water wells in Honduras, First PC Everett for Yucatan Helping Hands and Medical Mission in Guatemala.

Armenta Merchant Memorial Fund 
Especially for small churches Clallam Bay and Neah Bay on the Olympic Peninsula and for New Worshiping Communities/New Churches in NWC Presbytery.
Recent recipients include Tidelands Missional Community and Clallam Bay PC.

Tall Timber Ranch Scholarships
Camper scholarships are reviewed and awarded by Tall Timber Ranch. To apply simply do so when you register for camp at www.talltimber.org

Youth Triennium Scholarships 
For Middle School and High School students to attend the Nationwide PC(USA) Youth Triennium at Purdue University in Indiana. Next triennium is July 2022.

Other Grants Available for Churches
Presbyterian Church (USA) 
Our denomination provides grants for innovative new church developments and congregational transformation.  Read more. 

Unassigned PC(USA) Restricted Fund Grants
These are grants for specific purposes available to congregations and presbyteries.  The list of funds available, applications, submission guidelines and deadlines for submission are available usually after March 1. Read more

The Grants Ministry Team also helps you connect with other denominational and foundation granting sources.  Most of our new worshipping communities and community blessing projects mentioned above were supported through these grants. Resources from PC(USA) Mission Program Grants.

Contact Kim Westling, Staff support, 425.355.0922