Each district offers their own unique and distinctive grants to support mission and ministry in the local church. To discover what grant opportunities may be available in your local district, please contact your District Superintendent or District Admin.
Two districts, the Olentangy River District and the Great Miami River District, have foundations that provide additional grant support.
| Olentangy River - United Methodist Community Ministries UMCM offers different levels of grants for churches in all stages of ministry. These range from District Mission Centers who take part in regional ministry to Microgrants for seed projects and outreach. Please see the UMCM website for more details and grant timelines. https://www.westohioumc.org/umcm |
| Grant | Amount | Timeline | Next Available | Notes |
| Microgrants | Up to $1,000 | Awarded Quarterly | Open | Seed projects, events, emergencies |
| Local Outreach Grants | Up to $7,500 | Awarded Annually | Fall | Core mission and outreach programs |
| District Mission Center | Up to $12,500 | See district leadership to apply | Fall | Regional, collaborative ministry |
Great Miami River District - Mission Foundation
The Mission Foundation funds grants in various categories including non-profit partners, local churches, youth mission, and others. Please see the Mission Foundation website for more examples and grant timelines. https://www.westohioumc.org/greatmiamiriver/district-grants
| Grant | Amount | Timeline | Next Available | Notes |
| Non-Profit Agency Mission Partners | Up to $15,000 | Distributed monthly | Fall | Agencies in relationship with UM churches and/or district |
| Local Church Grants | Up to $20,000 | Distributed quarterly | Fall | Ministry funding areas include: new and emerging, adaptive, social justice, young people, outreach. |
| Youth Mission or Spiritual Development | Up to $1,000 | Awarded at beginning of summer | Spring | Churches engaging youth in mission |
| Bob Edwards Memorial for summer programs | Various | Awarded at beginning of summer | Summer | Summer programs that provide educational, spiritual, nutritional support |
Scioto River District - Local Church Grants
We are so excited in the Scioto River District to invest money in our congregations to partner with you in order to help create meaningful life-changing ministry!! To that end, we have developed three types of grants for which a congregation in the Scioto River District can apply. They are 1) The SEED (Seek, Engage, Equip,. Deploy) Grant, 2) The Strategic Ministry Grant and 3) The Capital/Emergency Grant. For detailed information, check our website: District Grants | West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church