Financing Ministry
Grants
About Desert Southwest Conference Grants
Did you know that churches can apply for grants for ministry that will enhance vitality and reach new people, younger people, and more diverse people? Contact your District Superintendent or the office of New and Vital Faith Communities or Justice & Outreach to learn more or apply.
If you’re in need of a loan, check out the United Methodist Development Fund, which provides first-mortgage loans for new construction, renovations, additions, relocations, and parsonages.
News and Events
Monday Moments: Join us for a time of conversation and prayer in a zoom call that will not be recorded as we lift up General Conference that will begin on April 23rd.
Monday Moments: Join us for a time of conversation and prayer in a zoom call that will not be recorded as we lift up General Conference that will begin on April 23rd.
Contacts
Resources
Grants - Click here to open and find a list of grant opportunities.
- Arizona Complete Health – Community Reinvestment Program
- 2023 Arizona Community Reinvestment Collaborative
- Equipping the Local Church (The Foundation for Evangelism) Application Time: Jan 15-Feb 28
- Grants and Awards (General Commission on Archives and History)
- Home Matters Arizona Fund
- Local Church Grant (Foundation for Evangelism)
- Local Church Racial/Ethnic Ministries Grant (Discipleship Ministries)
- Ministry and Emerging Child Advocacy Grants (United Methodist Women)
- Multiethnic Ministry Grants (Global Ministries)
- National Fund for Sacred Spaces
- New Church Start Grants (United Methodist Communications)
- Peace with Justice Grant (Desert Southwest Conference Board of Church & Society)
- Racial/Ethnic Local Church RELC Grant (Global Ministries)
- Scholarships and Grants (Discipleship Ministries)
- Social Justice Ministry Grants (General Board of Church and Society)
- Substance Abuse Ministry Grants (SPSARV)
- Website Development Grants (United Methodist Communications)
Loans - Click here to open and find a list of loan opportunities.
The United Methodist Development Fund provides first-mortgage loans for new construction, renovations, additions, relocations, and parsonages.
RELCC Grant for Discipleship Ministries
Click here to learn more about $10,000 grants for discipleship ministries.
Church and Society Now Accepting Applications for 2022 Grant Funding
Click here to learn more.
UMCOM
New Church Starts Grant. Click here to learn more.
CORR Action Fund
Religion and Race Announce New Grant Cycle. Click here to learn more.
2021 Local Initiatives Grant Application for Ecumenical and Interreligious Ministries
Click here to learn more.
2021 GBHEM Scholarship Report
Click here to learn more.
Foundation for Evangelism
Local Church Grant Cycle Opens January 15, 2023. Click here to learn more.
Archives & History
Students and researchers: Apply for grants. Deadlines for applications may vary.
Kingdom Advancing Grant
Click to learn more about Brotherhood Mutual’s grant.
Education Assistance Opportunities
Click here to learn more about how the communications agency offers education assistance opportunities.