Grant Program

Apply for Financial Support for a Ministry of Messiah

We are excited to announce a brand new grant program, funded by the Messiah Lutheran Foundation. Beginning in 2022, $2,500 will be available each financial quarter, to benefit any Messiah Ministry in need of funding for a special project.

We are passionate about supporting Messiah ministries today and in the future. These grants are designated for exciting opportunities that come up during the course of a year, that are not funded through the approved annual budget.

You can apply for up to $2500 in a given quarter. Applications not approved during one quarter will be kept for consideration in the future.

Apply online or download this pdf and print it out. Contact me with any questions you may have.

Scott Erntsmeyer

development director

Grant Recipients

2023

$2500 Prayer Garden Project

$1500 Home in a Box

$300 School Fundraiser

$1500 Volunteer Ministry Celebration

$1700 Youth Room Furniture

$1200 Young Adult Ministry

$1500 Young Leaders Training

$500 Father Son Campout

$800 Podcast Studio Equipment

$625 Wild at Heart Men’s Retreat

$1875 Rapid Response/Disaster Relief

$250 Messiah School Color Run

$462 Momentum Software – MyNinety

$750 Portable Video Camera

$200 Every Man A Warrior

$3000 Give to Messiah Day Gift Match

$3000 Common Threads

$838 Messiah Fall Craft Fair

2024

$1000 Continuing Education (Pastor Dustin Lappe)

$2000 Senior Ministry Trip to Mission Central

$1650 Update TVs in Great Hall

$1350 Women’s Ministry Retreat

$3788.94 Give to Messiah Day Gift Match

$500 Common Threads

$1000 2nd Grade Bibles

$1500 Messiah Mission Festival

$800 to Youth Program for a new TV

$1500 to Hospitality for new Wayfinding Signage

$1200 to School Music Program for new resources/equipment

Ministries the Foundation has supported in the past

Original and additional Messiah land purchase
Capital Campaign initiatives
Building/renovation projects
Church family fellowship events
Christ-centered financial education
Legacy/estate planning resources
Memorial prayer garden
Future endowment up to $600,000
Messiah Communications support
Youth room furnishings
Stewardship education – financial peace
Home in a Box

Community outreach projects
Christian education scholarship support
Christian education activity support
Grandparents day
Development director funding
Lutheran education partnerships
Concordia colleges partnerships
Give to Messiah Day match – green space & elevator
Friendship pads
Pastoral/Discipleship education
Common Threads
Podcast studio