Grant Program

Apply for a Grant to Support a Ministry of Messiah

The Messiah Lutheran Foundation is thankful to partner in ministry through its grant program. Up to $3,500 is awarded each 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. Messiah Lutheran Foundation grants are designated for exciting opportunities that come up during the course of a year, that are not funded through the approved annual budget.

Ministries can apply for up to $3,500 in a given quarter. Applications are accepted four times per year, and those not funded during one quarter may be kept for consideration in a future cycle.

Apply online, or click here to learn more about the program. 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