2019 COVENANT FUND RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
Recipients:
- Ambler Presbyterian, Seeds of Joy: Pilot of a nursery school to serve low-income children
- Ardmore Presbyterian, First Place: Transitional housing for refugees in the Philadelphia area
- Cedar Park, They L.E.A.D.: Leadership development, education, apprenticeship, and discipleship alongside African American youth.
- The Common Place (New Spirit), A Common Mission Experience: Hosting youth ministries in the engagement with urban ministry and social programs
- Church on the Mall, Church on the Bend: Piloting a new worshipping community in Conshohocken.
- Christ’s Community, Liberian Outreach Ministry: Discipleship and ministry collaborative alongside Liberian community in South Philadelphia and Nimba County in Liberia.
- Glading Memorial, Summer Music Camp: Summer music education for young children in Northeast Philadelphia.
- Lenape Valley, CB Grandfamilies: Offering support and a safe haven for grandparents who are caregivers of grandchildren in light of those battling addiction to opioids.
- Wissahickon, Church Relaunch: Revitalizing the congregational witness, neighborhood engagement, and worshipping community of Wissahickon Presbyterian Church
The 2019 Covenant Fund Initiatives Represent:
Church Planting, Evangelism, Worship, Church Leadership, Peacemaking, Education, Hospitality, Children/Youth, Arts/New Media, Multicultural, Immigrant/New Arrivals, Justice/Advocacy, and Hunger/Homelessness/Poverty Alleviation.
COVENANT FUND 2019
- 9 Applications Awarded
- All Regions Represented
- 4 Urban Applicants
- 5 Suburban Applicants
- 4 NEW Applicants
- 6 NEW Initiatives