Covenant Fund Online Application

The Commission on Resources and Creative Ministries (CRC) offers the Covenant Fund Grant Program, which launches annually each spring, uses dollars from restricted funds to spark new initiatives and collaborative ministries that benefit the communities surrounding our churches.

The Covenant Fund will launch on April 4, 2025

Deadline will be July 18, 2025

Apply for up to $15,000 worth of funding for creative and adaptive ministries.

A Covenant Fund Application Review Cohort will determine grant recipients.

Covenant Fund Application
Type of Ministry/Project/Program:*
Name of Church (group, organization):*
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Primary Contact Person Name/Position/Title:*
*If contact changes, please contact us at databaseadministrator@presbyphl.org
Email
Telephone
Secondary Contact Person Name/Position/Title:*
*If contact changes, please contact us at databaseadministrator@presbyphl.org
Email
Telephone
Amount Requested: $*
Is this proposal a New Initiative (Yes or No):*
- Yes
- No
*If an already existing initiative, how long has this ministry/mission existed, and what is new about this proposal?
Have you been the recipient of a previous Covenant Fund Grant? (Yes or No):*
- Yes
- No
*If yes, how many years previous?
Letter of Endorsement
Max. file size: 55 MB.
Please upload a letter of endorsement from clerk of session of congregation or partnering church:
MINISTRY NARRATIVE
Please respond to the following questions related to your initiative:
1. Describe your current ministry context.*
(up to 250 words)
2. What is your proposed ministry? Please share with us the following:
(up to 500 words)
a. How was this ministry imagined and discerned as a vital response to your community context?
b. What was the process for assessing this as a potential need in your community?
c. Who are some of your consulted thought partners as you developed this initiative?
d. What is the plan to launch the necessary leadership efforts for this ministry, whether within the congregation or beyond?
3. What Scripture reference(s) and/or biblical story shapes the vision of this ministry as you lean into your particular witness to the gospel? (up to 250 words)*
4. Describe the goals of your new ministry plan; short term and long term: (up to 250 words)*
5. How will you evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the ministry and share your story with the Presbytery of Philadelphia? (up to 250 words)*
FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK:
What is the proposed budget for the plan?
If you were to receive the Covenant Fund Grant, what percentage of it would make up your proposed budget?
How much financial support does your Session/Congregation plan to contribute to this new ministry initiative?*
List of funding partners who will work with you presently and in the future:*
What plans do you have in place for fundraising and financial sustainability?*
Covenant Fund Projected Budget
Church / Organization Name:*
Budget Categories:*
Income
Session/Congregation/Ministry Initiative Contribution:*
Other Sources (specify):
Covenant Fund Request:*
Total Projected Income $
Expenses
Expenses
Please itemize expenses below, e.g. materials, operating expenses, training, etc*
Total Projected Expenses $*
You have the option of uploading your budget here:
Max. file size: 55 MB.
Any other files you wish to include?
Max. file size: 55 MB.
Upload your file in PDF of JPG format.

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Covenant Fund Online Application

Apply for up to $15,000 worth of funding for creative and adaptive ministries.

Covenant Fund Application

MINISTRY NARRATIVE

2. What is your proposed ministry? Please share with us the following:

FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK:

Covenant Fund Projected Budget

Income

Expenses

Expenses