Partners in ministry
Grants and funding are only part of the story
Obtaining a grant or other funding is one step towards the success of your project. To make funding work, you'll need to connect with people to properly plan, organize and execute the project. Here are some other PC(USA) offices and programs that can help.
Office of Church Growth provides consultation, training and support to presbyteries and potential New Church Development Pastors who are exploring starting new churches and supports presbyteries in their work of continually transforming existing congregrations.
Office of Evangelism helps people, churches and presbyteries share the life of Jesus with each other and in their communities and world, growing disciples and developing leadership for the 21st century
Small Church and Community Ministry works with presbyteries, synods, congregations, specialized ministries and networks to develop healthy small, urban and rural congrgegations.
Office of Multicultural Congregational Support helps the church to share the good news in ways that are meaningful for racial and cultural groups.
Middle Eastern Congregational Support addresses the needs and concerns related to a large number of evangelical Middle Eastern new immigrants and to provide for them the necessary spiritual and organizational services.
African American Congregational Support provides leadership to all levels of the denomination to strengthen the nurture and witness of Black congregations.
Native American Congregational Support offers support for Native American congregational issues, facilitates evangelism and leadership development.
Korean Congregational Support responds to Korean congregational enhancement issues facilitating evangelism and leadership development in relation to issues affecting Korean Presbyterian constituency.
Hispanic/Latino-a Congregational Support promotes evangelism and the growth of Hispanic churches by providing information and assistance to local congregations and governing bodies.
New Immigrant Congregational Support works to make PC(USA) more inclusive by welcoming immigrants as equal partners in ministry and mission and to help middle governing bodies reach out to new immigrant fellowships encouraging growth and new church developments.
Related links
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Investment and Loan Program Inc. assists churches by providing mortgage products that build buildings and investment products that help investors focus their resources on the church's growth. For information, procedures and guidelines about General Assembly Church Loans, please contact Ben Blake, Judy Walton or Eric Moore at 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY 40202-1396, (800) 903-7457.
The Church Financial Campaign Service provides a wide array of services to empower congregations, presbyteries and other church-related agencies to secure financial commitments from and deepen the stewardship awareness of their faith communities. This in turn enhances the organization's ability to better serve through mission and ministry.
Research Services provides a wide variety of services including articles and reports, demographics information, statistics, program evaluations, Ten-Year Trends and other data and expertise.
Explore the following student loan repayment and debt assistance programs from the U.S. Department of Education, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Board of Pensions.