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UMVIM Mission Journeys Grant

This grant provides financial support for Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) districts and local churches with a passion and plan for organizing, funding and leading youth and/or adult Mission Journey teams. Teams supported by this grant must register with the UMVIM North Central Jurisdiction Coordinator and have medical/accident insurance coverage. In addition, teams must include a trained UMVIM Team Leader who has completed conference-approved training within the past three years. Grant funds of up to $1,000 per team can help cover expenses for UMVIM Team Leader Training, insurance, Safe Sanctuaries Training and other items included in the budget section of the application form.

Grants are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no deadline.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Successful applicants will address all questions in the application form and include:

  1. A team commitment to submit a final report after returning home and to share photos, signed photo release forms and stories about their experience for use in NIC’s eNews and website and at a the Mission Link Annual Conference event or display table.
  2. Clear descriptions of how your team proposes to plan with the host site to create and sustain “from everywhere to everywhere” mission relationships with leadership teams from domestic and/or international host sites.

PROJECT EVALUATION

Within two months after returning from your Mission Journey, your team must submit a report that answers:

1. What celebrations or joys occurred because of the mission journey described in the grant proposal?

2. What lessons resulted when plans or expectations changed or when failure occurred? How did the team adapt your plan to meet unexpected challenges?

3. How many people did your team serve through this mission service, and in what ways were their lives touched? Please include stories about the relationship between the UMVIM team and the host site.

4. How did this grant help build new capabilities or capacities for your mission team and the host site?

5. How will your team continue and nurture this relationship in mission? What changes might create more effective mission experiences for future teams?

6. How were funds from this grant used? (Provide dollar amounts and attach copies of receipts.)

Form

UMVIM Mission Journeys Grant Form

Mission Journey Description:



Please print this form for your records *before* hitting submit.

For questions and more information, please contact:

NIC conference UMVIM co-coordinators:

Kris Aves: aveskris@gmail.com 815-751-8743, and/or
Larry Dunlap-Berg
dnlpbrg@gmail.com 615-945-6411

UMVIM North Central Jurisdiction Coordinator

Tammy Kuntz
8800 Cleveland Ave. N.W.
North Canton, OH 44720

Umvimncj.coor@gmail.com

614-325-8741

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