Financial Aid & Grants:
Church Vitality
- Church Financial Leadership Grants available from the Presbyterian Foundation for pastors, CREs, 1001 New Worshiping Communities. The grants will enable you to institute best practices for church financial leadership, introduce you to new models of giving and stewardship, and offer you new ways to talk about money and form generous disciples within your church: Click here
- 4 Church Financial Leadership grants available: Click here
- Columbia Seminary received a Lilly endowment that allows it to offer ReKindle grants that will make Impact Grants of up to $10,000 to support projects designed to enhance congregational vitality in a post-COVID-19 context to congregations that are accepted into the program. 2023: Click here
- Google Grants for non-profits. Up to $10,000 a month in google search adds: Click here
- Presbyterian Mission Agency Grant and Scholarships for individuals, communities, and mid councils: Click here
Individuals
- Synod of the Sun’s International Mission Trip Scholarship – Up to $1500, only one per trip: Click here
- Synod Scholarships for pursuing MDiv: Click here
- Presbyterian Mission Agency Grant and Scholarships for individuals, communities, and mid councils: Click here
- PC(USA) 2023-24 Financial Aid page: Click here
- Sabbatical grants available for new worshiping community leaders, 5/2021 (PCUSA): Click here
- Racial Equity and Women’s Intercultural Ministries Grant application & Scholarship application
- Diakonos Solutions: Mentoring Women for 21st Century Ministry Leadership (scholarships available)$: Click here
- Financial Aid for college & seminary, (PCUSA): Click here
- Austin College in Sherman, TX, as of the 2024-25 school year, will offer full paid tuition for anyone on roll in a PC(USA) church and the children of clergy and staff in a PC(USA) church will receive fully paid room and board as well: Click here
Mission
- Synod Mission Grants: Click here
- Mission Program Grants: Inspiring the development and growth of new worshiping communities and the transformation of existing congregations in partnering with mid councils and congregations is the focus of the Mission Development Resource Committee’s work. For information, email Tim McCallister.
Disaster Assistance
- Emergency Grant Resources through the Board of Pensions. In most cases, these are for any church worker/ minister enrolled in the Benefits Plan. These grants are up to $5,000. Starting in 2025, the eligibility criteria will be for anyone enrolled in either Medical or Pension (or both). In the case of an officially declared natural disaster, there is an additional program that may be offered in consultation with the Board of Pensions. In these cases, when they identify at least 8-10 church employees/ministers impacted, they have Emergency Assistance for Natural Disasters. These Grants of $1,000 each are available to any W-2 church employee without regard to enrollment in any Benefits: Click here