The Prison Ministry Field of Interest Fund is one of the original funds established in 2019. Since inception, it has made 4 grants totaling $7,250. It is inspired by Matthew 25 “I was in prison and you came to visit me.”
The goal of this fund is to help Moravian congregations, fellowships, emerging ministries, and agencies answer the call to minister to the incarcerated and foster successful re-entry into society upon release.
The Prison Ministry Field of Interest Fund is one of the most popular with donors. Some examples of grants made from this fund are:
Recipient | Location | Amount | Purpose | Year |
On Wings Like a Dove | Winston-Salem, NC | $2,000 | Provide Bibles and Bible correspondence studies to prison inmates | 2022 |
Friends of Moravian Prison Ministry | Winston-Salem, NC | $2,000 | Provide Bible comic books to inmates in the Forsyth County Jail | 2022 |
West Side Moravian Church | Green Bay, WI | $1,500 | Congregational training | 2021 |
Friends of Moravian Prison Ministry | Winston-Salem, NC | $1,750 | Christian literature to inmates | 2021 |
Friends of Moravian Prison Ministry
This field of interest fund makes grants to Moravian congregations and agencies to minister to those who are currently incarcerated or have completed their incarceration and are reintegrating into society.