The Healing & Health Field of Interest Fund is one of the original funds established in 2019. Since its inception, this fund has made 7 grants totaling $13,900. Matthew 25 “I was sick and you looked after me,” inspires the work of this fund.
The goal of this fund is to help Moravian congregations, fellowships, emerging ministries, and agencies answer the call to provide wellness, healing, recovery, and comfort to those with physical or mental illness.
Some examples of grants from this fund include:
Recipient | Location | Amount | Purpose | Year |
You Belong | Green Bay, WI | $2,600 | Provide respite care for individuals living with disabilities and support families who need to have quality respite time | 2022 |
City With Dwellings | Winston-Salem, NC | $1,000 | Partner with Forsyth Futures to evaluate CWD’s work, including collecting data, developing benchmarks and measuring impact | 2022 |
Trinity Moravian Church | Winston-Salem, NC | $2,500 | Undertake campaigns to purchase and forgive crippling medical debt in their community | 2022 |
You Belong | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | Teaching people with disability about mental health | 2021 |
John Hus Moravian Church | New York, NY | $3,100 | Provide people in our community with health items | 2021 |
Board of World Mission | Bethlehem, PA | $2,700 | Help Ahaus Clinic in Honduras provide treatment | 2021 |
Armando Rusindo Mission Foundation | Winston-Salem, NC | $1,000 | Send medication to Cuba | 2021 |
Read stories about grant recipients:
Canceling medical debt for thousands at Trinity
Wonderfully Made at You Belong