October is National Estate Planning Awareness Month. MMFA is here to help you with your plans! Recently, I had the opportunity to worship with Christ Moravian Church in Winston-Salem. The Rev. Reed Lawson and the Board had arranged for members to share different points about the church’s profound legacy. This legacy, which we all contribute…
It’s MMFA’s joy to shine light on the ways our communities of faith are living as faithful and generous stewards. This month we’re featuring New Hope Moravian Church in Newton, NC, and their service with Ashure Ministries. Members Tom and Margaret Schultz share, “Ashure Ministries serves Catawba County, NC, by providing crisis assistance…
The Grant Advisory Committee (GAC) is a critical component of MMFA’s granting process as it objectively evaluates all grant applications and collaboratively makes well-informed funding recommendations to the MMFA Board. Each Grant Advisory Committee member serves a four-year term; once a year the team receives field of interest fund applications from MMFA staff, utilizes…
Fraud is on the rise. Earlier this year, MMFA had five checks stolen from the blue postal service box outside our office. The MMFA Investigative Team (Laura, Libby, Hanna, and Valerie) determined the actual chain of events. Criminals steal, make copies of the mailbox keys, and then steal any mail that looks like…
We are thrilled to announce the inaugural recipients of the Bishop W. Herbert Spaugh Scholarship for children of pastors. This year’s winners have demonstrated exceptional academic excellence, leadership, and community involvement. We are proud to support these outstanding individuals as they continue their educational journeys and strive to impact the world positively. The Bishop…
At a recent meeting with a newly formed stewardship committee, one member said, “Before we get started, will someone please tell me what stewardship is?” I appreciated his question as one of the first questions MMFA asks when we work with a church on stewardship is, “What comes to mind when you hear the word…
We are thrilled to announce that the Moravian Ministries Foundation has awarded $200,946.25 to 28 organizations through our Grant-Making Field of Interest Funds! These grants support organizations working in the areas of hunger, housing, health, prison ministry, environmental sustainability, and racial awareness. They are a testament to our commitment to fostering thriving ministries that…
New Year, New You, New Stew! Laura Watson It’s a new year. Time for a fresh start. Resolutions, change….we are naturally resetting, making plans, and looking ahead as 2024 begins. What does this “new year mindset” mean in our churches? Especially when it comes to stewardship? What does that word even mean? And, more importantly,…
We are excited to welcome Hanna Jackson as our new Communications and Marketing Specialist. Hanna is no stranger to the Moravian Church; she served as the Communications and Special Projects Manager for the Board of Cooperative Ministries in the Southern Province from 2017 until 2021, and is a member of Calvary Moravian Church in Winston-Salem,…
The Debt Jubilee Project: For the Healing of the World, which concluded on August 13th, has raised over $90,000 toward the forgiveness of medical debt here in the United States and in Ahuas, Honduras. Jubilee! We are aware of a few more incoming donations, so we will continue to update this total as we have…