Grant Recipients

Hunger & Thirst Field of Interest Fund Grants

“I was hungry and you gave me something to eat.” Matthew 25:35

Recipient Location Amount Purpose Year
West Salem Moravian Church West Salem, IL $2,800 Provide hot meals three days a week to children while school is out for the summer 2022
Kernersville Moravian Church Kernersville, NC $12,000 Provide meals and fellowship to individuals from different economic statuses 2022
First Moravian Church Greensboro, NC $8,000 Servants’ Community Garden 2022
East Hills Moravian Church Bethlehem, PA $29,500 Replacement equipment for freezer ministry, freezer outposts 2022
New Beginnings Moravian Church Huntersville, NC $3,000 Replace the Little Free Pantry Blessing Box and restock 2022
Moravian Open Door New York, NY $15,000 Continue funding for Healthy Breakfast Program 2022
City With Dwellings Winston-Salem, NC $24,800 Develop Project CHEFF to promote healthy habits and overcome nutritional challenges inherent in homelessness or recently housed populations 2022
Anthony’s Plot Winston-Salem, NC Up to $30,000 Remodel and upgrade the community kitchen at Central Terrace United Methodist Church 2022
New Herrnhut Moravian Church St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands $5,000 Expand current Sunday morning breakfast program that provides a meal to those who are hungry/less fortunate 2022
Greater Things Outreach Center Lexington, NC $15,600 Purchase canned food items 2022
Samaritan Ministries Winston-Salem, NC $15,000 Support existing Soup Kitchen ministry 2022
Friedberg Moravian Church Winston-Salem, NC $3,000 Stock items in the Blessing Box 2022
Bethabara Moravian Church Winston-Salem, NC $10,000 Build a food pantry for those who are food insecure, stock the pantry 2022
John Hus Moravian Church New York, NY $1,000 Provide healthy food for community 2021
The Dwelling Winston-Salem, NC $1,500 Community meals after worship 2021
Armando Rusindo Mission Foundation Winston-Salem, NC $1,000 Build a food-producing greenhouse in Cuba 2021
Unity Women’s Desk Winston-Salem, NC $1,500 Provide meals to children in Honduras 2021
Grace Moravian Church New York, NY $1,000 Supply food pantry 2021
New Beginnings Moravian Church Huntersville, NC $2,000 Water meter, tap installed at community garden 2021
East Hills Moravian Church Bethlehem, PA $1,600 Replace equipment needed for ministry 2021
Grace Moravian Church Mt. Airy, NC $1,000 Feed the hungry and provide fellowship 2021

Housing & Shelter Field of Interest Fund

“I was a stranger and you invited me in.” Matthew 25:35

Recipient Location Amount Purpose Year
King Moravian Church King, NC $2,000 Purchase lumber to repair/replace unsafe decks, porches and steps and build wheelchair ramps 2022
Board of World Mission Bethlehem, PA $2,000 Provide 10 $200 grants to congregations to help Ukranian refugees 2022
Hope Moravian Church Winston-Salem, NC $2,000 Reduce, reuse, and recycle abandoned mobile homes and use 3D printing to rebuild other structures 2022
Moravian Open Door New York, NY $2,850 Provide transitional housing and support 2021
Laurel Ridge Laurel Springs, NC $2,850 Lumber to build ramps for people with disabilities 2021

Clothing Field of Interest Fund

“I needed clothes and you clothed me.” Matthew 25:36

Recipient Location Amount Purpose Year
Bethabara Moravian Church Winston-Salem, NC $1,500 Purchase new racks to put clothing items and shoes on for Bethabara Clothes Closet 2022
You Belong Green Bay, WI $750 Clothing to go into family care packages 2021
Central Moravian Church Bethlehem, PA $650 Offer personal products to clients of Cynthia’s Boutique 2021
Sunnyside Ministry Winston-Salem, NC $800 Offer diapers at clothing closet 2021

Prison Ministry Field of Interest Fund

“I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Matthew 25:36

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

Healing & Health Field of Interest Fund

“I was sick and you looked after me.” Matthew 25:36

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

Environmental Stewardship Field of Interest Fund

“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” Psalm 24:1

Recipient Location Amount Purpose Year
Palmer Moravian Church Easton, PA $2,500 Replace tiles that contain asbestos in day care center 2022
Union Cross Moravian Church Winston-Salem, NC $1,000 Solar panels to power church and contribute to the grid 2021
Macedonia Moravian Preschool Advance, NC $1,300 Install 350 square foot pollinator teaching garden 2021
West Side Moravian Church Green Bay, WI $200 Replace plastic utensils with biodegradable bamboo utensils in church ministry 2021

Racial Awareness, Equity, & Reconciliation

Recipient Location Amount Purpose Year
Moravian Team for Racial, Cultural, and Ethnic Reconciliation (MTR) Winston-Salem, NC $1,000 Produce videos that create awareness and conversation about racial reconciliation in the Southern Province 2022
West Side Moravian Church Green Bay, WI $2,000 Expose church youth to the history of racism and its impacts today through a mission trip 2022

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