When Jesus blessed one boy’s humble gift of two fishes and five loaves, it was made to feed thousands. And there were twelve baskets of leftovers! Your generosity through the Moravian Ministries Foundation in America (MMFA) is blessed too! Your gifts to the Moravian Hunger & Thirst Field of Interest Fund on the Moravian Day…
Children at Macedonia Moravian Preschool in Advance, NC, have a new teacher this fall: a garden full of native North Carolina pollinator plants. Bashavia Gardens designed and planted the garden in October of last year. The garden honors Bonnie Miller, a beloved teacher at the preschool for thirty years. She retired in 2021. Kelly Hines,…
Growing community isn’t about size. First Moravian Church in Greensboro, NC isn’t the biggest church in town. But thanks to a grant through the Moravian Ministries Foundation in America (MMFA), it just might be growing community that’s second to none — and producing a bountiful harvest. A new Servants’ Garden, with more than 30 raised…
While in New York recently for some fun and some foundation business, I had the opportunity to stop by Moravian Open Door (MOD). Susan Attzs-Mendoza, MOD’s Executive Director, invited me to join the residents for breakfast. Early this year, Moravian Ministries Foundation in America made a grant of $50,000 from our Hunger & Thirst Field…
Clothing Field of Interest Fund “Snapshot” – 2021/2022 “I needed clothes and you clothed me.” Matthew 25:36 Sunnyside Ministry, Winston-Salem, NC: $800 for diapers to distribute to families who come to the Clothing Center. Diapers are frequently requested but are not donated as often as other items, especially larger sized diapers. Sunnyside’s Clothing Center typically…
By Lydian Bernhardt The Unity Women’s Desk (UWD) is working hard to build a network of women around the Moravian world who can support each other, says Julie Tomberlin, coordinator of the Unity Women’s Desk ministry of the Moravian Church. “It’s important to our mission to empower enough women to make an impact,” she says.…
By Lydian Bernhardt Feed hungry children Sister Lorena Gray knew a need when she saw it. Feed hungry children A nurse who lives half the year in North Carolina, half the year in her native Honduras, Gray experienced many challenging situations growing up. She could tell that, with the advent of COVID, hurricanes, drug…
By Sylvie Hauser Board of World Mission Your gifts to the Moravian Health & Healing Field of Interest Fund last year were put to good use! A $2,700 grant to the Moravian Board of World Mission for medical treatments helped save lives at the Clínica Evangélica Morava in Honduras. Your gifts through the Moravian Ministries…
According to Feeding America, in 2020 at least 60 million people received food from food banks, food pantries, and other private charitable food programs. However, thanks to the overwhelming public and private response to hunger in the United States, in its recent Household Food Security in the United States in 2020 report, the USDA shared…
Your gifts to the Moravian Field of Interest Funds are making a difference in the lives of people in the communities where Moravian congregations have a presence! Your Moravian Ministries Foundation in America, custodian of the Moravian Giving Portal and the Moravian Field of Interest Funds, is proud to announce $3,400 in grants to three…