End-of-Year Fundraising Essentials Webinar Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | 12:00 PM ET or 7:00 PM ET Are you part of a Moravian ministry looking to enhance your fundraising efforts as 2024 comes to an end? Join our upcoming webinar where we’ll cover the top strategies for growing generosity to your organization before December…
See the Forest AND the Trees: An Integrated Approach to Stewardship WEBINAR RECORDING Go beyond traditional stewardship practices and explore a holistic approach to a healthy stewardship ministry during this informative and engaging webinar. We’ll look at the forest AND the trees as we focus on both stewardship’s significance in our lives as…
King Moravian Is on a Mission (Blitz!) Each year King Moravian Church (King, NC) hosts a Mission Blitz weekend in October. Participants from faith communities across the area help neighbors with all kinds of home improvements and maintenance. The Blitz The Blitz began about 18 years ago thanks to youth in the church. They had…
“What’s Next?” West Side Moravian Church, Green Bay, Seeks Racial Justice and Understanding For several years members of the West Side Moravian congregation have sought to do justice as they work toward God’s justice in their church and community. Through workshops, book discussions, events, and activism, they are committed to acknowledging and understanding the sin…
We are excited to welcome two new members to MMFA’s Grant Advisory Committee: David Whittle and Jane Gehler. David Whittle David Whittle is a member of Faith Moravian Church in Washington D.C. During his twenty plus years there, he has served on the Board of Trustees and is currently the Financial Comptroller, as well as…
By Gray Styers Last year, First Moravian Church on South Elam Avenue in Greensboro received a grant from the Moravian Ministries Foundation in America to establish a community garden to address food insecurity. This week, after numerous challenges, The Rev. Barbara Styers delivered the first fruits from the new garden to the food pantry at…
Debt forgiveness is one of the oldest requirements of God’s people (see Deuteronomy 15:1-2). And if you have contributed to the Moravian Healing & Health Field of Interest Fund, you have honored and participated in this act of mercy. In 2022 Trinity Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, NC received a grant for $2,500 from this Healing…
If you’re serving on the Joint Board of a Moravian congregation, or are a past, present, or future Trustee, Tools for Trustees is for you! This one-hour online class is an introduction to the resources available to congregations through the Moravian Ministries Foundation in America. You’ll learn how our tools can: Develop and support stewardship…
For over forty years Sunnyside Ministry’s food pantry has been living Matthew 25:35. “For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat.” The pantry is a source of food security for many in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Winston-Salem, NC. It’s open five days a week and often provides food to as many as…
We are excited to welcome two new members to MMFA’s Grant Advisory Committee: Caroline Averitt and Pam Streich. Caroline Averitt Caroline is a North Carolina native, nonprofit champion, and lifelong Moravian. After attending UNC Chapel Hill, Caroline began graduate studies in Nonprofit Management at UNC Greensboro. She joined Americorps VISTA with placements at the Boys…