2006 Special Ministry Grant Recommendations
Approved by Cabinet 5-2-06| Requesting Org/Contact |
Amount Request |
Amount Rcmded |
Project Description | Type | Other Funding |
Considerations Recommendations |
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| 1 | BMC Paula Carter |
$725 | $800 | National Church Administrators' Conference |
SP | Room cost from SAPLC budget | Continuing Ed. and networking opportunities One time ask, but plan annual attendance Includes membership fee to reimburse Paula |
| 2 | BMC Paula Carter |
$2,295 | Memorial Funds | Auto Brewing System | CI | none | Easier set-up for tribes and volunteers Quicker response to emergency coffee situations Suggest using Memorial Funds |
| 3 | China Service Ventures Paul Ofstedal |
$7,000 | $3,000 | Nutritional Supplement for school children | SP | none | Org. started in our congregation, has special connections Cover entire village school-age population Org is already in benevolence budget for $1,900/yr |
| 4 | Communications Mary Mergenthal |
$700 | Memorial Funds | Dual CD recorder | CI | none | Allows recording of services and other special events to share with shut-ins and for Archives Suggest using Memorial Funds |
| 5 | Communications Joanne Karvonen |
$355 | Memorial Funds | Rolling cart for projector etc. | CI | none | We don't have anything like this Cart includes amplifier, microphone and speaker Suggest using Memorial Funds |
| 6 | Education Amy Swenson |
$800 | $800 | Marketing mailing for outreach purposes | O | none | Growing program 2nd year of funding, hopefully it will be in budget next year Should put it in the budget next year and continue to work with Communications to coordinate strategies |
| 7 | Education and Outreach Greta Gauthier |
$5250 | $5250 | Walk through the Bible Adventure Seminar |
SP/O | $1,500 attendance | Addresses #1 gap in our ed. program-Bible literacy All ages presentation Old testament this year, New testament next Significant outreach opportunity |
| 8 | Ending Poverty Initiative Marge Jamieson |
$2,200 | $2,2,00 | Host all nearby churches in strategic event for ending poverty | SP | none | Need to get initiative to next level Hospitality to community churches Cost involves workshop and ads for event |
| 9 | LILAP (Lutheran International Library Assistance Project Mariana Forde |
$1000 | $0 | Build core theological libraries. |
O/B | various | Note from last year We gave award last year with reequest to submit to Annual Budget. Needs to go to Stewardship for consideration in benevolence budget. |
| 10 | MN Faith Chinese Ming Mei Tu |
$800 | $800 | Bibles and other books | O | none | Outreach tool |
| 11 | MN Faith Chinese Amy Lindquist MN Faith Chinese Thomas Xue MN Faith Chinese Hua Yu |
$3,600
$1,200
$2,400 |
$2,500 matching |
Hire deaconess to help coordinate ministries Support Senior fellowship
Music Ministry |
SP/O
SP/O
SP/O |
Synod, ELCA
none
Synod, ELCA |
Staffing help to grow congregation We are consolidating requests 11-13 and offering the Faith Chinese Congregation a matching gratnt of @2,500 provided they present a proposed budget for this year and the next to our cabinet explaining how they will continue to support the staff positions created by the use of this grant. Th Faith Chinese Congregation can decide how best to use these funds and whether to make the match a 1:1 or 1:2. Our Stewardship Commission has also offered to help with a fundraising strategy if needed. The cabinet of St Anthony Park Lutheran Church will make a final decision on the disbursal of the grant |
| 12 | Stewardship David Brostrom |
$500 | $500 | Use of lyngblomsten bus on as need basis | SP | none | No longer have a bus since Linnea Home loss Important need for congregation Arrangement approved by Cabinet and Lyngblomsten |
| 13 | WELCA Astrid Anderson |
$500 | $1000 | Solar ovens for Madagascar/Tanzania | SP | none | Help save deforestation Save women from day-long treks for wood to cook |
| 14 | BMC Keith Hovland |
$2,000 | $2,000 | New tile for kitchen annex | CI | BMC budget and in-kind | High traffic area resistant to the many cleanings it has Tile will be a long-term fix |
| TOTALS | $31,325 | $18,850 | Total Memorial Amount | $3,350 | |||
| Total Amount Given | $22,242 |
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