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Applying for Grants from the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Foundation

Please read the following overview. Then download application forms, fill them out, and submit them according to the following submission guidelines and deadlines.

Overview:

The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Foundation has been established to provide donors an opportunity to leave enduring financial gifts. These contributions earn investment income that is used to fund Bethlehem ministries apart from the annual budget or ministries and programs that are connected in some way to the values, vision and purposes of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Timetable:

The Board of Directors of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Foundation meets four times each year. Your request is due by January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1 to be included for consideration at the regularly scheduled meetings.

Procedures:

All applicants must submit their request for grant on the approved Bethlehem Lutheran Church Foundation Application form, which may be revised from time to time.

Please complete only the pages that relate directly to you as the applicant. You have three options:

  1. From a person or ministry within Bethlehem Lutheran Church
  2. From a Bethlehem/Spirit Garage member attending seminary
  3. From an organization that is not part of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Please note:

If your request is from a person or a ministry withing Bethlehem Lutheran Church it must go through a channel of endorsements from a sponsoring committee or organization as well as the recommendation of the Church Council before being submitted to the BLC Foundation.  The Church Council generally meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month; please call the office (612-312-3400) ahead of time to verify the meeting time.  Please apply for a grant only after the appropriate signatures have been obtained.

When complete, deliver the application to:

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Foundation

Attn: Grants Review Committee Chair

4100 Lyndale Ave. So.

Minneapolis, MN 55409

If further information is required, you will be contacted by the grant review committee before the meeting.

Questions:

If you have any questions, please call 612-312-3400 (which is Bethlehem Lutheran Church) and ask to leave a message for a Foundation Officer (all of whom are volunteers and not on staff of the church) or you may send an email to bridgebuilders@bethlehem-church.org with one word "GRANT" in the subject line.

Thank you for your interest in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Foundation.