By Doreen Der-McLeod, chair
of Wilson [County, NC]) pull food for pick-up by schools and churches. CHEW is one of the recipients
of a 2014 Thank Offering grant.
The Creative Ministries Offering Committee met in Louisville February 20–22 and reviewed 62 proposals submitted for the Thank Offering. Each member of the committee reads all proposals and ranks them according to favorability. Each member also is assigned a set of proposals for in-depth examination and reporting. International applications are reviewed by a PC(USA) mission staff person who has expertise in that country. After much deliberation, 30 of the 62 projects were selected for funding. The grants total $689,125. Of that amount, 41 percent will go to projects related to health ministries. Of the 30 projects funded, 17 are domestic, 13 are international. Projects address a range of issues, including hunger, domestic violence, refugee ministries, and more.
Learn more about the recipients in the July/August 2014 issue of Horizons magazine, where you also will find a dedication service for your 2014 Thank Offering and an order form for promotional and interpretive materials. In the meantime, go to www.presbyterianwomen.org/thank to learn more about the Thank Offering of Presbyterian Women, download a grant application and give online.
