From Faith Stories to Community Impact
Churches Embark on Evangelism Training As the group gathered online, Terri Farmer (facilitator and The Foundation for Evangelism’s grants coordinator) greeted attendees from the 11 churches as lively music played in the background. The Fall Faith-Sharing Congregations Training (formerly Thriving Congregations Local Church Cohorts) began on September 10, giving these churches an 8-week intensive training […]
Cohort Grants Are a Lifeline for Churches
Barby Bowser, Communications director, recently sat in on one of the check-ins with 2025 Local Church Cohort grant recipients. “You threw us a lifeline – we really needed it!” This was just one comment during a recent check-in with seven churches who had been part of the Thriving Congregations Local Church Cohorts. These churches received […]
Spring Cohort Concludes with 19 Churches Awarded Evangelism Grant
The Foundation for Evangelism is pleased to announce that 19 churches were awarded a grant following the conclusion of the Spring 2025 Thriving Congregations Local Church Cohort. These grant recipients were part of a larger group of 31 churches from 5 Wesleyan-tradition denominations across 21 U.S. states who applied to participate in the Foundation’s training […]
Local Church Cohort Includes Deaf Church in Evangelism Training
Rev. Dr. Tom Hudspeth and his church members are used to navigating a world made for hearing people. They are part of SEEDS (Serving Educating Evangelizing Deaf Seekers) Deaf Mission Church UMC, a new congregation born out of a 25-year ministry and fellowship for d/Deaf individuals at Lovers Lane and Walnut Hill United Methodist Churches […]
Local Church Cohort Equips Congregation to Re-Engage Community
For over 107 years, the congregation at New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Goulds, Fla., has been a place for fellowship in the community. Recently, Rev. Robin Dixon-Floyd, along with the congregation, engaged in a strategic planning session and identified that their members are enthusiastic and engaged about the church’s continued presence, are benevolent […]