Fifty-three Equipping the Local Church Grants Awarded
The Foundation for Evangelism announces that 53* churches and church-related organizations will receive the 2025 Equipping the Local Church Grants. Thirty-two churches and organizations with 99 or fewer participants will receive $5,000 and 21 churches, organizations and groups of churches with 100-250 participants will receive $10,000. “The Equipping the Local Grants are one of the […]
Introducing the Laity Evangelism Award
Lake Junaluska, N.C. — The Foundation for Evangelism announces the launch of the Laity Evangelism Award, continuing a 45-year tradition of honoring lay persons with exceptional evangelistic ministries that bring people into a life-transforming relationship with Jesus Christ. Rev. Dr. Jack Jackson, president, stated, “As The Foundation for Evangelism enters its 76th year, we give […]
Bonnie Hollabaugh Joins The Foundation for Evangelism as Vice President for Development
The Foundation for Evangelism is pleased to welcome Bonnie Hollabaugh as their new Vice President for Development. A native of Memphis, Tenn., Bonnie previously served as Director of Development at World Methodist Evangelism and Christ Community Health Services. She was the major gifts officer and director of annual giving at Hutchison School, and the development […]
Local Church Grant Cycle Opens Jan. 15
The Foundation for Evangelism is pleased to announce the 2025 Equipping the Local Church grant cycle will open on January 15. Up to 50 grants of $5,000 or $10,000 are available to small and medium* sized churches, or clusters of churches working together, in a Wesleyan-tradition** denomination. Past Equipping the Local Church Grant recipient projects […]
Thriving Congregations Cohorts Deadline is January 15
The Foundation for Evangelism opened applications for its Thriving Congregations Local Church cohort program on December 1. These cohorts will provide comprehensive training and resources built on the Foundation’s 7 year success with online and in-person cohorts that have trained thousands of seminarians, pastors, and laity. Participating congregations in cohorts will form teams of 5-10 […]
Foundation Awards Second Grant from Fox Endowment
The Foundation for Evangelism awarded its second “So That The World May Know Jesus Grant” from the Dr. H. Eddie and Mary Nell Fox Endowment for Evangelism to Wesley College in Mwanza, Tanzania. This grant will allow development of curriculum to train pastors for evangelism in the Tanzanian context. The award was announced at the […]
The Foundation for Evangelism Receives $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Lake Junaluska, N.C. — The Foundation for Evangelism is pleased to announce it has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Thriving Congregations Initiative. The grant will provide support for Catalytic Cohorts of Clergy and Laity to Lead Thriving Congregations. These training cohorts, along with innovation grants, will empower smaller congregations […]
Rev. Dr. Thomas Glenn Jackson III Selected to Lead The Foundation for Evangelism as Next President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 23, 2024Contact: Barby Bowser, Communications+1 (828) 454-6800 bbowser@foundationforevangelism.org Lake Junaluska, N.C. — The Foundation for Evangelism’s board of trustees is pleased to announce that Rev. Dr. Thomas Glenn “Jack” Jackson III, will be the next president of the Wesleyan-tradition grantmaking organization. Jackson will succeed Jane Boatwright Wood, who has served […]
Grant Recipients Share Stories of Transformation
Lake Junaluska, NC – The Foundation for Evangelism board of trustees heard from a panel of Equipping the Local Church Grant recipients from diverse contexts and denominations on November 10 during its annual meeting at Lake Junaluska, NC. This panel provided an opportunity for the recipients to share their experiences, challenges, and successes resulting from […]
The Foundation for Evangelism Vice President for Grants Presents at 2023 LARCUM Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 19, 2023Contact: Barby Bowser, Communications+1 (828) 454-6800 bbowser@foundationforevangelism.org The Foundation for Evangelism’s Vice President for Grants, Rev. Dr. Heather Lear, was a featured speaker at the LARCUM Conference of West Virginia in May. The conference included Lutheran, Anglican (Episcopalian), Roman Catholic, United Methodist presenters and participants meeting around the theme […]