Kingdom
Advancing GrantSM
2023 Grant Recipients
Good Laundry
Good Church
Flint, MI
In a community where nearly 4,000 residents lack access to affordable laundry services, Good Church decided to establish a low-cost laundromat. Using grant funds, the church renovated the lower level of its building to create Good Laundry. In addition to washing clothes, laundromat visitors can build relationships with volunteers trained in evangelism.
Grant Award: $50,000
Refugee Employment
Salem Alliance Church
Salem, OR
Salem Alliance Church shares the love of Christ with refugees through programs designed to help them build resumes, get connected in the community, and secure long-term employment. The Kingdom Advancing Grant allowed the church to purchase additional curriculum for its English program and fund more apprentice wages for working refugees.
Grant Award: $30,000
The Maker’s Center
Bible Center Church
Charleston, WV
To support people journeying toward addiction recovery, Bible Center Church created The Maker’s Center, where people can attend free skills and training classes. Grant funds supported a building renovation to allow The Maker’s Center to add food-handling certifications and cooking classes to its offerings.
Grant Award: $25,000
Foster Church
Citipoint Church
Mount Vernon, WA
Citipoint Church’s Foster Church ministry supports foster children, foster families, and local child protection agencies. The Kingdom Advancing Grant enabled Citipoint Church to expand its offerings for local foster families, including an independent living event for teens in the foster system and a local conference for foster parents.
Grant Award: $25,000
SMART Academic & Enrichment Program
Shalom Community Christian Church
Greensboro, NC
The Science, Math, Arts, Reading, and Technology (SMART) Academic & Enrichment Program launched by Shalom Community Christian Church supports underserved students in the local school system. Grant funds helped SMART leaders to secure bus vouchers for transportation and hire specialized staff for students with individualized education plans.
Grant Award: $20,000
2022 Grant Recipients
Dental Bus Upgrade
DUO Mobile Mission
Life Church, Cookeville, TN
Doing Unto Others Mobile Mission (DUO) is trading in the old model of how to serve a community and putting their mission on wheels. Read how six buses and hundreds of hearts are empowering an underserved community to lead a healthier life physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Grant Award: $25,000
Portable Shower Facility
Church @ The Park
Salem, OR
By embodying Luke 14, Church @ the Park seeks to serve people exactly where they are at in life. They believe that the only way to meet the needs of Salem's unsheltered neighbors is through the transformative power of relationship—and villages of tiny shelters.
Grant Award: $50,000
Curriculum Development for Pilot Program
Momentum Marketplace
Grace Church | Bath Campus, Akron, OH
What if the idea of being “called” could be applied beyond pastoral positions? Grace Church reimagined the youth program model by connecting teens with local business leaders for spiritual discipleship to learn first-hand how they’ve been called to serve in the marketplace. The result – a greater understanding of where God works and who He wants to use.
Grant Award: $25,000
Staff + Materials
Mosaic After-School Program
Mosaic Community Church, Jeannette, PA
When Mosaic Community Church leaders received the invitation from its town’s public school system to assist with children facing limited opportunities, they didn't hesitate to fill the need. But it soon became about more than simple homework help. By working with the school system, parents, and community leaders, the after-school program began to see unexpected results.
Grant Award: $50,000