United Methodist Appalachian Ministry Network

APPALACHIAN HUNGER & POVERTY GENERAL ADVANCE SPECIAL #982039

FALL 2012 APPLICATIONS COMING SOON

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Purpose:

The Appalachian Hunger and Poverty General Advance Special (#982039) provides support to ministries addressing the long-term, structural, and systemic causes of hunger and poverty in Appalachia.

Goals: of the Appalachian Hunger and Poverty General Advance Special are:

to encourage local churches and community ministries addressing economic oppression;
to provide advocacy for people suffering from economic injustice;
to assist and encourage development of new ministries or expansion of current ministries addressing hunger and poverty;

Funding: when funds are available to provide at least 15 grants of up to $2,500 per year.

SPECIAL NOTE
Priority given to applications addressing causes of hunger and poverty.

Deadlines
Grant applications accepted anytime with deadlines due six weeks before UMAMN meeting.

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Ministry with the Poor--Looking Poverty in the Face
New York, NY, February 17, 2009--Listen to the poor ... accept the poor ... serve the poor: These are three necessary steps in the United Methodist focus on ministry with the poor, says the Rev. Edward W. Paup, past general secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries.

APPALACHIAN HUNGER & POVERTY GENERAL ADVANCE SPECIAL #982039

to assist and encourage development of new ministries or expansion of current ministries addressing hunger and poverty;