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Grants, Scholarships, and Reports

Green Grants Available to East Ohio UMC Churches
Is your church trying to do its part to care for God’s creation? We can help! East Ohio’s Green Church Mini Grants provide limited funding for a church's "green" projects such as recycling or composting programs; native plants for a pollinator garden; an Earth Day event; or installing energy efficient light bulbs. To receive funding, churches must sign the Green Church Pledge and complete a sustainability audit (both will be provided). Each grant will supply $100 to $750 for a green project in 2026, and recipients will be asked to submit a grant report in December 2026. Grant applications will be reviewed and approved by the Board of Missions. The application will be open from November 1 - December 15, 2025. E-mail Mariellyn Grace, director of Mission Engagement, with any questions.

Green Grant Application

United Methodist Volunteers in Mission & Early Response Team (ERT) Scholarships
This scholarship is open year round. Each individual requesting a mission journey or ERT scholarship should:

• be a member of an East Ohio United Methodist Church.
• be participating in a mission journey with a United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) trained team leader, an ERT trained team leader, or a team leader approved by the Director of Mission Engagement or the Conference Disaster Response Coordinator.

Application and Details

Missions Microgrant
The Board of Missions will award grants up to $2,000 for projects related to East Ohio churches and Advances from the conference Undesignated Missions giving fund (EOC Fund 9001). Contact Melanie Thomas at (330) 499-3972 ext. 102 or by e-mail if you have any questions. The 2025 application closed on May 1, it may reopen in early 2026.

Mustard Seed Migration Grant
The General Board of Global Ministries and United Methodist Committee on Relief invites local churches to apply for a grant of up to $2,000 to engage in new, one-time community-based ministries focused on migrants and refugees.

Learn more and apply for the Mustard Seed Migration Grant.

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Every year the Conference Volunteers in Mission Coordinators provide information about the mission teams for that year to the Jurisdiction Offices, which compile reports for the General Board of Global Ministries. This information then becomes a measure of the scope of mission volunteering in the United Methodist Church. If your church or district or other entity had a work trip this year, please send the report form to the address below the form. It is important for us to do our best to provide complete and accurate information on file for the use of the GBGM, so please report Youth trips as well as Adult trips.

Mission Team Report