grants Archives

Workshops a major part of SDOP’s engagement with Atlanta

Posted September 24th, 2019

Melissa Pearson didn’t hear what she was expecting at the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People’s grant workshop Thursday night at the Dunbar Recreation Center, which was a pleasant surprise.

Give me Liberty or give me debt

Posted September 13th, 2019

Dick Liberty wanted to teach voice at the college level. He was working on a master’s degree in vocal performance at Temple University, but he needed a job to pay tuition. An employment agency tested him, found that he had an aptitude for math, and sent him to accounts receivable at the Board of Pensions.

Gift allows congregations to put ‘Faith in Action’

Posted May 29th, 2019

According to Karen Linnell, elder of First Presbyterian Church of Farmington in Farmington Hills, Michigan, “It’s not often that you get to see a dream come true, especially when it turns out to be more meaningful than you imagined.”

Grants help community dismantle racism

Posted April 17th, 2019

When leader Nick Pickrell heard that The Open Table KC, a worshiping community in Kansas City, Missouri, that gathers for dinner and fellowship, would receive a $25,000 1001 New Worshiping Community growth grant from the Presbyterian Mission Agency, he thought, “What? What!”

Auto-Desarrollo de los Pueblos desembolsa más de $ 150k para 10 proyectos de autodesarrollo.

Posted March 7th, 2019

por Margaret Mwale | Comité Presbiteriano del Auto-Desarrollo de los Pueblos El dinero de los financiamientos de la ofrenda de “La Gran Hora de Compartir” ayuda a las personas oprimidas… Read more »

SDOP disburses over $150k for 10 self-help projects

Posted February 20th, 2019

The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) has approved grants totaling $155,000 to fund 10 self-help projects in the United States and abroad.

10 new worshiping communities receive Mission Program Grants

Posted June 15th, 2018

The Presbyterian Mission Agency recently approved 10 Mission Program Grants to a diverse range of worshiping communities. The Mission Development Resources Committee announced one $25,000 Growth Grant recipient, three $25,000 Investment Grant recipients and six $7,500 Seed Grant recipients.

Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People visits Marigold Women’s Cooperative

Posted June 12th, 2018

A little more than six years ago, the families living in remote villages in the Toledo region of Belize were facing some serious problems. Children were undernourished, barely attending school, and there was little income to be made.

Ten new worshiping communities receive Mission Program Grants

Posted May 31st, 2018

The Presbyterian Mission Agency recently approved 10 worshiping community Mission Program Grants to a diverse range of “1001” communities.

Farming cooperative finds success and national recognition for their work

Posted May 18th, 2018

The clouds opened up on Wednesday, dropping heavy rain and forcing members of the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) to huddle under a thatch roof to meet with Oscar and Maria Zuniga. The couple lives and works on their farm in southeast Belize and are recipients of grant funding from SDOP.