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The Thank Offering is one of Presbyterian Women’s two offerings. Received in the fall each year, it gives women a tangible way to express their gratitude for the special blessings in their lives. Thank Offering grants range from $5,000 to $50,000. At least 40 percent of the offering funds health ministries.
Thank Offering Resources
Promotional materials are mailed to each congregation, attn: PW/Women’s Group, in August. Order or download resources to promote and receive the Thank Offering.
Thank Offering Current Recipients
The Creative Ministries Offering Committee of Presbyterian Women read, prayed over and selected ten projects for funding this year. In keeping with the Thank Offering bylaws, more than forty percent of the selected projects are related to health ministries.
SYNOD OF ALASKA-NORTHWEST
Olympia Presbytery
Hope Housing Collaborative of Lewis County
Shalom Village Tiny Home Duplexes
Centralia, Washington
hopehousinglc.com
$50,000
Shalom Village is the result of conversations and planning by a group of churches who asked the question, “What does it look like to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our community today?” This transitional housing village will include six micro-duplexes and a community building with a kitchen, laundry facilities and common space. Guests of Shalom Village will know that they belong and that they are loved.
SYNOD OF LAKES AND PRAIRIES
Homestead Presbytery
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Building a Better Future: Providing Beds for Kids in Need
Omaha, Nebraska
shpbeds.org
$5,000
Approximately 2–3 percent of children in the U.S. do not sleep in their own bed. Sleep In Heavenly Peace works to end this problem by building and delivering beds to children in need. This grant will have a tangible and lasting impact by helping purchase supplies and cover delivery costs for over 300 beds in the Lincoln community. Volunteers will live up to their motto: No kid sleeps on the floor in our town!
SYNOD OF LIVING WATERS
Presbytery of Mid-Kentucky
Buckhorn Children and Family Services
Play Area Fencing at Dessie Scott Campus
Campton, Kentucky
buckhorn.org
$33,935
Buckhorn Children and Family Services offers healing, acceptance and hope. Their Dessie Scott campus, located near two major highways, cares for developmentally and intellectually delayed teen boys who have been abused, abandoned or neglected. This grant will provide fencing around outdoor areas, creating a safer perimeter. With these enhanced boundaries, caregivers will feel more assured, residents will feel independence, and the campus will be a more nurturing space.
SYNOD OF THE MID-ATLANTIC
Presbytery of the Peaks
Lynchburg Daily Bread
Safe, Healthy Foods for All
Lynchburg, Virginia
lynchburgdailybread.com
$22,800
Lynchburg Daily Bread serves 800 hot, nutritious, delicious meals every day with respect—and without condition. The Thank Offering grant will provide a generator to sustain their daily meal program and provide uninterrupted service even during emergencies. This investment safeguards the resilience of the food program and ensures that guests will always find nourishment, warmth and a community of dignity and care.
Presbytery of the Peaks
Roanoke Justice Ministries
Leadership Development for Racial Equity
Lexington, Virginia
roanokejusticeministries.org
$25,000
Roanoke Justice Ministries is comprised of 15 congregations working to end poverty and racism through leadership development and social change. The Thank Offering grant will send 20 volunteers to national training events where they will learn the core tenets and practices of faith-based community organizing. The four-day training will help these leaders in fostering skills to collectively seek justice and work towards solutions for issues such as affordable housing and safe streets.
SYNOD OF THE NORTHEAST
Albany Presbytery
St. Peter’s Presbyterian Church
Church and Community Kitchen
Spencertown, New York
stpetersspencertown.org
$50,000
St. Peter’s is a gathering place for people of diverse backgrounds, races and socioeconomic circumstances. The Thank Offering grant will help renovate the kitchen that has outlived its current functionality. The kitchen project will be multidirectional, with the congregation extending a welcome broadly and members of the community actively participating. With an updated kitchen, outreach and hospitality will be enhanced and community programs can be expanded.
Presbytery of New York City
First Jamaica Community and Urban Development Corporation
Enhance Our Technology Infrastructure Jamaica, New York
firstchurchjamaica.org
$6,000
When First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Queens, considered how a congregation could address the challenges of individuals and families in their area, the First Jamaica Community and Urban Development Corporation was born. This grant will purchase upgraded technology that will help realize the project’s vision to provide training and social support for neighbors in need, and instill in every human being that they are deserving of respect and dignity.
SYNOD OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Presbytery of Wyoming
Lagniappe Ministries
Leadership and Vocational Skills Lab
Sheridan, Wyoming
lagniappesheridan.org
$14,362
Lagniappe Ministries empowers low-income parents through paid vocational training and mentorship. Trainees master skills in commercial sewing, gain financial literacy, learn how to search for jobs and overcome barriers such as needing a GED or a driver’s license. The Thank Offering grant will help provide coaching, transportation and life-skills resources. As parents build sustainable careers, they break cycles of poverty and create brighter futures for their children.
SYNOD OF THE SUN
Grace Presbytery
Community Garden Kitchen of Collin County
Empowering Futures: CGK Training Program for Foster Care Youth
McKinney, Texas
CommunityGardenKitchen.org
$45,800
Community Garden Kitchen is a free meal restaurant providing nutritious foods in a community setting. Their new culinary program is tailored to meet the unique needs of youth who are aging out of foster care through paid internships, vocational training and job placement assistance in the restaurant industry. The Thank Offering grant will fund the training for ten youth and will increase the number of hungry individuals served while honoring the dignity of every person.
Presbytery of South Louisiana
First Presbyterian Church of Hammond, Louisiana Shower Ministry
Hammond, Louisiana
fpchammond.org
$5,000
First Presbyterian Church of Hammond, Louisiana, welcomes in their neighbors who need a warm shower each Friday. The church offers two shower units and provides linens, soap, hygiene products, snack bags and a clean set of clothes. If the guest wishes to pray, volunteers join them, and social service contacts are made when requested. The Thank Offering grant will provide cleaning supplies, food and clothing that are always needed but not donated regularly.
See a list of projects funded by the Thank Offering since 1988.
Applying for a Thank Offering Grant
Grant requests come from a variety of national and international sources, such as PC(USA) governing bodies, health agencies, overseas churches, ecumenical councils, community groups, educational institutions and church-related groups.
Projects must meet the criteria outlined in the grant application.
To ask a question or to learn more about the Thank Offering, contact Cheri Harper.