Past Grant Recipients and Projects

2023 Grants

• Brecksville UMC, Brecksville, OH - improving entrance accessibility with automatic door opener

• CHurch Board of Women's Work, Philippines Central Conference - support for disability awareness conference

• Covenant UMC, Montgomery Village, MD - building a concrete walkway from emergency exit at front of sanctuary

• First UMC of Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights, IL - accessible raised garden beds

• Fowler UMC, Spokane, WA - purchase of items to create a sensory room in church narthex

• La Crescent UMC, La Crescent, MN - welcome desk to house accessibility devices, offer seating, provide wayfinding

• Lewiston First UMC, Lewiston, ID - installation of automatic door opener on heavy exterior sanctuary door

• Mwambango, Kivu, Congo - provision of mobility devices to disabled community members

• Pittman Park UMC, Statesboro, GA - installation of 2 automatic door openers at entrance from accessible parking

• Temecula UMC, Temecula CA – Accessible Meditation Garden

• Vancouver Heights UMC, Vancouver, WA - expanding labyrinth project with sensory garden and seating 

• Wenatchee First UMC, Wenatchee, WA - supplies and equipment to support a disability fellowship outreach

2022 Grants

2018-2020 Grants 

• Flames of Faith UMC,  West Fargo, North Dakota – Lift

• Mena First UMC, Mena, Arkansas – Automatic Door Opener

• Mount Pleasant UMC, Terre Haute, Indiana – Healthy Eating Program

• Principio UMC, Perryville, Maryland – Outdoor Lift

• St. Andrews UMC, Orangeburg, South Carolina – Accessible Restroom

• Trinity UMC, Ralston, Nebraska – Automatic Door Opener

• Twin Falls UMC, Munroe Falls, Ohio – Accessible Restrooms

• West Salem UMC, Mount Vernon, Illinois – Automatic Door Openers

 2016 – 2017 Grants

• Centenary UMC, Oklahoma, South Carolina – Accessible Garden

• Discovery Church, Lanesboro Minnesota – Community Program: Being in Ministry with People who Have Disabilities

• Fort Street UMC, Georgia, Mississippi – Ramp

• Good Shepherd UMC, Madison, Alabama – Elevator

• Honeye Falls UMC, New York  –  Lift

• Raymond UMC, Mississippi  –  Bathroom Renovation

• St. Andrews UMC, Upper Hill Maryland – Lift for 108 year old church

• United Theological Seminary, Ohio  –  Promotional Materials for Disability Ministries Certificate Program

• Usher Valley UMC, Mississippi – Ramp