Guidelines for the Church Collaboration Grant

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The Purpose: Dover Baptist Association awards Church Collaboration Grants to advance the cause of Christ through helping church ministries. By "ministries," the association means any effort or program that a Dover congregation feels led to begin with the goal of showing unchurched people God's love in its community context. To qualify as a ministry, the effort or program must represent a way for the applying church to help people know God's love, even if other churches have tried similar efforts or programs, in collaboration with another entity (e.g. another church, Dover, or other organization).

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Who Makes the Decision? The Church Collaboration Team judges all grant applications. Applying does not guarantee approval. The council will approve grants that, in the judgment of its members, fulfill the purpose of the grants.

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How Much Does the Association Give? The grants come from designated Association Missions Offering funds. The team will award one grant per church of up to $1,000 or 50% of the cost of the new ministry, whichever is less, in any calendar year. It will award available funds on a first come, first served basis.

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How to Apply: Any Dover church or mission may apply. To apply, the church or mission should send a letter of request indicating:

• A detailed plan or description of the new ministry, including the cost and when the congregation will begin the new ministry.

• The congregation's vote or another authorized party's verification to request the grant. (Please attach a statement showing that the congregation approved both and the date of the congregational business meeting or meetings.)