Ministry Personnel/Lay Continuing Education Fund Application

Guidelines:

The fund is open to all ministry personnel/lay members within Regional Council 15 during the current church year, once in a two-year period.
Programs must be United Church sponsored or endorsed.
The types of programs eligible for funding are those that develop:
a) theological understanding;
b) leadership skills/ability;
c) personal faith/spirituality; or
d) sense of ministry and/or mission.
The fund will assist with travel costs including accommodation and meals, registration for educational courses or conferences, materials for a course or conference but will not pay any salary for time spent on education programs.
The fund will pay up to one third of the cost of an education event, to a limit of $1,000.
Recommendations for staff access to the Ministry Personnel/Lay Continuing Education Fund must have the support of the Regional Minister and/or the Executive Minister.

Personal Information
Name*
First Last
Mailing Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code
Email*
Phone*
Pastoral Charge*
Please choose your pastoral charge.
Other Ministry
Category*
- Lay
- Ministry Personnel
Course/Event Information
Name of Course/Event*
Sponsor/Institution*
Location*
Description of Course/Event*
Begin Date of Project/Event*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
End Date of Project/Event*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Amount Requested*
Cheque to be made payable to (include address if different from above):*
Description of Project or Event*
Financial Information
Expenses*
Tuition Room and Board Travel Registration fees Other Total Expenses
Funding Plan: Expected Sources of Revenue to Cover Expenses*
PC/Institutional Support Personal Share Fundraising Other Grant request Total
Personal Involvement Questions
What is your involvement in your congregation or region?*
How will this event support and/or strengthen your involvement in the United Church?*
How do you hope that this event will be of help to you, personally, now and in the foreseeable future?*
Have you received funding in the past?*
- Yes
- No
Submit a brief cover letter to describe how this event/ministry will enhance your spiritual life or leadership.*
Drop files here or
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Local or Institutional Support
Contact person authorized to give reference for your application
First Last
Email
Phone
OFFICE USE:
Request Approval: Yes / No
Amount: $______________
Signature of Chair: ____________________
Signature of Staff Support: ____________________
Comments
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Tuition	Room and Board	Travel	Registration fees	Other	Total Expenses

PC/Institutional Support	Personal Share	Fundraising	Other	Grant request	Total

Ministry Personnel/Lay Continuing Education Fund Application

Personal Information

Course/Event Information

Financial Information

Personal Involvement Questions

Local or Institutional Support

OFFICE USE:

Request Approval: Yes / No

Amount: $______________

Signature of Chair: ____________________

Signature of Staff Support: ____________________

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