Program Summary

The Missional Innovation Grant program supports innovative missional initiatives that emerge from attentive listening and a desire to connect meaningfully with those outside the church. It is intended to help pilot or grow creative, community-rooted projects that seek to respond to local spiritual needs. All parishes, diocesan missions and chaplaincies in partnership with the diocese can apply.
Why Missional Innovation?

Missional innovation was central to Jesus’ ministry, as he constantly reached beyond religious norms to reveal God’s love - he healed on the Sabbath, and spoke and ate with outsiders. He sent his disciples into local communities to proclaim the Kingdom in simple, relational, and context-sensitive ways (Luke 10:1–9). Jesus shows us that mission is not about preserving the familiar but discerning and joining where the Spirit is making all things new (Revelation 21:5).
Two Grant Levels Available:

Pilot Grant – up to $5,000
  • For those wanting to test a new missional idea.
  • You must have done some form of listening or engagement to shape the idea but not yet implemented anything.
  • The fund encourages generosity and risk-taking at this stage.
Development Grant – up to $12,000
  • For those who have already tried out a small-scale or experimental form of missional activity and who now want to build on what they’ve learned to grow it into something more lasting, structured, and sustainable.
  • Applicants must show evidence of listening, learning, and evaluating the earlier activity.
To make the process as smooth as possible, please read the full Call for Applications and prepare your answers ahead of time. Note that this form does not allow you to save your progress—you'll need to complete and submit it in one session.
Application Deadline: December 1, 2025 @ 5:00pm

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