Development Grants

• Does your project help plant, sustain or revitalize spiritually healthy, vibrant and distinctly Lutheran churches?
• Does your project provide opportunities to connect mercy projects in close proximity to Word and Sacrament ministry? Does it have that element or potential?
• Does your project address a real human care need in the community? Have there been any efforts to validate the perceived needs?
• Does your project collaborate with Synod's members and other partners to enhance mission effectiveness?
• Does your project help nurture professional church workers to promote their spiritual, emotional and physical well-being?
• Does your project address the ministry needs of children and youth that will enable them to grow into healthy, spiritually grounded adults?
• Applications for capital improvement projects, major equipment purchases or general operation support receive the lowest priority.

Application

• Domestic development grant application Download

Applications are preferred by electronic format. Applications are also accepted by mail and must arrive by the deadline date. No faxed applications will be accepted.

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
Attn: Domestic Development Grants
1333 S Kirkwood Road
St. Louis, MO 63122

Application Materials

All submitted application materials become the property of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Office of National Mission. DO NOT SEND IRREPLACEABLE ORIGINALS.

Grant recipients are required to submit grant reports.

• The narrative report section will require a progress report, description of activities, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the project.
• The financial report section will require an accounting of expenditures and identification of other funding sources.
• Photos, human interest stories, and prayer needs are requested for use in LCMS communications.

Our preference is to receive these reports electronically. Grant payments may be withheld until reporting requirements are met.
Report Form Download