April 18, 2025

Congregations with Community offering grants for parishes to change lives

Criterion staff report

Congregations have long been a cornerstone for unity, compassion and resilience within neighborhoods. Now, with the availability of community grants, congregations can expand their impact by offering essential services, programs and initiatives that transform lives.

Congregations with Community (CWC), a division of the Indianapolis-based Center for Congregations, envisions a surge of active partnerships between congregations and their communities, strengthening their social fabric through collective action, said McKenzie Scott Lewis, senior director of CWC.

The organization’s mission is to energize collaboration between congregations and community partners with shared values to address social opportunities as one unified voice. In its work, CWC strives to form lasting relationships, build unity, listen, inspire imagination and secure sustainability.

In its work, CWC offers grant funds to Indiana parishes to improve their communities. Here are some facts:

  • Grants range from $35,000-$100,000.
  • The parish must partner with a local community entity (i.e. a nonprofit, business, etc.).
  • The parish and community entity partnership will address one pressing community issue.

For more information on the grant opportunity, complete a contact form at www.cwcin.org. †

 

 

 

 

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