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United Methodist Communications offers
$1 million in matching funds annually to local churches,
districts and conferences to help establish an advertising
presence in their community. Matching funds can be
used for placing television, radio, cinema, outdoor
media or a combination of these media types.
Grant applications are accepted two times a year
for media placed in coordination with the national
cable TV schedule:
• May 1 through June 1 for Back-to-School and
Advent.
• November 1 through December 1 for Lent.
Effective Immediately
There are some important changes to the application
qualifications you have known/completed in
the past. Effective November 1, 2008:
- All applicant churches must be welcoming certified
(or become Year One certified) before payment of
their grant;
- All applicant churches must have had staff attend
welcoming training within the last ...??
- Conferences must have hosted (or scheduled to
host) a welcoming training event
- xxx
There are some important changes to the application
narrative you have known/completed in the
past. Effective November 1, 2008: [pdf] ... narrative
guidelines (PDF)
Free Media Services
Through Igniting Ministry Media Services, a local
church can access the expertise of Igniting Ministry's
full-service advertising agency for all their media
strategies, solutions, buying and placement requests
at no charge. This service is available to anyone
placing any type of media -- Matching Grant and non-Matching
Grant alike -- and can be handled as easy as contacting
the Media Grants and Services office at 877-281-6535
or IMmediaservices@umcom.org.
If you have any questions, please contact the Media
Grants and Services office at 877-281-6535 or IMmediaservices@umcom.org.
AWARD PROCESS
Grants are awarded, to the extent of available funds,
based on optimum media coverage, giving the best reach
and frequency throughout the United States. We encourage
applicants to cluster with other churches in your
media market to pool resources and make an effective
buy with a single application. A list of churches,
districts or conferences in your media market is available
upon request.
If you have any questions, please contact the Media
Grants and Services office at 877-281-6535 or IMmediaservices@umcom.org.
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