District Resourcing Mission Group

   District Advance Fund

THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND
The District Advance Fund (DAF) is
“... for the purpose of making grants
…..for the support of personnel
.. for property schemes
... and for ecumenical work.” SO 963(3)

... to assist work focused on the Connexional and district priorities
of mission and mission projects.

Comments from some recipients of Grants from the Fund

‘The grant enabled us to increase greatly the number of people who enter the chapel on a regular basis. It has helped our project meet our expectations and made us more ’famous’ in the area. It’s a good use of District money to ‘beef up’ chapels and bring them into line with what people expects these days’

‘The work towards which the grant contributed has enabled us to provide a warm and welcoming place. A greater number of the community have come into events and that has extended into an increase in membership of church groups, commence new groups in which our members are involved and extend our pastoral care through improved links and relationships’.

‘Without your assistance we would have missed the opportunity of a project worker making significant and meaningful contacts with people of no church background, some of who are responding to the Gospel.’

" Without vision the people perish... " (Prov 29:18)

THE GRANT MAKING PROCESS IS A PARTNERSHIP.
A member of the District Resourcing Mission Group will be happy to
visit you to look at your project and to give advice.

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DISTRICT MISSION PRIORITIES
Based on worship and prayer, God’s people seek to regenerate faith church and
community through focusing resources on:
Engaging with those people Church doesn’t usually reach
Fresh expressions of Church

Key areas include
Under 40's and the newly retired.
Developing discipleship in order to increase confidence in faith sharing
Being a Christian presence in every community
Being at the forefront of action for justice, peace and care for creation

The District Advance Fund is resourced with monies from
Circuit Advance Funds (CAF)
and from the Connexional Advance and Priority Fund (CAPF).

OUR GRANT PROCESS

The DAF is administered by the District Resourcing Mission Group who consider all requests from circuits and churches for District and/or Connexional funding. The Group aim to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of funds between projects, personnel and property applications provided there is a clear mission objective.

Priority will be given to applicants:

• Who wish to undertake new mission work
• Where work is designed to meet opportunities identified through audit processes ( e.g. Shaping the Future, Know and Grow, Pilgrims Way, Natural Church Development) and the District’s ‘Leading Well’ process.
• Who demonstrate full use of local funds, including the CAF, and that resources such as those held in property are being unlocked.

A DAF grant will normally be part of a funding package.
Please send to the District Grant Officer copies of confirmation letters from other grant providers.

Applicants should also explore:

• External funding e.g. Charities or Landfill Tax funds
• Partnerships with other churches/circuits, denominations or secular agencies

DAF Grants will be released by the District Treasurer upon written confirmation of the Superintendent that all approvals, to enable employment, a project or building work to commence, have been received.

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Grants will not normally exceed one-third of the total project cost.
Subject to this awards may be for:

• Single grants - up to a maximum of £10,000.
• Term grants - up to £8000 p.a. for up to five years.
• Equipment grants (e.g. Audio Visual) - max 25% of invoice.
• Mission Shaped Ministry Course - full cost of course for two applicants per circuit.

Term grants may be of a level or a reducing basis. Applications should show how the work will be financed after grant aid ceases. Despite the expectation that ongoing work will be self and/or externally funded Continuation Grants may be considered.

All applications require the prior support and approval of the circuit

Monitoring and evaluation

• Within the term of a grant its continuance will be assessed against the aims and objectives stated in the application. This process will begin after the first anniversary of release of the grant .The District Grants Officer will send monitoring forms at the appropriate times.
• For property grants an evaluation of how improvements have supported mission will be requested one year after the completion of the scheme.

For applications relating to work with children, young people or employees there will be consultation with the DDE or District Employment committee before a grant is awarded

MAKING THE APPLICATION

Superintendents (and applicants with their Superintendent's knowledge) are encouraged to make enquiries prior to submission of an application.


Grant Application forms can be downloaded from the District website or by e-mail from the District Grants Officer or the District Office (see overleaf)
Please note that there are separate forms for New and Continuing work.

All applications should include a copy of:

•  The Circuit / Church Mission Policy.
•  A project proposal / business plan which
•  demonstrates how it fits the Circuit (and church) mission policy
•  Has achievable and measurable goals.
•  The Job Description and the Person Profile ( where applicable)

Send applications to the Grants Officer by the deadline dates overleaf.

• Decisions will be advised as soon as possible after these meetings.
• Grants of less than £2000 may be approved between these dates.

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TIMETABLE

31 August	September	Oct- Dec	January	March -June
DAF application deadline	DRMG Preliminary meeting	Revisions and Clarifications	DRMG grant meeting	Grant meeting for residual funds (if any)

NB . For Ministry and Mission Connexional grants application deadlines:
13 October for RMGC Autumn meeting
31 December for RMGC March/April meeting

District Resourcing Mission Group
(contact details in the District Directory)

District Chair District Treasurer District Property Sec. District Mission Enabler District Resourcing Mission Community Property Consultant District Development Enabler Lincoln Street Pastors DRMG Secretary

David Perry Basil Coxon Jennifer Park Liz Childs Colin Martin Martin Hodgkinson Chris Jones Ian Brown Alison McNish

Forms and copies of this leaflet are available from the District Office c/o Miss Alison McNish or from Rev. Colin Martin either on paper or electronically. They may also be downloaded from the District website. http://www.lgmethodistdistrict.org.uk

Abbreviations

DRMG = District Resourcing Mission Group
RMGC = ( Connexional) Resourcing Mission Grants Committee
DAF = District Advance Fund
CAF = Circuit Advance Fund
CAPF = Connexional Advance & Priority Fund
DDE = District Development Enabler
KJV + King James version

Connexional & District Priorities - see District Mission Policy leaflet and
connexional ‘Our Calling - Priorities leaflet'

Redrafted (07/08)

   6.75kb   District Advance Fund Induction Pack leaflet

   56.5kb   District Advance Fund Policy & Guide

   21.3kb   District Advance Fund Application New Work

   21.1kb   District Advance Fund Application Continuation of Work


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