This fall the National Fund for Sacred Places will provide capital grants for at least 50 individual congregations. Apply now.

Trinity United Methodist Church in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is among 14 initial recipients of grants from the National Fund for Sacred Places to assist aging churches in need of repair and restoration. The initial group of grantees was announced on Nov. 2, 2016, at Chicago’s historic Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, another recipient.

Churches may apply now for the next round of grants to be awarded in the fall of 2017. The Fund will provide up to $250,000 in capital grants for at least 50 individual congregations representing a diversity of faith communities over four years.

The National Fund for Sacred Places is a collaboration that builds on Partners for Sacred Places’ decades of work helping churches use best stewardship practices with their historic facilities in order to strengthen, serve and celebrate with their communities for the common good. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is the nation’s leading preservation organization with more than 60 years of advocacy and grant making to preserve America’s diverse history.

“We are delighted to join in this partnership with Partners and the Lilly Endowment to help more sacred places thrive, now and well into the future,” said Stephanie Meeks, president and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “Churches are often both the oldest and most beautiful buildings in our communities. They are the rock that continues to sustain us as a people, bringing us together in service and worship.”

Read more about the application process and eligibility requirements for the grants that will be made in the fall of 2017.

Last Updated on March 28, 2017