Since 2004, The Deaconess Community has granted over $3 million to ministries around the world who demonstrate:
- A Gospel centered purpose that proclaims and furthers the reign of God among us;
- A prophetic diakonia that commits itself to risk taking and innovative service;
- Cooperative partnerships that invite participation, bridge divisions, and accompany others in mission;
Inclusivity in mission that affirms the individual gifts of all people; - Stewardship that respects God’s gifts of time, talents, and resources.
Giving thanks for what more we can do together, we commit to partnering with our 2024 Grant Recipients as we work for justice and flourishing of all God’s Creation.
Read the Fall 2021 issue of The Deaconess Magazine with stories on 2021 new and renewing grants.
2024 Renewing Mission Grants
Renewing Grants
Cathedral in the Night – Amherst, MA
Eden United Church of Christ – Chicago, IL – Good Company – Restoring Capacity for Beloved Community
Friends of Mwangaza – Mwangaza Centre for Education – Tanzania. Safe Initiative Program
Glade Run Lutheran Services – Zelienople, PA Good Neighbor Program
Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice – New York, NY
Koinonia of Columbia, Inc. – Columbia, SC – Justice Academy
Global Refuge – Baltimore, MD – previously Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services Welcome Center in San Antonio, Texas
Michigan Refugee Hope – Jackson, MI
Room at the Inn – Marquette, MI – Emergency Shelter Operations/Welcome Center
Storydwelling – Bend, OR. – ReVillage Parent Education
St. John Lutheran Church – Marion, TX – School Food Program
Trinity Community Connection – New York, NY – Community Table Project
New Grants
Creative Living Community of Connecticut, Inc. – Manchester, CT. Greenhouse and Farm Vocational Program
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania Itete Hospital – Konde Diocese, Tanzania – Clinical Outreach Services
Foundation for Hope and Health in Haiti – Haiti – Maternal and Infant Mortality and Malnutrition Program
Hunger Network of Ohio – Columbus, OH
Love Abides – Tawa, Kenya
Kakuswi Special School for the Deaf
Raison d’Etre Opera – Minneapolis, MN
Retreat Home – Tacoma, WA
Shekinah Chapel – Chicago, IL – Barbering and Education Programming
St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church – Minneapolis, MN – Leadership Fellows Program
The Dwelling – Winston-Salem, NC – Pilgrimage on the Margins
Tumushubire Community Sisters – Karagwe Diocese, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania
Primary School
2023 Mission Grants
Renewing Grants
Bethlehem Lutheran Church – Community Table, New Orleans, LA
Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice, New York, NY
Kids Above All – Outdoor Retreat Program, Chicago, IL
Lutheran Center – The Lutheran Center – Upper Room Community, Lincoln, NE
Lutheran Church in Liberia – Empowered by Light, Liberia
Michigan Refugee Hope, Jackson, MI
Room at the Inn – Emergency Shelter and Supportive Services, Marquette, MI
Sanctuary Village – Tiny House Village, Philadelphia, PA
Shobi’s Table, St. Paul, MN
Storydwelling – ReVillage, Bend, OR
Trinity Education Foundation – Scholarship Program, Everett, WA
New Grants
All Places Together Virginia Synod, ELCA
Cathedral in the Night, Amherst, MA
Catholic Community Services of Western Washington – New Bethlehem Programs, East Side King County, WA
Eden United Church of Christ – In Good Company Programs, Chicago, IL
Friends of Mwangaza – Mwangaza Center for Education – Mwangaza Center for EducationTanzania, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania
Gathering Table, Kansas City, MO
Glade Run Lutheran Services – Good Neighbor Program, Zelienople, PA
The United Covenant House – House of Rahab, Baltimore, MD
Koinonia of Columbia, Inc. – Justice Academy, Columbia, SC
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service – San Antonio Welcome Center, San Antonio, TX
Living RED Worship – Trauma Healing Project, Dexter, MI
Love, Faith & Hope Lutheran Church – Youth Education Program, Chicago, IL
Sacred Settlement Mosaic, St. Paul, MN
St. John Lutheran Church – School Food Program, Marion, TX
Trinity Community Connection – Trinity Lutheran Church, Community Table Project, New York, New York
2022 Mission Grants
Renewing Grants
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Community Table, New Orleans, LA
Café Esperanza, Pay as you Can Community Table, Reading, PA
Faith on Foot – Rutland United Methodist Church, Rutland, VT
Family of Promise of Tulsa County, Family Transportation, Tulsa, OK
Kids Above All, Outdoor Retreat Experience, Chicago, IL
Evangelisches Diakoniewerk Gallneukirchen, Inclusive, Multi-Ethnic Kindergarten in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Lutheran Center, The Upper Room, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Lutheran Church in Liberia, Empowered by Light
Maine Poor People’s Campaign, Portland, Maine
Camp Nawakwa of Lutheran Camping Corp, PA, Nawakwa Growing Project, Arendtsville, PAShobi’s Table, St. Paul, MN
The Well, Philadelphia, PA
Together Here Ministries, Northeastern MN Synod, ELCA
Together Lab, Oregon Fellows, Oregon Synod, ELCA
Trinity Education Foundation, Seattle, WA
WE CARE Team, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carlisle, PA
West View HUB/Community Life Enrichment Foundation, West View, PA
New Grants
Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice, New York, NY
Michigan Refugee Hope, Okemos, MI
Room at the Inn, Marquette, MI
Sanctuary Village, Philadelphia, PA
Storydwelling/ReVillage, Bend, OR
Volunteers of America – Minnesota and Wisconsin, Twin Cities, MN
2021 Mission Grants
Renewing Grants
Café Esperanza, Reading, Pennsylvania
Creative Living Community of Connecticut, Inc., Manchester, Connecticut
Earth Ministry, Seattle, Washington
Evangelisches Diakoniewerk Gallneukirchen, Upper Austria, Austria
Faith on Foot Street Chaplaincy – Good Shephard Lutheran Church, Rutland, Vermont Family Promise of Tulsa County, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Joy Reigns Lutheran Church Recovery Rental Assistance Program, Edgewater, Maryland Lower Lights Recovery, Columbus, Ohio
Nawakwa Growing Project, Arendtsville, Pennsylvania
Maine Poor People’s Campaign, Portland, Maine
The Well, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oregon Fellowship, Portland, Oregon
Together Here Ministries, Duluth, Minnesota
WE CARE Team, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
West View HUB, West View, Pennsylvania
New Grants
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
Kids Above All, Chicago, Illinois
Lutheran Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Lutheran Church in Liberia, Liberia
Shobi’s Table, St. Paul, Minnesota
Trinity Education Foundation, Everett, Washington
2020 Mission Grants
Renewing Grants
Beloved Community Incubator,Washington DC
Creative Living Community of Connecticut, Manchester, CT
Earth Ministry, Seattle, WA
Foundation for Hope and Health in Haiti, Uniondale, New York, NY
Gathering Table, Kansas City, MO
Heart River Lutheran Church, Mandan, ND
Helping Overcome Poverty’s Existence, Inc. (HOPE), Wytheville, VA
Lower Lights Recovery, Columbus, OH
New Grants
Café Esperanza, Reading, PA
Faith On Foot/Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Rutland, VT
Family Promise of Tulsa County, Tulsa, OK
Joy Reigns Lutheran Church: Recovery Rental Asst. , Edgewater, MD
Evangelishches Diakoniewerk Gallneukirchen, Gallneukirchen, Austria
Poor People’s Campaign Maine, Bath, Maine
Nawakwa Growing Project/Lutheran Camping Corporation of Central PA, Arendtsville, PA
Together Lab of the Oregon Synod, ELCA, Portland, OR
The Well, Philadelphia, PA
Together Here, Northeastern Minnesota Synod, ELCA, Duluth, MN
WE CARE Team, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Carlisle, PA
West View HUB/Community Life Enrichment Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA.