AZSBC Grant Request Process

Because of the gifts of AZSBC churches to the Cooperative Program the AZSBC is able to provide training, consultation and financial resources consistent with the Centennial Vision for the facilitating of multiplication of disciples, leaders, and participating churches within the AZSBC.

The purpose of this document is to give a guideline for Churches and Associations requesting resources through the Grant Request process.

The preferred process for Grant Requests is an equal financial participation between Church, Association, and AZSBC on amounts up to $1500.00 per request. In this example, a Church completes the Grant Request form available from enters the projected budget and requests the association and AZSBC to partner up to $500.00 each. The Church will then submit the request to their associational DOEM, who will forward it to the AZSBC. In a case where the budget is greater than $1500.00, the church should provide the balance from its own budget process.

A qualifying AZSBC church is one who has demonstrated its commitment to the Cooperative Program by some measure of financial contribution in the previous calendar year.

Recognizing that it may not be possible for the church or association to provide up to $500.00, the church and association should provide what they can and the AZSBC response will still be limited to $500.00 per request. To help in equity of funding for all churches, it is requested that a church limit her total requests to $1500.00 per year from the AZSBC, though exceptions can be made.

Preference will be given to a Grant Request submitted for an association-wide activity and should reflect the strategy of the association. The association should indicate its financial participation and the financial amount requested from the AZSBC. The amount requested of the AZSBC by an association is not limited but should be in accordance with the shared cost of the event.

The response by the AZSBC will be related to how the request reflects the five goals of the Centennial Vision ( and to available funds at the time of the request. Upon receiving funding, a church or association will be expected to return a completed evaluation of their ministry activity to the local association and the AZSBC.

Arizona Southern Baptist Convention

GRANT REQUEST FORM

LOCAL CHURCH INFORMATION

Church Name Church Plant (less than 5 years old)

Mailing Address

City/State/Zip

Contact Person Phone

Email address
Has your church participated financially by gifts to the Cooperative Program in the past 12 months? Yes No

MINISTRY AREA YOU ARE REQUESTING RESOURCES FROM:

Evangelism Leadership Hispanic Ministries Discipleship Church Planting

(Funds may be drawn from only one ministry area for any event/project. Please check one.)

TYPE OF ASSISTANCE YOU ARE REQUESTING

Training – Type of training you are requesting

Materials – Type of materials you are requesting

Consultation – Type of consultation you are requesting

Financial Resource – The Arizona Southern Baptist Convention with the North American Mission Board to their best to participate with local churches as needs arise and based on availability of funds. Below, please give a description of what financial participation might look like:

Total Estimated Cost (ATTACH ITEMIZED BUDGET)$

A. Local Church Participation$

B. Association Participation$

Name of Association

C. Amount requested from ASBC$

ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER, PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

  1. How will this assistance help you engage the people in your community?
  2. Is this an event? Yes NoIf yes, Name/Type of Event and Date
  3. How will this assistance help impact the local church?
  4. Does this assistance in any way help develop or maintain a church plant? Yes No
  5. If yes, name of church plant:
  6. If yes, name of church plant pastor:
  7. Name of sponsoring/sending church
  8. How will this assistance help in the development of the new church plant or reaching people?

Grant Requested by: ______ Telephone #

Signature

PLEASE SEND TO YOUR ASSOCIATIONAL DIRECTOR OF EVANGELISM/MISSIONS AND/OR CPC FOR SIGNATURE:

This is included in my associational strategy: Yes No, it is a new request(Please check one.)

I recommend this request for a grant to be approved. ______

Signature

If approved, make check payable to:

(name)

(address)

(city) (state) (zip)

And mail check to:

(name)

(address)

(city) (state) (zip)