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Use the Moravian Giving Portal to make an online gift to your Moravian worship community. The Moravian Ministries Foundation in America is proud to provide this online giving function for all Moravian congregations, fellowships, and other worship-centered ministries in the United States. Click on the first letter of the name below to make your gift now.
The Moravian Ministries Foundation Field of Interest Funds allow you to align your gifts to the causes you care about most. Here’s how it works:
Your Moravian Ministries Foundation in America maintains due diligence to assure the funds are used according to plan, consistent with mission of the Field of Interest Fund, and that goal achievement is documented. Click on the Field of Interest below to learn more.
NOTE: Churches and Agencies may apply for grants from these programs. To begin the application process, contact Laura Watson at lwatson@mmfa.com to schedule a discussion.
Your contributions to this Field of Interest Fund help qualifying applicants feed the hungry and sustain the thirsty. In Matthew 25:35, Jesus says, “I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.” Existing and new institutions in our communities apply for grants for this money. A board, made up of active Moravians, decides how the funds are granted. The Moravian Ministries Foundation in America acknowledges your gift, manages the funds, receives the grant applications, and maintains due diligence to assure: 1) the funds are used for the purpose specified by the grant, 2) the funds are used efficiently in a manner consistent with the mission of this fund, and 3) the results of the grant are documented and assessed. Agencies of the Moravian Church in America, affiliated congregations, and ministries are the preferred recipients of your gifts to this fund.
Your contributions to this Field of Interest Fund help qualifying applicants provide safety, shelter, and housing to those who are homeless or in danger. In Matthew 25:35, Jesus says, “I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” Existing and new institutions in our communities apply for grants for this money. A Grant Advisory Committee reviews the applications and makes recommendations for grant awards to the MMFA Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees makes the final determination on grant recipients. MMFA awards the grants and provides oversight.
Your contributions to this Field of Interest Fund help qualifying applicants minister to those who are sick. In Matthew 25:36, Jesus says, “I was sick and you looked after me.” Existing and new institutions in our communities apply for grants for this money. A Grant Advisory Committee reviews the applications and makes recommendations for grant awards to the MMFA Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees makes the final determination on grant recipients. MMFA awards the grants and provides oversight.
Your contributions to this Field of Interest Fund help qualifying applicants provide clothing to those in need. In Matthew 25:36, Jesus says, “I needed clothes and you clothed me.” Existing and new institutions in our communities apply for grants for this money. A Grant Advisory Committee reviews the applications and makes recommendations for grant awards to the MMFA Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees makes the final determination on grant recipients. MMFA awards the grants and provides oversight.
Your contributions to this Field of Interest Fund help qualifying applicants minister to those who are imprisoned. In Matthew 25:36, Jesus says, “I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Existing and new institutions in our communities apply for grants for this money. A Grant Advisory Committee reviews the applications and makes recommendations for grant awards to the MMFA Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees makes the final determination on grant recipients. MMFA awards the grants and provides oversight.
Your contributions to this Field of Interest Fund help qualifying applicants restore and protect God’s creation. Existing and new institutions in our communities apply for grants for this money. A Grant Advisory Committee reviews the applications and makes recommendations for grant awards to the MMFA Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees makes the final determination on grant recipients. MMFA awards the grants and provides oversight.
Your contributions to this Field of Interest Fund help qualifying applicants prevent violence against women. Existing and new institutions in our communities apply for grants for this money. The Unity Women’s Desk awards grants and provides oversight.
Your contributions to this Field of Interest Fund help qualifying applicants promote racial awareness, racial equity, and racial repair through advocacy, training, and ministry. Existing and new institutions in our communities apply for grants for this money. A Grant Advisory Committee reviews the applications and makes recommendations for grant awards to the MMFA Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees makes the final determination on grant recipients. MMFA awards the grants and provides oversight.
Similarly, Designated Funds exist to help qualifying applicants receive financial assistance for the purpose designated by the fund. The process to apply for funds is similar.
Salemtowne Fund for Ministers, Missionaries & LeadersYour contributions to this Designated Fund help qualifying Moravian clergy, missionaries, and other church leaders with initial expenses to enter Salemtowne as a resident.
Your contributions to this Designated Fund help qualifying Moravian clergy deal with unexpected financial emergencies.
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Your contributions to this Designated Fund help qualifying Moravian clergy with travel expenses associated with mission trips.
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Anthony’s Plot is a growing network of people striving to reflect our love for Jesus as we share our lives and use our collective gifts to strengthen and support those who face sudden or systemic disenfranchisement, to invite and encourage those who seek spiritually and to challenge and enable one another to become more like the individuals and the interdependent community Jesus has taught us to be.
Our community is made up of long-term residents, short-term residents (learners, workers, guests, and visitors), very active participants, and many supporters (some who are local individuals and groups, and some who help sustain us through their involvement from afar).
The Moravian Archives is the official repository for records of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province. The Province includes Moravian churches and fellowships in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia. Our records begin with the establishment of the first southern Moravian settlement in 1753 at Bethabara, NC (now part of Winston-Salem), and continue until the present day. While our main function is to serve the Church in the collecting, cataloging, and safekeeping of those materials, we also make many of our holdings available for research by genealogists, academics, cultural institutions, and the general public.
The Moravian Archives is the official repository for the records of the Moravian Church in America – Northern Province. The Northern Province covers the Moravian churches in the United States (except for North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia) and Canada.
The Bethlehem Moravian Archives also holds records from the Moravian Church in Alaska, Labrador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Eastern West-Indies. For records from the Moravian Church in the Southern Province (North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Virginia) contact the Moravian Archives in Winston-Salem, NC, www.moravianarchives.org. Information on other Moravian collections can be found on the Moravian archives portal.
ARMF helps raise awareness and support the needs of the people in Cuba. Rather than dictating projects, the ARMF works closely with our mission partners to hear their needs, and develop a plan of action. Our Cuban brothers and sisters are starving for financial help to get their projects underway for their church. This is a country where the average monthly wage for a worker is US $20.00 and US $30.00 for medical doctors. People have to find other jobs to subsidize their income in order to make ends meet. Your gift will help support missions in the various areas of concern.
Auburn Homes & Services empowers residents to live life with purpose and passion. With campus locations in Chaska and Waconia, MN, Auburn Homes & Services offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care as well as rehabilitation services and skilled nursing care.
We offer comfortable living options and a diverse range of services for seniors seeking the ideal balance between independence and support. Our senior living communities have all the comforts of home with cozy spaces and a welcoming atmosphere.
The Commission on Congregational Development serves Moravians and their congregations as they make disciples, build community, and mobilize people to mission and action. Your investment in our work strengthens leaders and congregations, enables Moravian faith formation and resource development, and creates space for individuals and groups to effect change in social ministry and mission. Our hands-on youth, college, and young adult ministry support provides a foundation for the church of tomorrow. Visit https://www.moravian.org/ccd/ for more information and to get involved!
The BWM is about the work of God in the world through serving and sending God’s people to bring others to know and follow Christ. As the mission arm of the North American Moravian Church, the BWM represents the Northern, Southern, and Alaska Provinces. We are dedicated to bringing people to our Lord and to sharing Christ’s love and Word throughout the world.
We do this in a variety of ways:
Hope Conference and Renewal Center (Camp Hope) is the year-round camp, conference and retreat center for the Eastern District of the Moravian Church. Hope Center is situated on a hillside overlooking Little Silver Lake, with 125 acres of forests, wetlands, fields and lawns. Camp Hope has been located at its current site in Hope, NJ, since 1946.
Come and Worship is a new model of Moravian worship, ministry, and community. Our Mission Statement is: “Gathering in Christ, growing faith and fellowship with all; going out to serve.”
We offer a safe, inviting, relaxed and open atmosphere for worship and fellowship. Here, you will find Christian worship opportunities that combine traditional and new forms of worship in both informal and interactive ways. We focus on historical Moravian principles of simplicity, devotion to Christ, fellowship, and music.
Our ministry offers interesting, relevant worship themes that follow the church year. We pay attention to personal and communal needs, and we believe in fostering a caring community. It is our goal to promote mission activity while exploring both faith and community.
Common Grace (Emerging Ministry) is based in Madison, WI.
It’s a joint ministry of the Moravian Church in America, Northern Province and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
The ministry provides for the physical and spiritual needs of the homeless.
The Dwelling is an emerging ministry and a joint ministry of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
The Dwelling provides a mobile shower unit, shelter, and food to the homeless.
We serve the Latino community in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania with worship, bible study, music, computer, English, tutoring, and exercise classes. We sponsor community outreach and a day of service with free lunch, kid’s games, and music all day. Our partner congregations are instrumental in this event including organizing food, clothing, books, toys, toothbrushes, disposable diapers, and wipes giveaways. Our partner churches collect backpacks and school supplies, coats, hats, and mittens. The goal of Esperanza is to bring hope to people who are dealing with overwhelming deficits including economic, medical, separations from homeland and families, transportation needs, underemployment, educational, and in some cases legal issues.
This emerging ministry is a “pay as you are able” cafe offering freshly-prepared and nutritious food to the community. It’s operated by some of the Bethlehem area congregations from the former parsonage of the West Side Moravian Church church on Third Ave.
We are called to serve the Hispanic immigrant community through living testimony of our Christian faith by providing education to first-generation Hispanics and their descendants. This ministry started with a vision to reach out to the Hispanic community in Forsyth County area by the Moravian Church Southern Province in 2017 after a thoughtful and prayerful process
By collaborating with other local organizations that share our focus on the Hispanic community, we provide a wide variety of educational opportunities in English and Spanish. In all things, we strive to present God’s love to our neighbors by living our Moravian essentials of Faith, Love, and Hope.
En el 2017, la Iglesia Cristiana Morava después de un proceso reflexivo y lleno de oración decidió empezar un ministerio hispano. Nuestro llamado es servir a la comunidad Hispana de inmigrantes a través del testimonio vivo de nuestra fe cristiana brindándoles educación, a ellos como primera generación y a sus familias.
En la búsqueda de proporcionar una amplia variedad de oportunidades educativas colaboramos con otras organizaciones locales que comparten nuestro enfoque educativo.
En todo lo que hacemos siempre buscamos reflejar el amor de Dios a nuestro prójimo, viviendo nuestros principios esenciales Moravos, que son la Fe, el Amor y la Esperanza.
The friends of moravian prison ministry is an independent ministry support group within the Moravian Church Southern Province that seeks to:
> secure ongoing financial support for this important ministry;
> raise awareness of the amazing “boots-on-the-ground” work happening in the Forsyth jail and prison through the Moravian chaplaincy; and
> share opportunities for people to support this chaplaincy with their time, talent, and prayers.
By becoming a Friend of the Moravian Prison Ministry, you will be answering God’s call to minister to “the least of these.” We urge you to open your hearts and minds to this ministry
that is truly life-changing.
The IBOC is the communication and publication ministry of the Moravian Church in North America (Southern and Northern Provinces).
Key responsibilities of the IBOC include:
Our purpose is to serve others and the Lord by providing financial assistance to ministries of the Moravian Church, Northern Province (MCNP).
We provide financial assistance in the form of:
Your contributions to the Mission Society of the Moravian Church help us realize our calling to share the good news of Jesus Christ with the world through our missionaries and partners.
Moravian Center Adult Day provides a safe, warm, and welcoming setting for your Mom, Dad, or other loved ones to spend their day. They will be welcomed by friends and caring staff and treated like members of our own family. Our goal is to provide rewarding interactions with other seniors, and activities that promote overall well-being physically, cognitively, and spiritually.
We want to help your loved one make the best of the skills he or she has, maximizing independence, and offer respite to those caregivers also in need. By caring for your loved one, we are caring for you too. Hugs, laughter, fun, singing, devotions, movies, love, exercise, art, music, meals, and compassion are the order of the day.
The Lancaster Moravian Church has embraced service to seniors as their mission, which is reflected in the creation of the Adult Day program. Faith, friendship, and dedication to the honor and service to the elderly is our guide. Enhancing the quality of life for seniors of Lancaster County, and supporting their desire to remain at home for as long as possible is our goal.
Moravian Open Door is a not-for-profit (501c-3) organization committed to providing transitional housing and supportive services to the homeless, distressed, and underserved population of New York City. Our ministry serves those individuals who are fifty and older with the goal of helping them regain their independence and security and assisting them in moving to appropriate permanent facilities.
Established in 1987 by the Eastern District of the Moravian Church in North America, MOD is funded solely by church and private donations and a nominal monthly program fee. MOD does not receive any city, state, or federal funding.
MOD is not a drop-in shelter or a nursing facility but is a safe, clean, drug and alcohol-free transitional home (called Moravian House) that provides private and semi-private rooms for up to 41 homeless adults who are just “one step away” from independence. Individuals come to MOD recommended by a shelter or agency in New York. Upon admission, each new resident receives a personal service plan to address the causes of homelessness and to build greater self-reliance. Residents have their own mailboxes and also email addresses; they also have the use of the kitchen and the Common Room.
Dating back to the 1950s, the Moravian Church in Pennsylvania started providing organized care for its aging members. After some years of running two separate homes in York and Easton, PA, the Lititz Moravian Church donated 22 acres in town to the founders of Moravian Manor Communities for the explicit purpose of constructing a retirement community. The first residents moved into the Moravian Avenue Cottages in late 1974, and into Manor West (today known as the Baer Center for Assisted Living) in January 1975.
Throughout the years, Moravian Manor Communities has expanded its offerings, building new neighborhoods within the original campus, now named the Founders Campus, and the addition of a second campus, Warwick Woodlands, both located within walking distance of downtown Lititz.
Today, Lititz is recognized as a Distinctive Destination by the National Trust of Historic Preservation and one of America’s Coolest Small Towns, as voted by Budget Travel. Moravian Manor Communities reveres its heritage and place in this historic town, which maintains a perfect blend of the old and the new making it an idyllic place to lead an active retirement lifestyle.
We were founded in 1956, to preserve, study, edit and publish the music retained in the Archives of the Moravian Church in America, Northern and Southern Provinces.
The Moravian Music Foundation preserves, shares, and celebrates Moravian musical culture.
Since our establishment, we have acquired many additional items, including the Irving Lowens Collection of early American tunebooks; the band books of the 26th North Carolina Regimental Band (from the Civil War); and a reference library of over 6,000 volumes, specializing in Protestant church music and American music history.
We are responsible for many first modern-day performances of music from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This organization is an important resource for scholars, performers, church musicians, and students worldwide. Over 40 orchestral works from our holdings have been edited and placed in the Fleisher Collection of the Philadelphia (PA) Free Library.
The collections of the Moravian Music Foundation contain some 10,000 manuscripts and early imprints of vocal and instrumental music, sacred and secular, from the sixteenth through twentieth centuries. Not all of this was written by Moravian composers, but it is all music that the Moravians used and enjoyed. Included in the collections of the Moravian Music Foundation are works by Haydn and Mozart, J. C. Bach, Abel, Johann Stamitz, and a host of lesser-known composers. A number of these are the only known copies in the world.
The Moravian collections, then, provide a cross-section of classical musical culture, placing the masters in their proper historical perspective.
Established in 1964, Mt. Morris Camp & Retreat Center is a year-round premier camp, retreat, and conference center that serves hundreds of groups each year. Schools, businesses, churches, and families select Mt. Morris Camp & Retreat Center as their location because our facilities are well adapted for a variety of uses and programs. Mt. Morris Camp and Retreat Center, located in Wautoma, WI, hosts summer camps, church groups, retreats, meetings, conferences, and weddings.
The Provincial Women’s Board provides opportunities for modern Moravian women to discover the true Moravian tradition of “living in community” by offering events to participate together in the work of the Southern Province, fellowship, and worship opportunities.
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This project supports children who are deprived of care and educational opportunity due to caste, ethnicity or remote geography, in northern India at the Moravian Institute. The main campus of Moravian Institute is located in Rajpur and delivers K-12 education in English in a loving and supportive Christian environment. There are 280 students studying in Rajpur, approximately 90 of whom live on campus in dormitories that have been built using funds donated by Moravians. There are two satellite Moravian Institute campuses: one in Chiktan and one in Binnakandi, where K-8 education is delivered in a similar manner.
The Moravian Institute is rooted in the Moravian tradition and children are exposed to optional Christian worship on campus, although religion is not considered when granting admission. The vast majority of students at the Moravian Institute are from non-Christian families: Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Sikh & Indigenous. When making admissions decisions, preference is given to children without parents and to girls, who without support are often forced into difficult circumstances. The children who graduate from Moravian Institute go on to University, get jobs, and support their families and the communities from which they came. A child who receives support at Moravian Institute often helps pull many individuals up and out of poverty.
Donations go directly to help pay for a child’s tuition, room and board at the Moravian Institute.
Salem Congregation is a church agency affiliated with the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province. It is a non-profit religious and charitable, incorporated, organization representing twelve Moravian churches in the City of Winston-Salem, NC. Salem Congregation serves its church members, the communities where the churches are located, and the larger purposes of all Moravian churches.
The group conducts worship services on special days; sponsors a Moravian band for church and community events; operates and maintains a central, historic graveyard for burial of church members; receives gifts and bequests of all types, and uses these resources to support church programs. The Congregation is governed by Boards elected by the member churches.
The present-day Salem Congregation organization has evolved over many years. It was first created to manage the settlement and life of the town of Salem in the colonial period of the United States. Established in April 1772 under the name Congregation Council, it has operated continuously since.
The mission of SPG is to support the work of the Board of World Missions and offer mission grants to Moravian congregations and agencies of the Northern Province. Grants are made annually and the deadline for applications is April 15.
Sunnyside Ministry, located in Winston-Salem, NC, provides food, clothing, and financial education to residents of portions of Forsyth and Davidson Counties.
We are a pay-what-you-can community café that offers healthy meals, food-service training, and spiritual nourishment. We are a ministry of the Moravian Church in America.
We offer a space to foster community, connections, goodwill, and a love for real food with simple ingredients. By offering an inclusive and welcoming space, we hope to bring health, positivity, and peace to our neighborhood.
By providing fresh, healthy, locally-grown food to anyone regardless of ability to pay, we address food insecurity by feeding the immediate need of hunger, while providing resources to educate and inspire people to make a habit of healthy eating. Access to healthy food helps people to better care for themselves and their neighbors, which heals and strengthens the community.
You always have a place at The Table — an intimate gathering in Apex, NC. Prayer, worship, fellowship, communion.
The Unity Women’s Desk is an undertaking of the worldwide Moravian Church. Its purpose is to positively impact the lives of women and girls by coordinating the spiritual, financial, educational, and material resources that exist throughout the Moravian Unity.
The You Belong Faith Community is an emerging ministry of the Moravian Church, Northern Province. It engages in spiritual development and the practice of Christian faith.
When Moravian donors establish funds with MMFA, they have the option to allow the fund to receive donations from others through the Moravian Giving Portal. Contribute to your fellow Moravian’s fund now. If you would like to establish your own, please contact us.
When you use the Moravian Giving Portal to contribute to an established DAF, you follow scriptural instructions to be like-minded, to support one another, and to work together in unity. Each DAF was established by a brother or sister in Christ (or a group of them) in response to their call for a specific purpose. Each DAF has its own advisor(s) to recommend charitable distributions. Your Moravian Ministries Foundation monitors grant recipients to make sure funds are used according to their intended purpose. Thank you for supporting the vision and purpose of another.
Gene and Lenore Handwerk Family Fund
When you contribute to an established Designated Fund, you follow scriptural instructions to be like-minded, to support one another, and to work together in unity. Each Designated Fund was established by a brother or sister in Christ in response to his or her call for a specific purpose. Each Designated Fund has its own grant advisor(s) to recommend charitable distributions. Your Moravian Ministries Foundation monitors grant recipients to make sure funds are used according to their intended purpose. Thank you for supporting the vision and purpose of another.
The 2019 Synod of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province authorized the establishment of this Mission & Ministry Fund through the Moravian Ministries Foundation in America. The stated purpose is ” . . .” Charitable distributions are decided at the discretion of the Provincial Elders’ Conference of the Southern Province. Thank you for your generous contribution!
Some opportunities and challenges transcend city limits. The Moravian Church in America is organized with regional governance. This structure helps the church focus its work within a broader context than any individual congregation or local ministry might. Your Moravian Province or District can take a more systemic approach to ministry. Your unrestricted gift to your Moravian Province or District can help the church address larger problems across political constructs. Click below to use the Moravian Giving Portal to make an unrestricted gift to your Moravian Church Province or District.
The 2024 Unity Offering has been designated for the Moravian Church in North America to support Ukrainian Refugees in Germany and the Czech Republic.
