Missouri United Methodist Foundation

The Foundation administers a ministry grant program and undergraduate scholarship programs. The Foundation also provides educational workshops, stewardship counsel for local church leaders, and printed materials in bulk quantities for local churches free of charge. The Foundation assists individual donors in making gifts of stock and creating gift annuities and other planned gifts. The Foundation serves as an agency investor for local churches and other um-related charitable entities. The Foundation administers the clergy and church financial ministry (c2fm) which provides education, coaching, and direct financial aid to pastors.

Provided funds to 16 scholarship recipients attending theological seminaries during 2023. All students are candidates for ordained pastoral ministry in the Missouri annual conference of the United Methodist church. All funds were paid to the respective seminary for the benefit of the student. There were also 3 moac fellowship grants to support new and innovative ministry ideas.

In response to the identified priorities of the Missouri annual conference, the Foundation authorizes funding to the conference for evangelism, church development, needs of retired clergy, um youth camp scholarships, congregational development, and to identify and encourage persons to become ordained umc clergy and funds are used to provide food for orphan children living at the carolyn belshe orphanage in mozambique. The Foundation provides significant funding for the moac fellowships, a program providing compensation to early career pastors serving a two-year fellowship on staff at select Missouri um churches.