The Desert Cross Mission Endowment Fund was established to enhance the mission outreach of Desert Cross Lutheran Church. Grant funds provided from this fund may be awarded in the following categories on an onetime basis or an annual basis not to exceed four consecutive years.
- Outreach into community and synod such as seminary grants, post secondary education scholarship grants, social service agencies, special programs for people in spiritual or economic need.
- Mission of the ELCA in the continent and worldwide such as a new congregation development, educational ministries, global missions and evangelism.
- Desert Cross Lutheran Church capital improvements, debt reduction or building programs.
Matching Funds available to enhance your contribution dollar for dollar to any of the above guideline provisions.
If you feel that you may want to apply for any of the above, please contact the church office for a paper copy of either the Mission Endowment Fund Grant or Scholarship Application. Otherwise, you can print out a copy by selecting the form below.
(Please check the April 2020 newsletter for current information about the guidelines for Scholarships. Due to circumstances, the deadline date has not been extended. At this time, that date hasn't been set, but it should be in the May newsletter.)