For six years the Missions Committee has sponsored an annual Mini Grant Program to fund a limited number of social service/ministries projects/programs. The goals of the program include: seeking God’s will in the use of our common resources as we strive to care for our neighbors; identifying and supporting those social services/ ministries that already have Trinity member support and involvement; and discovering new opportunities for member involvement.
A special Evaluation Committee meets to review the applications and recommend proposals which best meet the goals of the program. The Missions Committee appreciates the participation of the Trinity congregation in developing a diverse range of proposals.
2019 Grant Recipients
- Camp Mitiog: to support camp for children living with Spina Bifida
- Cookies Monthly: providing sweet treats for 90 Meals on Wheels recipients
- Hollis Renewal Center Chimney Repair: to repair leaking chimneys on three buildings
- Indopartners Agency: to help spread the Gospel through social media with Indonesian speaking Muslims throughout the world
- Kairos Prison Ministry: provide food for 20-22 volunteers, during a four-day weekend event. The ministry brings Jesus’ love and forgiveness to 18 women prisoners at the Topeka Correctional Facility
- Lutheran Bible Translators: to support missionary David Federwitz in West Africa
- Lutheran Bible Translators: to support missionaries Paul and Ali Federwitz in Ghana
- Lutheran Indian Ministries: to share training costs for a new staff member
- Haskell LIGHT Campus Ministry in Lawrence
- Mission Central: to support overseas LCMS missionaries
- Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM) Community Garden: to provide materials and supplies for an urban community garden and orchard
- Opportunity Works: to help a client recover from a house fire
- Pathway to Hope: to provide printed materials, which help individuals and families facing mental illness
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace: to provide beds for local needy children
- Trinity Quilting: to purchase materials to make quilts for Lutheran World Relief and the MLM Christmas Store
