The NT-NL Mission Endowment Fund (MEF) seeks to support mission projects in the Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana (NT-NL) Synod. It works much like a foundation: an endowment fund serves as its core; the principal is invested and only the income from the investment is expended annually to benefit special causes that might otherwise go unfunded and unrealized. Grants are awarded on an annual basis. Just under one million dollars has been awarded in the 25-year history!
2026 Grant Applications are now closed.
Click here to access the current grant guidelines.
Haga clic aquí para acceder a las pautas de subvenciones actuales.
In consideration of and by accepting this grant from the Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana (NT-NL) Synod, the mission/congregation hereby agrees that should the mission/congregation at any time leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) for any reason whatsoever, the mission/congregation will be responsible for repaying this and additional grants in full prior to receiving a release from the NT-NL Synod.
If you are looking for the Grant Recipient Summary of Project form, you can find that link here: https://www.ntnl.org/ministries/mef/grant-recipient-summary-of-project/.
Gifts that go on forever!
The 2021 initiative of the Mission Endowment Fund is to seek legacy gifting partners who embrace this ministry of our churches. If you have included the NT-NL Mission Endowment Fund in your estate plan or will, you are invited to become a member of the Legacy Partners Enduring Vision for Mission. Contact MEF@ntnl.org to notify us you have already included MEF in your will / estate plan OR to request a call to discuss this opportunity.
“Leave a Legacy” document for Congregations
1996 — 2021 25 years of grant giving!
Access the complete list of grant recipients (1996 – 2021) here.
We are grateful to our
whose vision to support new and ongoing ministries through financial resources 25 years ago.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
We are grateful to our 2020 “Seeds That Change” donors who helped us surpass our $50,000 goal!
Please select Mission Endowment Fund, and you may designate your gift in the notes/memo line.
You may also DONATE BY TEXTING “give” to 833-501-3856,
or MAIL A DONATION to
NT-NL Synod
c/o Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
2620 W Grauwyler Rd
Irving TX, 75061.
Then please designate “Mission Endowment Fund” in the memo line.
MEF’s Executive Director is Jennifer Hachmeister and can be reached at MEF@ntnl.org.