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!
The 2021 Mission Endowment FUNd-raiser will premiere at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 16, with the theme, Gifted and Giving…. How Grace Works! Heartfelt, inspiring video stories contributed by gifted people from across our Synod are available for viewing here: https://giftedandgiving.org/.
Seeds That Change contributions are now being accepted: https://giftedandgiving.org/donate/
THANK YOU to our donors so far! (as of October 15)
2022 Grant Applications are now available and due October 31. You may access that information here: https://www.ntnl.org/ministries/mef/grant-application/.
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!
NT-NL Mission Endowment Fund 2021 Grant Recipients
Seeds that Change!
NT-NL 50th Anniversary Task Force — Lenten Journey/Landscape of our Soul $1000
Advent Lutheran/Arlington — The Lord’s Pantry $8,000
Church of the Damascus Road — Prison Ministry $7,000
Emanuel Lutheran Church/Dallas — Sharing Our Faith in the Community $3000
First Lutheran/Longview — The Success Center- Tutoring Youth $9,600
First Sagrada Familia Lutheran /Garland — Congregational Vitality Project $3830
Four Mile Lutheran/Mabank — High School Technology Needs $1,000
Four Mile Lutheran/Mabank — Rebecca Project/Feeding the Elderly $1800
Adviento – Iglesia Luterana/Arlington — Growing the Ministry $8,000
Mount Olive Lutheran/Dallas — Backpack/Save a Life Today Initiative $1,000
NT-NL Coaching — Offering Scholarships Synod-wide $7,200
Santa Maria in Exile/Irving — Serving the Church in my Neighborhood $2,800
St John Lutheran/Wilson — Mobile Food Pantry $1,930
St.. Luke’s Lutheran/Richardson — Community Breakfast $1,440
Walnut Hill Lutheran/Farmer’s Branch — Spread the Written Word $800
Walnut Hill Lutheran/Farmers Branch — Church Council Spiritual Retreat $1,600
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, 680 Copper Canyon Rd, Argyle, TX 76226. Then please designate “Mission Endowment Fund” in the memo line.
MEF’s Executive Director is Linda Ness and can be reached at MEF@ntnl.org.