TPIM Congregational/Individual Missional Grants

Mission is the result of God’s initiative, rooted in God’s purposes to restore and heal creation. “Mission” means “sending,” and it is the central biblical theme describing the purpose of God’s action in human history. Consequently, a missional church is shaped by participating in God’s mission, which is to set things right in a broken, sinful world, to redeem it, and to restore it to what God always intended for the world.

Tennessee Cooperative Baptist Fellowship acknowledges the call of individuals and congregations to be God’s presence in the world. TCBF encourages and supports intentional efforts to become more missional. Through our annual state missions offering, Tennessee Priorities in Mission (TPIM), we allocate funds for missional grants to assist individuals and/or congregations in their efforts to participate in God’s mission in the world. These grants are designed to encourage individuals and congregations to partner with God in God’s redemptive mission by providing seed money to support missional engagement in the world.

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has prioritized eight missional initiatives focused on ministry to “the least of these.” These initiatives are examples of projects that can be funded through TCBF missional grants:

  • Poverty and Transformation Ministries — working with or initiating work to alleviate poverty in your community
  • Disaster Response Ministries — responding to assist and minister to people who have been affected by natural disasters
  • Internationals Ministries — ministering to refugees, immigrants, or students from other countries
  • Church Starts & Faith Sharing Ministries — assist in initiating a new church, house church, or faith community
  • Justice and Peacemaking Ministries — serve as advocates for religious freedom and social justice by ministering to those who are persecuted for their faith and/or work to address human trafficking, genocide, women’s rights, child labor and reconciliation
  • Healthcare Ministries — seek to be the presence of Christ by offering spiritual and physical healing
  • Economic Development Ministries — helping transform communities through economic development, environmental sustainability and micro-enterprise projects
  • Education Ministries — work to initiate a project providing educational opportunities or assistance to students

Congregations or individuals may apply for a missional grant. TCBF also encourages congregations to partner with congregations to address human need around the globe.

Would you like to apply for a Congregational/Individual Missional Grant?