With aspirations of serving every seminary student in the Great Plains Conference, the Pass the Torch committee stepped closer to their goal through the growth of the scholarship fund.
There are a lot of ways we might think of to bring people closer to Jesus Christ. Teaching them karate may not be at the top of that list. Nonetheless, First United Methodist Church in Augusta saw an opportunity for discipleship in karate. With the help of a Pathways for Discipleship grant, the church has been coming into contact with children and youth who are developing a passion for that discipline.
Inspired by the generosity of his family and looking for a way to give charitably, Charles and Jean Eby chose the Kansas Methodist Foundation to care for their donor advised fund.
When Camp Lakeside applied for a Pathways for Discipleship grant from the Kansas Area United Methodist Foundation, they had no idea that the 2020 summer camping season would quickly come to a halt due to COVID-19.
First United Methodist Church of Emporia had a long-standing endowment program in place, but leadership knew it needed to be streamlined and refocused.
