Churches hear about an exciting new micro grants initiative
17 of our churches met in Braniel Community Church in early March to explore a new church micro grants initiative run by The Cinnamon Network.
The Cinnamon Network has been set up to encourage churches to engage their local communities with new projects and to work alongside them providing advice and initial small grants of between £1,500– £3,000. Local representative, Tommy Stewart, came along to talk through the process, including how to choose a suitable project.
The Cinnamon Network is partnered with 28 projects in categories of community need such as family, education and poverty and each one of these projects can be developed ‘off the shelf’ for different local contexts. Churches heard that if they were to start one of these projects in partnership with Cinnamon, they would be eligible for a micro grant.
Also present for the evening were some of the diocese’s church plants and pioneer ministries and we heard from two of them, Braniel and The Glen, on new community projects –especially amongst men.
For more information The Cinnamon Network please contact Andrew Brannigan or look up www.cinnamonnetwork.co.uk.