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November 2025 grants

Building An All-Inclusive Community—United Church of Christ, Prescott
Paula Kalinosky
The Rev. Lisa Bodenheim

For Goodness Sake—First Congregational UCC, Eau Claire (Housing Initiative)
Jill Christopherson

Common Ground—First Congregational UCC, Lake Geneva
Sherry Engstrom

Thrift Store—Immanuel UCC, Darlington
Marjean Sutherland

InterGenerational Wholeness Project—St. Paul’s UCC, Ellsworth
Ruth Baumgartner

Day by Day Memory Café—St. John’s UCC, Monroe
Pamela Wyss

Sharing Table (Freezer)—Our Saviour’s UCC, Ripon
Nancy Henning

August 2025 grants

Worship in the Woods—Saron UCC, Sheboygan Falls
The Rev. Daniel Krueger; Saron UCC office

Healing Hearts Grief Support Group—Plymouth Church
The Rev. Teresa Howell-Smith

May 2025 grants

Summer Feeding Program—Grace Congregational UCC, Two Rivers
The Rev. Colie Bettivia

*Health, Happiness Walk & Block Party for School Mental Health—Amery Congregational UCC, Amery
Chad Leonard
*Not implemented as planned – Note received July 20, 2025. Alternatives considered. We asked to have it returned – July 21, 2025.

Asylum Assistance—Ladysmith Congregational UCC, Ladysmith
Nancy Kraft

2024 grants

Among Friends – Respite Care—First Congregational UCC, River Falls
Bonnie Jones Witthuhn

Flicker Wild Church—Orchard Ridge UCC, Madison
Daniel Cooperrider

Welcoming Neighbors Quilt Display—First Congregational UCC, Eau Claire
Ginny Close

Enriching Lives Through Literacy—St. Paul’s UCC, Malone
Beth Miller

Housing Summit—First Congregational UCC, Appleton
Eilene Hoft-March

Mental Health Workshop—St. Paul’s UCC, Menomonee Falls
Christine Sparrow

Inclusion Project—St. John’s UCC, Germantown
The Rev. Janis Doleschall

Grief Support Group—Plymouth Church, Milwaukee
The Rev. Teresa Howell-Smith

Merrimac & Main—Plymouth UCC, Dodgeville
The Rev. Jennifer Seaich

Safe Space for Teens—First Congregational UCC, Hartland
The Rev. Jim Langreder

Free Community Meal—Our Saviour’s UCC, Ripon
Nancy Henning

Lighthouse Homeless Shelter—Ladysmith Congregational UCC, Ladysmith
Nancy Kraft or the Rev. David Bowles

Real Good Church Conversation—Zwingli UCC, Mt. Vernon
The Rev. Sonny Graves

2023 grants

LEAF Ministries—Hope UCC, Sturgeon Bay
Scott Hansen

Indigenous People’s Justice Project—McFarland UCC, McFarland
Becky Cohen

Jazz Vespers for Community Outreach—Union Congregational, Green Bay
Haley Steele

Feeding the HungryUnited Church of Christ, Neillsville
Bonnie Weyer

Community Dinner Table—Delavan United Church, Delavan
The Rev. Christine Mandas

Love Your Neighbor—St. Stephen’s UCC, Merrill
The Rev. Mike Southcombe

Manitowoc Warming Shelter—Peace UCC/Manitowoc Cooperative Ministry
The Rev. Matthew Sauer

Learning in Retirement—First Congregational Church of Genesee
The Rev. Jim Langreder

Arbor Good Neighbor House—Memorial UCC, Fitchburg
Jim Hornik

Neighbor Day Project—Middleton Community Church, Middleton
Brian Koenig

Gingerbread Pre-school—First Congregational UCC, Watertown
Thomas D. Rusch

Random Acts of Kindness—St. Paul’s UCC, Ellsworth
Maria Stress

Soup Supper and Games Night—St. John’s UCC, LaPointe
The Rev. Nathan Holst

2022 grants

Anti-Racism for YouthBrookfield Congregational, Brookfield
The Rev. Laura McLeod

Repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery—Plymouth UCC, Milwaukee
Sheila Feay-Shaw

Community Garden—Mukwonago UCC, Mukwonago
Jan Brewer

Pastor from Germany—Peace UCC, Kewaskum
The Rev. Eric Kirkegaard

Building an All-Inclusive Community—Prescott UCC, Prescott
The Rev. Lisa Bodenheim

Feeding the Hungry—United Church of Christ, Neillsville
Bonnie Weyer

Waukesha Co. Refugee Resettlement—St. John’s UCC, Merton
Kelly Radcliffe

Loving Lunches—Olivet Congregational, Columbus
Carol Black

Creation Care Projects—Wisconsin Conference Creation Care Team
Kathy Bartilson