Applications Open Through October 22, 2023

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Prince of Peace & Zion Endowment Fund Purpose

Prince of Peace Mission

Celebrate God's grace and glory,
Share the message of God's love,
Serve the hopes and hurts of our neighbors and ourselves and
​Strengthen the God given talents of our church family.

The Prince of Peace (PoP) + Zion Fund was created to help do more good in the world by providing financial support to create or support efforts where our faith and compassion for the world connect. 

Prince of Peace is a special church community. When members of Zion Lutheran Church voted to join Prince of Peace in 2005, the two communities discerned the best usage for the church property and decided to support it as a resource for new church ministries.  After 11 years of combined efforts and resources from PoP, Zion, our wider ELCA church, and local synod, it became clear that the site was not a viable option for church ministries. 
The sale of the property allows the vision of supporting church ministries to live on through the PoP + Zion Fund. Through the investment of these funds, the PoP + Zion Fund will provide perpetual income to support our goal to do more good both within our church and with our surrounding community. The fund designates percentage allocations as follows; Category a) Synod 15%, b) Property 30%, c) Prince of Peace Member Missions and d) Open category.

The Pop + Zion Fund provides financial awards to individuals and organizations that have emphasis on making the world a better place in tangible ways, which would include but be not limited to:

• Supporting local/national/international mission outreach 
• Providing basic human needs 
• Enhancing the ministries of Prince of Peace

Eligibility to Receive Funds

All people are welcome to apply on behalf of an organization, endeavor, or project that focuses on doing more good, creating external connections, and enhancing the Prince of Peace mission. 
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Please note that distributions of the Pop + Zion Fund are available for the both benefit of the wider community and Prince of Peace Lutheran Church ministries.

Application Process

To apply, complete the online application through the link at the top of the page.
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*Occasionally the Pop + Zion Fund Committee may request additional information regarding the request prior to making a final decision.
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Applications are accepted until October 22, 2023 with distribution decisions expected in November.

Notification

​Applicants are informed of Pop + Zion Fund award decisions by letter from the Pop + Zion Fund Committee. Normal processing time for application submission to decision being made is one to three months. ​​

Distribution Reports

2022

Recipient Responsibilities

The recipient is responsible to advise the Pop + Zion Fund committee of any changes, significant delays or problems with the fund distribution as was originally intended.
  
All funds granted must be used within the terms defined.

Unused funds must be returned to the Pop + Zion Fund. 
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Recipients are asked to submit a brief report to the Pop + Zion Fund committee, accounting for the expenditures of the funds and describing the results of fund use, which may include photographs, testimonials or publications.  The Pop + Zion Fund committee  reserves the right to use the contents of these reports to provide a summary in the Annual Report of the Fund to the Congregation, to promote the Fund or to describe the work of the Fund in other publications.