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United Thank Offering Grants
The United Thank Offering Board is delighted to announce the opening of applications for its 2026 annual grants. They seek projects that focus on justice through bridging divides. The application deadlines are at 5:00 pm Eastern Time on these dates:
- January 9, 2026, for Anglican Communion partners.
- January 30, 2026, for Episcopal Church applicants.
Applications received by the posted deadlines will go through a review process to ensure all criteria are met before a final submission in February. In addition, email draft applications to the Rev. Heather Melton (hmelton@episcopalchurch.org) for feedback and support.
Find application materials and support videos online in English and Spanish at https://unitedthankoffering.com/apply/. United Thank Offering staff invite applicants to register for one-on-one support during open office hours this fall.
Sources from the “three-legged stool” of Anglicanism, Scripture, tradition, and reason, inspired the focus of grants for the 2026-2028 triennium. In 2026, a C.S. Lewis quote and Amos 5:24 inspired the grant focus:
But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
Applications must demonstrate how two disconnected groups will collaborate on a project that works toward meaningful change within a local community.
“Members of the UTO Grants Committee are keenly feeling the ways in which the United States continues to grow increasingly fractured socially, politically, and financially,” writes the Rev. Rowan Larson, vice president for grants for the United Thank Offering. “As we see similar divides deepening in countries across the world, we believe this is a global issue that affects us all. We are hopeful that this year’s grant focus will inspire innovative ministry projects to bridge some of these divides and move communities toward justice for all.”
During the last three-year grant cycle, United Thank Offering grants supported nearly 70 innovative mission and ministry projects. These focused on areas of ministry based on Matthew 25:31-46, including the following:
- Worldwide incarceration crisis
- Welcoming “the stranger”
- Water-related issues.
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Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
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