Frank E. Clark Charitable Trust

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Frank E. Clark Charitable Trust

• Congregations, Presbyteries and Synod in
  Partnership

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History

• Phone call July 2007
• Do you want 75,000 for small churches in small
  communities?
• Submitted grant request August 1, 2007
• Notified October of grant decision
• Money sent to Presbyteries in December 2008
  January 2009
• 5,000 per Presbytery
• (75,000 Grant 5,000 Synod)

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Synod Guidelines

• Presbyteries select Projects
• Capital Improvements
• Community Outreach
• Money must be matched by Presbytery and/or
  Congregation
• Congregations must meet grant requirements
• have an annual budget of less than 250,000
• have an average attendance at Sunday services of
  less than 150 people.
• be in a town with a population of less than
  50,000.

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Uses of Grants

• All 16 Presbyteries
• Over 50 Congregations
• Capital Improvements
• Roofs
• Handicapped accessibility
• Technology
• Fire Repairs
• French Drains

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More Uses of Grant

• Outreach and other
• Part time office help
• Community Family Night (film) Program
• Arts Program
• Outreach Program Community Meals and Movie
• Playground repairs for Head Start Logos
• Kerr Kafe coffee house outreach to community
• Food Pantry Renovation

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Beaver Butler

• Racoon Presbyterian Church
• 43 Members
• New Roof

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Carlisle

• Removal of Bats in the Belfry!
• Greencastle Presbyterian Church 187 Members

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Donegal

• Kreutz Creek
• 104 Members
• Handicapped Accessible Entrance

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Huntingdon

• Snow Shoe Presbyterian Church
• 19 Members
• Emergency roof and gutter repairs

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Kiskiminetas

• Grants to 14 Churches
• Community Outreach
• Community Brochure and Family night
• Capital Improvements
• Interior French Drain
• New well
• Handicap accessibility
• New organ
• New Signage

Apollo Presbyterian Church 232 Members
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Lackawanna

• First Presbyterian Church, Montrose PA
• 148 Members
• Roof Work

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Lake Erie

• Watson Run Church
• 74 Members
• Elevator and bring basement up to code

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Lehigh

• Presbyterian Church of the Mountain
• 158 Members
• Student Support Fund for college bound members
• Rhythm, Rhyme, and Rap (grades 3-5)
• Camp Jazz (grades 8-12)

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Northumberland

• Two Churches
• Arnot Presbyterian Church ?
• Community Outreach Program
• Food and videos
• Tioga United Presbyterian Church
• Capital Improvements

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Philadelphia

• Holmes Presbyterian Church
• 141 Members
• Chairlift for Handicap Accessibility to
  Fellowship Hall
• In Connection with Partnership for Missional
  Church Program

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Pittsburgh

• First Presbyterian Church, Castle Shannon
• 80 Members
• New Entryway

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Redstone

• United Prebyterian Church -New Kensington
• 289 Members
• Handicapped Accessibility
• Breakfast Outreach Program

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Shenango

• North Liberty Presbyterian Church
• 191 Members
• Replaced Steeple

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Upper Ohio Valley

• Six (6) Churches
• Youth Enrichment Program through fine arts
• Kitchen and fellowship hall renovations for
  community activities
• Video projector for community movie night
• Capital improvements roof, handicap
  accessibility

First Presbyterian Church Mt. Pleasant 80
Members
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Washington

• Langeloth Community 
• Church Fire Repair
• 30 Members

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West Virginia

• First Presbyterian Church of Whitesville
• 28 Members
• Good Samaritan Ministries
• Assist low income families

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Frank E. Clark Charitable Trust

• Congregations, Presbyteries and Synod in
  Partnership