We are excited to welcome two new members to MMFA’s Grant Advisory Committee: Caroline Averitt and Pam Streich. Caroline Averitt Caroline is a North Carolina native, nonprofit champion, and lifelong Moravian. After attending UNC Chapel Hill, Caroline began graduate studies in Nonprofit Management at UNC Greensboro. She joined Americorps VISTA with placements at the Boys…
As Rev. Greg and Amy Behrend reflect on You Belong’s first year of ministry, they see God at work, “weaving together a beautiful tapestry in this developing faith family.” You Belong’s Wonderfully Made program continues to be at the center of that work. The growing group has now welcomed 62 people to all kinds of…
For almost 15 years On Wings Like a Dove has been providing tools and resources to encourage families, prodigals, and those in prison to walk in the light. Through mentoring, Bible study correspondence courses, and more, On Wings Like a Dove works to transform lives through the grace we all receive as followers of our…
When Jesus blessed one boy’s humble gift of two fishes and five loaves, it was made to feed thousands. And there were twelve baskets of leftovers! Your generosity through the Moravian Ministries Foundation in America (MMFA) is blessed too! Your gifts to the Moravian Hunger & Thirst Field of Interest Fund on the Moravian Day…
Children at Macedonia Moravian Preschool in Advance, NC, have a new teacher this fall: a garden full of native North Carolina pollinator plants. Bashavia Gardens designed and planted the garden in October of last year. The garden honors Bonnie Miller, a beloved teacher at the preschool for thirty years. She retired in 2021. Kelly Hines,…
Growing community isn’t about size. First Moravian Church in Greensboro, NC isn’t the biggest church in town. But thanks to a grant through the Moravian Ministries Foundation in America (MMFA), it just might be growing community that’s second to none — and producing a bountiful harvest. A new Servants’ Garden, with more than 30 raised…
The future’s so bright, they’ve gotta wear shades! Imagine being able to supply all the power your three-building church campus needs plus more AND leading the way in environmental stewardship at the same time! That’s exactly what Union Cross Moravian Church has been able to do with their solar array. Financial stewardship The return on…
“Community-funded ministry has more freedom to be creative and can do more of what’s necessary than the state can provide,” said The Rev. Jeff Carter, chaplain under call by the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province working for the Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministry. Your gifts make it possible Your gifts to the Moravian Ministries…
By Lydian Bernhardt The Unity Women’s Desk (UWD) is working hard to build a network of women around the Moravian world who can support each other, says Julie Tomberlin, coordinator of the Unity Women’s Desk ministry of the Moravian Church. “It’s important to our mission to empower enough women to make an impact,” she says.…
By Lydian Bernhardt Feed hungry children Sister Lorena Gray knew a need when she saw it. Feed hungry children A nurse who lives half the year in North Carolina, half the year in her native Honduras, Gray experienced many challenging situations growing up. She could tell that, with the advent of COVID, hurricanes, drug…