United Methodist Communications offers $1 million in matching funds annually to local churches, districts and conferences to help establish an advertising presence in their community. Matching funds can be used for placing television, radio, cinema, outdoor media or a combination of these media types.

Grant applications are accepted three times a year for media placed in coordination with the national cable TV schedule: Lent, Back-to-school and Advent.

Next Application Period
• May 1 through June 1 for Back-to-School and Advent 2008.

Free Media Services

Through Igniting Ministry Media Services, a local church can access the expertise of Igniting Ministry's full-service advertising agency for all their media strategies, solutions, buying and placement requests at no charge. This service is available to anyone placing any type of media -- Matching Grant and non-Matching Grant alike -- and can be handled as easy as contacting the Media Grants and Services office at 877-281-6535 or IMmediaservices@umcom.org.

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Our application form is available with full instructions (download PDF ).

If you have any questions, please contact the Media Grants and Services office at 877-281-6535 or IMmediaservices@umcom.org.

AWARD PROCESS

Grants are awarded, to the extent of available funds, based on optimum media coverage, giving the best reach and frequency throughout the United States. We encourage applicants to cluster with other churches in your media market to pool resources and make an effective buy with a single application. A list of churches, districts or conferences in your media market is available upon request.

If you have any questions, please contact the Media Grants and Services office at 877-281-6535 or IMmediaservices@umcom.org.