Funding of the Protestant Foundation "The Good Shepherd"

The Protestant Foundation "The Good Shepherd" supports the Protestant Church Congregation of Sassenberg in North Rhine-Westphalia through regular disbursements from interest income and promptly available donation funds. Among other things, funding is provided for the equipment and conduct of worship services, congregational work with a focus on children, youth, and family projects, as well as the maintenance and repair of church buildings. As a continuously open funding opportunity, the grant program is exclusively aimed at non-profit organizations and public institutions that belong to the Protestant Church Congregation of Sassenberg or can demonstrate a project-related connection.

Applicants benefit from flexible submission deadlines, as funding applications can be submitted to the foundation board at any time. Prerequisites for funding are personal membership or a direct project connection to the congregation, as well as a properly completed application. Eligible expenses include worship service equipment, children and youth work offerings, family-oriented initiatives, and structural measures on church buildings. The foundation places particular emphasis on the sustainable use of funds in accordance with its statutory purpose, in order to strengthen congregational life and secure local infrastructure in the long term.