Morgan Trust Fund

About the Morgan Trust

The will of Martha Frances Morgan and Elizabeth Morgan established an endowment fund, a part of the yearly interest of which is available to BSMC to be used for:

bringing in outstanding Christian ministers and laypersons to the church to lecture and/or teach on true Christian values consistent with the teachings and beliefs of the Methodist Church;

developing and managing internal lecture, teaching, and other such educational programs in order to foster, perpetuate, or teach Christian virtues consistent with the teachings and beliefs of the Methodist Church; or

compensating existing or new staff members of BSMC to the extent of their involvement in developing, maintaining and managing such programs. The will states that the fund shall not be used for the church’s general administrative or operational guidelines unrelated to such programs.

Request Morgan Trust Funds

Activity Name(Required)

Activity Date

Requesting Ministry(Required)

Contact Person(Required)

First Last

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

BSMC Staff Contact

First Last

This can be left blank if the staff person is the same as the previous contact person.

Description of Activity(Required)

Please provide enough information so that evaluators can get a thorough understanding of the activity.

Type of Activity(Required)

One-time activity

Innovative activity requiring seed funds

Recurring request for which there is no funding

How does this activity impact Christian education?(Required)

Estimated Number of BSMC Members Affected(Required)

Estimated Number of Community Members Affected(Required)

Define the specific ministry goals for the activity and the expected impact the activity will have on the target audience:(Required)

Describe what impact the Morgan Trust funding will have on the activity:(Required)

Publicity plan for the activity:(Required)

Evaluation plan after activity concluded:(Required)

Relate to goals and impacts as stated above.

Church resources needed:(Required)

e.g., Sisk Hall, kitchen, A/V equipment, etc.

Non-church resources needed:(Required)

e.g., police presence, Lake Junaluska, facilities of other churches, etc.

Estimated Expenses

Speaker/Leader Cost(Required)

Travel/Lodging/Meals Cost(Required)

Publicity Costs(Required)

Venue Costs(Required)

Additional Costs(Required)

Please explain any additional costs:(Required)

Total Costs(Required)

Estimated Revenue

Ticket Sales

Attendees X ticket

Contributions

From Ministry Budget

Total Estimated Revenue(Required)

Request

TOTAL REQUESTED FROM MORGAN FUND(Required)

Please upload any supporting documents such as speaker contract, speaker bio, venue contract, proposals, etc.

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