Applying for Financial Assistance

Three types of grants are currently available.
  1. Regular Grants​​
  2. Emergency Grants​
  3. Diaconal Formation Grants

If you’re unclear as to which grant might apply to your situation, please contact The Rev. Theresa Lewallen, our Grants Administrator. Applications are accepted at any time and reviewed at the Spring or Fall Board meeting. Emergency requests are reviewed monthly. All information given to the Fund is held in confidentiality. All grants and stipends are reviewed annually, based on updated information.
Hallenbeck Fellowship Awards
In honor of Deacon Ted Hallenbeck, these awards are offered to deacons canonically resident and in good standing in The Episcopal Church, to enable them to attend conferences or educational events whose content is related to the diaconate and/or The Episcopal Church. Full details.
How has The Fund helped deacons in need?
  • Emergency grant for a young deacon and her family affected by lost income due to Covid. 
  • Formation grants for three postulants: Each received assistance with mileage to formation classes (one used the entire grant for mileage);  One received tuition for required courses; One received payment to cover books and CPE. Each of the three postulants also receives Social Security.
  • Basic living expenses due to loss of job.
Make a Planned Gift
"I have been an active deacon since my ordination over twenty years ago. I am a grateful recipient of a supportive grant from the Fund for the Diaconate. My thanks to the Fund for the Diaconate and all that they do. With out them, I do not know what I would have done."  ~ Deacon H., recipient of a General Grant