Rethink Church is now offering digital advertising grants to local churches across the connection to help raise awareness within their communities and drive online traffic to their websites! For churches selected to receive a grant, United Methodist Communications will create, purchase, and place ads in their areas. All you have to do is apply! Grants are available for Lent/Easter, back-to-school time, and Advent—and applications for Advent grants are being accepted through Oct. 1. All grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Churches that apply must have a working, welcoming website that clearly indicates United Methodist affiliation, and must be willing to use pre-designed ads that match UMC branding.

United Methodist Communications is now offering Digital Advertising Grants to local United Methodist churches. This brand-new opportunity will help raise awareness of churches in their community by means of digital advertising. United Methodist Communications will provide ads that honor the United Methodist brand, while advertising the local church. These ads will be purchased and placed for the churches by United Methodist Communications and is not a monetary grant.

Ads are offered during three periods per year. You may currently apply for one of the following periods:

• Advent: November - December 2015 (Apply before October 1, 2015)

• Easter: February - March 2016 (Apply before January 7, 2016)

• All three 2016 grant seasons will be open to apply beginning in October 2015

All grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Read through our criteria here. 

If two churches with the same target zip codes apply for the same buy period, the first church to apply will have their choice of run times. Churches can apply for a digital advertising grant here.