The Board of Ordained Ministry of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference has been concerned with the growing debt load many of ministerial candidates have accumulated as they have prepared themselves for full-time ordained ministry.  As financial resources become available, the Board has worked to provide one-time cash disbursements in the hope that it will relieve some of the weight of summary debt.  

The Illinois Great Rivers Board of Ordained Ministry is offering Seminary Debt Reduction Grants to eligible clergy of our Conference. Three documents have been prepared and are available for download:

• Introduction document, explaining eligibility requirements
• Process Outline document
• Application document

For more information, contact Rev. Steve Goodin or the Board of Ministry Registrar John Salzman.