World Missions Ministries Announces 2024 Antioch Grant Awards

- World Missions Ministries Communications Office

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — World Missions Ministries (WMM) has awarded eight Antioch Grants for 2024 totaling over $668,000.

The 2024 Antioch Grants are not only significant as a record amount given to these projects, but, for the first time in WMM history, all Antioch Grant requests brought before the WMM Council were approved.

Council member Dr. Barbara Carter describes the moment of the Grants’ approval by saying, “A holy hush came over us as we pondered the great mercy and faithfulness of God. It was the first time every request for an Antioch Grant would be fulfilled. We put business aside, bowed our heads, and took several minutes to spontaneously thank God for His goodness.”

The eight awards are being allocated as follows:

Bujumbura, Burundi: $10,000 was awarded for a church building.
Puerto Maldonado, Peru: $50,938.89 was awarded to a church building and future missions institute.
Dodoma, Tanzania: $61,600 was awarded for a church project.
Romania: $68,000 was awarded for a kindergarten/daycare and dental office.
New Assiut, Egypt: $75,000 was awarded for the New Assiut Gospel Preaching IPHC Headquarters.
Phetchabun, Thailand: $100,000 was awarded for a Hope Center in Thailand.
Ratchaburi, Thailand: $103,000 was awarded for a church-based training center.
Lahore-Punjab, Pakistan: $200,000 was awarded for the Pakistan IPHC Regional Ministry Centre.

In 2014 WMM began strategically reprioritizing Antioch Grants as part of its departmental budget and Global Outreach (GO) emphasis. Executive Director Bishop J. Talmadge Gardner wrote of the grants’ historical impact on the recipients saying, “To date, the response from our donors has been positive in that they are able to see their ministry resources leaving an indelible imprint on the fabric of a country.”

This year, World Missions Ministries recognizes the generosity of our IPHC churches throughout who gave to the Global Outreach Offering and made it possible to fund all 2024 Antioch Grant requests. Additionally, Tim Case Ministries committed $194,000 to be allocated by World Missions, and Hope Center Ministries contributed $25,000 to partner in the Hope Center Thailand project.

The top 20 giving churches to Global Outreach Offering in 2024 include:

Living Hope Church Pastor Keith and Lana Gilliam - $50,000 (Cornerstone)
New Covenant Pentecostal Holiness Church Pastor Becky Jones - $32,200 (South Carolina)
Kinston First Pentecostal Holiness Church Pastor Brian and Wendy Rogers - $30,200 (North Carolina)
Word of Life Pentecostal Holiness Church Bishop Stan and Kathy Reynolds - $30,034 (Pacific West)
Barrineau Pentecostal Holiness Church Bobby and Laura Floyd - $30,000 (South Carolina)
Bethel Life Church Pastor Kent and Denise Bell - $26,000 (River of Life)
Stanley Pentecostal Holiness Church Pastor Danny and Sharran Penny - $25,000 (Cornerstone)
Trinity Worship Center Pastor Darrell and Debbie Cox - $25,000 (Cornerstone)
Northview Harvest Church Pastor Tim and Kim Hodge - $24,321 (South Carolina)
Fountain of Life Church Bishop Hans and Dana Hess - $21,887 (Redemption Ministries)
Mount Olive First Pentecostal Holiness Church Pastor Jeff and Lisa Dail - $20,135 (North Carolina)
Earles Pentecostal Holiness Church Pastor Allen and Kathie Ard - $20,069 (South Carolina)
Harbor of Hope Church Pastor Craig and Sonja Reed - $20,000 (Appalachian)
Swansonville Pentecostal Holiness Church Pastor Mike and Judy Hearp - $20,000 (Cornerstone)
Upward Christian Fellowship Pastor Anthony and Alexa Craver - $20,000 (Cornerstone)
Landmark Pentecostal Holiness Church Pastor Justin and Sarah Blankenship - $20,000 (Heartland)
Friendfield Pentecostal Holiness Church Pastor Warren and Janis Matthews - $20,000 (South Carolina)
Living Word Church Pastor Brad and Whitney Davis - $16,500 (Cornerstone)
Maranatha Pentecostal Holiness Church Pastor Noah Walker - $16,046 (South Carolina)
Little Star Pentecostal Holiness Church Pastor Michael and Sue Ann Price - $16,000 (South Carolina)

World Missions praises the Lord of the Harvest for His provision to see ministries expanded and, in turn, souls won to the Kingdom of God.