UPDATE on Partners:
Texas Office
Historic Sacred Places Receive Major Gifts
Two Dallas churches with a history of serving
the larger community will receive grants from
Partners for Sacred Places thanks to several
gifts from anonymous donors. Grace United
Methodist Church will receive $25,000 and Oak
Lawn United Methodist Church will receive
$100,000. Both congregations have worked
closely with Partners to strengthen the care and
use of their historic buildings, and are graduates
of Partners’ signature training program, New
Dollars/New Partners for Your Sacred Place.
In 2008, Grace and Oak Lawn were among a
dozen Dallas congregations that participated
in Partners’ intensive training program,
sponsored by the North Texas Conference of
the United Methodist Church. The program
Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas, TX, runs numerous programs
is geared toward congregations that have an
that benefit the wider community. It is one of two historic, community-serving
older sacred space, capital needs beyond their churches to receive a grant through anonymous donors.
financial capability, and a commitment to deepen
community an opportunity to receive a home-cooked
community connections and use their buildings more
meal every Sunday. The Community Clothes Closet
effectively. Both of these congregations have worked
is a program that provides gently used clothing and
tirelessly to provide hope and service in the