How does CLMS determine which mission projects to support?
While CLMS receives unrestricted funds, it does not make unrestricted mission grants. All grants are project based, and are ordinarily for one year terms, though they may be renewed. Each year, CLMS solicits project proposals from LCC, its district mission staff, and partner churches. From the projects submitted, the Board of Directors annually adopts those projects which are most consistent with its objectives, and are considered most urgent. Once adopted, CLMS commits itself to funding the project in full, even if it involves carrying the project forward to the following year. If a project is not completed, or only partially so, the amount CLMS remits is adjusted accordingly.
