2007 - Mustard Seed Foundation

2007 Annual Report 

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“How shall we picture the kingdom of God? . . . 

It is like a mustard seed . . . ” 

—Mark 4:30-32 

The Mustard Seed Foundation is a Christian family foundation established in 1983 under 

the leadership of Dennis W. Bakke and Eileen Harvey Bakke. The Foundation was 

created as an expression of their desire to be faithful stewards of the financial resources 

entrusted to them, to bring together the Christian members of their extended families into 

common ministry, and to advance the Kingdom of God. The Foundation provides grants 

to churches and Christian organizations worldwide that are engaged in Christian ministry 

including outreach, discipleship, and economic empowerment. The Foundation also awards 

scholarships to Christians pursuing advanced educational degrees in preparation for 

leadership roles in both the Church and society. All directors and staff of the Mustard Seed 

Foundation are committed followers of Jesus Christ and affirm the Lausanne Covenant. 

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Dear friends of the Mustard Seed Foundation, 

When we started the Foundation in 1984, we did not have 

a fully developed philosophy of giving that would guide this 

organization into the future. We did surround ourselves with 

people of faith from both the Bakke and Harvey families to 

help us discern what good stewardship meant. Over the years, 

a simple approach evolved. 

The resources entrusted to us don’t belong to us: God has called 

us to be stewards or caretakers. We chose to consume as few 

of those resources for own lifestyle as reasonable, consistent 

with our life callings, and to give the rest away in a thoughtful, 

disciplined manner. 

Our primary granting strategy has been to discern what local 

churches are doing around the world and participate with 

them. In the early years of the Foundation’s giving decisions, 

we recognized that in order for a ministry project to succeed, 

it needed to have local accountability and sustainability. 

Churches are the embodiment of Christ in the world. Thus, 

over the years, we have matched thousands of initiatives 

that local churches around the world have launched and/ 

or financially supported. Our grants are intended to help a 

project in its early years. Supported initiatives ultimately must 

be sustained through the work, prayers and financial support 

of the churches in their communities. 

We fund church sponsored efforts to reach their neighbors with 

the good news of Christ, to give economic power to the poor, 

and to educate Christians to deepen their faith. We expect that 

each grant will accomplish something important in the church 

community and has some chance of being both sustainable 

and life changing for the people affected. Nearly $5 million, or 

50% of Mustard Seed’s 2007 annual budget, was invested in 

943 local church initiatives. Over 88% of these grants went to 

match local churches outside the United States. 

In addition to the core granting discussed above, the 

Foundation funds four other initiatives. In 2007 our Harvey 

Fellows Program provided $1.1 million in scholarships to 75 

gifted Christian graduate students enrolled in elite universities 

who are preparing to teach at secular universities or to pursue 

leadership positions in other important vocational fields. One 

of the highlights of the year was the Harvey Fellows 15th Year 

Celebration and Summer Institute in California, where nearly 

100 current and past fellows came together for a rich time of 

study and celebration. 

Over 1,000 students attending Christ-centered colleges and 

seminaries outside the United States received $1.5 million in 

scholarships through our Theological Education program. 

Another 57 students enrolled at Bakke Graduate University 

(BGU) were awarded scholarships for their work toward 

Doctorate or Masters degrees. Of these scholarships, 77% 

were awarded to students who live and minister outside the 

United States. 

The year also marked the beginning of a new granting program, 

Theology of Work. These grants are given to theological 

institutions in the US and other parts of the world so that they 

can develop curriculum and courses to teach pastors, other 

Christian teachers, and lay people to connect Sunday with 

Monday. In its inaugural year, 11 Theology of Work grants 

totaling $88,000 were awarded. 

We want to recognize and thank the 16 members of the staff, 

who are ambassadors for Christ and for the Foundation. We 

welcomed Vivian Fayek from Cairo to our Middle East staff, 

and bid goodbye to John Tooke, who retired in 2007 after six 

years as our wise and much beloved staff member in South 

Africa. We also want to recognize Eric Hornberger and 

Lonni Jackson who, in addition to their regional leadership 

responsibilities, assumed the roles of Executive Directors of 

the Foundation. 

The Junior Board, comprised of members of the Harvey and 

Bakke families ages 13 to 18, awarded 17 grants totaling nearly 

$200,000. Stuart Harvey succeeded Nathan Mansell as Board 

Chair. On the Senior Board, Margaret Harvey Thompson 

became a permanent Board member and Carolyn Thompson 

and Elizabeth Bakke were elected to new five-year terms. We 

are extremely grateful for the dedicated, wise participation of 

all of our board members. 

Looking ahead to 2008, we anticipate an operating budget 

of $10 million, the largest in the history of the Foundation. 

We plan to add a regional staff member in Southeast Asia, 

and we will launch the Daniel Award, a scholarship program 

in India modeled after the Harvey Fellows Program. Most 

importantly, we will celebrate 25 years of God’s faithfulness 

to the Mustard Seed Foundation and our mission to support 

the work of Christ and his people around the world 

In Christ, 

Dennis and Eileen Bakke 

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Guiding Principles 

CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM 

The gospel of Jesus Christ and the advancement of his kingdom are central to all that we are and 

all that we do. It is our joy to worship and serve him and to submit ourselves to the authority of 

the Bible. We seek to be Christ’s servants and ambassadors and to encourage as many as will 

come to follow Christ. We seek to encourage the formation of disciples from every “unreached” 

community, city, and culture. We desire to see the whole Church bring the whole gospel to 

the whole world. Therefore, we award grants and scholarships to churches and individuals 

representing the spectrum of biblical Christianity, including Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, 

and Evangelical traditions. We affirm God’s redeeming and restorative grace and power as 

sufficient to bring blessing to all structures, institutions, and societies. All grant and scholarship 

recipients of the Mustard Seed Foundation must proclaim a personal faith in Christ, affirm the 

basic tenets of orthodox Christianity, and desire to serve and witness in Christ’s name. 

GLOBAL 

The Mustard Seed Foundation recognizes the global nature of the Body of Christ. Therefore, 

we desire to participate in God’s work to encourage churches and individuals through grants 

and scholarships around the world. Our goal is to give the majority of our funding to churches 

and individuals worldwide, while intentionally limiting our investment in the United States. 

Since the Foundation’s inception in 1983, we have awarded grants and scholarships in nearly 

150 countries. 

LOCAL CHURCH 

We recognize the Church as God’s primary representative in the world. Therefore, we try to 

maximize the role and responsibility of local congregations in the initiatives we support. We 

seek to partner with and empower local congregations to identify, equip, and support their 

members who are called to specific areas of ministry in the church, marketplace, and the world. 

We also consider local church support and accountability as primary indicators of the priority, 

integrity, and sustainability of any potential grant or scholarship initiative. 

INDIVIDUALS IN COMMUNITY 

We believe that God endows individuals with the passions and gifts needed to further the 

work of his Kingdom. We believe that God desires those whom he calls and equips to be both 

nurtured by and held accountable to the local Body of Christ. It is our belief that individuals 

are strongest and most able to fulfill their callings when they are integral members of a local 

church. Thus, in all our giving we seek to support individuals who are active members of a 

church community. The power of individuals to be agents of grace and change in community is 

exemplified in history. We therefore seek opportunities to empower individuals who are clearly 

affirmed and supported by their local church to use their unique gifts to fulfill their callings. 

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SMALL BEGINNINGS 

The biblical parable of the mustard seed reminds us that great things often have small 

beginnings. Through abiding in Christ and following him our seemingly small efforts possess 

power beyond imagination. This parable exhorts us to respond faithfully to God’s calling but to 

trust outcomes to him. In our giving we seek to trust individuals and churches as they listen to 

God by taking small steps toward their visions. Therefore, our grants are available to churches, 

including those that may be poor, powerless, or unproven. We recognize that results cannot be 

guaranteed and that big results often have risky beginnings. We choose to specialize in small, 

start-up initiatives, trusting that what is sown in faith will return abundantly.

2007 Overview 

The Foundation’s expenditures totaled $9.4 million in 2007, roughly 15 percent more than 2006. 

Approximately 86 percent of these funds were given to individuals, churches, and Christian 

organizations through over 1,700 scholarships and 1,000 grants. The remaining 14.4 percent, or 

$1,352,246, was used to administer this work through an international team of 16 staff located 

in eight countries around the globe. 

Nearly 53 percent, or “$4,946,676, of total operating expenditures was given through grants 

primarily to local churches in major urban centers worldwide. Granting remains the primary 

giving area and continued to grow in its share of our total expenditures in 2007. The Foundation 

divides granting into eight geographic regions. The percentage of granting in North America 

continued to fall relative to 2006, primarily due to intentional limits placed on giving in 

the United States. As a result, Europe was the largest granting region in terms of financial 

investment, surpassing giving in North America for the first time. 

Scholarship giving was channeled through the Harvey Fellows, Theological Education, and 

Bakke Graduate University scholarship programs. Together these scholarship initiatives 

represent 31.1 percent, or $2,923,098, of our 2007 expenditures. While scholarships increased 

in total dollars, they remained constant as a percentage of total giving compared to 2006. 

The remaining two percent of our giving went to new or special initiatives of the Foundation. 

These included our new Theology of Work grant program, and matching personal gifts given 

by Foundation Board and staff to Christian organizations. 

2007 Expenditures 

Scholarships 31.1% 

Administration 14.4% 

52.6% Grants 

Grants 

Africa ................ 7.5% 

East Asia ............. 4.5% 

Europe ..............13.2% 

Middle East .......... 2.8% 

North America .........13% 

South America ........ 2.2% 

South Asia ............ 6.4% 

Southeast Asia ........ 2.9% 

Scholarships 

Harvey Fellows ......12.4% 

BGU ................. 2.8% 

TE .................15.9% 

1.0% Matching Gifts 

Other Giving 

Matching Gifts ..........1% 

TOW ................ 0.9% 

Total Expenditures $9,406,936 

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Financials as of December 31, 2007 

Operating Fund 

Revenue 

From Previous Year $685,217 

From Futures Fund $9,572,701 

Other 22,847 

Total Revenue $10,280,765 

Disbursements 

Grants $4,946,676 

Scholarships $2,923,098 

Other Giving $184,916 

Administration $1,352,246 

Total Disbursements $9,406,936 

Balance $873,829 

Futures Fund 

Beginning Asset Balance $576,142 

Contributions to Futures Fund $9,360,000 

Gains/Losses on Assets -$19,492 

One-time Administrative Fee -$292,368 

Total Assets before Transactions $9,624,282 

Transfers to Operating Fund $9,572,701 

Net Asset Balance $51,581 

Annual Giving 

$12,000,000 

$10,000,000 

$8,000,000 

Grants 

Scholarships 

Other 

$6,000,000 

$4,000,000 

$2,000,000 

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Grants 

As our name implies, the Mustard Seed Foundation provides seed funding for small 

start-up projects of churches and Christian organizations around the world. We seek 

to partner with congregations that identify, equip, and support their members who are 

called to specific areas of ministry in the Church and society. We look for initiatives 

that offer innovative approaches to church-based ministry. The Foundation seeks to 

help launch projects as a minority partner, providing funds over a limited time period, 

and in a way that encourages self-sufficiency and reliance on the local church. We 

consider local church accountability and financial support to be primary indicators of 

the priority, integrity, and sustainability of a particular project. A church must be willing 

to invest financially in a project for us to consider investing in it. The Foundation has 

a strong interest in the unique challenges faced by the urban church and we believe 

investing in churches located in large cities is particularly strategic. We typically 

fund projects that share the gospel with non-Christians (outreach), generate income 

and economic decision-making opportunities to poorer Christians (empowerment), 

or equip Christians to better proclaim and demonstrate the gospel (discipleship). 

FLAME, revolving loan fund in Faisalabad, Pakistan 

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Grants overview 

Europe: 153 grants totaling $1,243,600 

North America: 161 grants totaling $1,218,821 

East Asia: 55 grants totaling $421,104 

Middle East: 52 grants totaling $267,519 

South Asia: 233 grants totaling $605,075 

South America: 29 grants totaling $207,510 

Southeast Asia: 69 grants totaling $276,780 

Africa: 191 grants totaling $706,267 

Providing seed funding to start-up ministry efforts of churches 

in major urban centers of the world continues to be the largest 

giving area of the Foundation. In 2007 a total of $4,946,676 

was awarded through 943 grants. Over 88 percent of these 

grants were directed to local churches, and nearly 82 percent 

were to help launch initiatives in major cities. Five specific 

cities received 28 percent of our total grants awarded in 2007: 

Mumbai, Nairobi, Delhi, Manila and New York. 

Regional granting trends remained consistent with 2006. The 

number of grants awarded in South Asia represented roughly 

a quarter of the total number awarded by the Foundation. 

Granting in Africa and North America also remained quite 

strong. However, our greatest increase in regional granting 

was in Europe, where giving increased 43 percent over 2006. 

In the remaining four geographic regions of East Asia, the 

Middle East, South America, and Southeast Asia there were 

slight increases in the number of grants awarded. 

The amount of funding awarded varied considerably from 

region to region in large part due to the relative purchasing 

power of the dollar around the world. Historically, 

grant funding in North America has been the greatest, 

though it has been steadily decreasing as a share of our 

overall granting. Increasing by nearly 37 percent, giving 

in Europe surpassed that of any other region in 2007. 

Funds awarded in Africa and South Asia also increased 

considerably. Despite the significant devaluation of the 

dollar against many currencies worldwide in 2007, our 

global grant average only increased by 5 percent to $5,241. 

The vast majority of our granting in 2007 was directed to 

support initiatives in one of three main areas of ministry. 

More than three quarters of grants awarded went to support 

efforts to proclaim and demonstrate the gospel of Christ. 

Projects included social outreach ministries such as preschools 

and health clinics, cross-cultural missions involving non- 

Western missionaries, and initiatives specifically aimed at 

youth. Church planting was again the single largest type 

of ministry supported, representing nearly 30 percent of all 

granting. Roughly a quarter of our granting was split between 

grants to support Christian economic empowerment and 

discipleship initiatives. The establishment of revolving loan 

funds to provide poor Christian entrepreneurs with capital 

to start or expand small businesses comprised 81 percent 

of Empowerment granting. Discipleship initiatives were 

significantly more diverse, with those focused on leadership 

development representing roughly a third of granting in this 

grant category. Less than two percent of our granting in 2007 

was outside of Outreach, Discipleship, and Empowerment 

granting categories. 

We do not anticipate any major changes in our granting in the 

coming year. We are committed to watch what God is doing 

through his Church and how we might come alongside to 

encourage that work. 

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Africa 

Jesus Healing and Restoration Ministry 

was awarded a three-year grant totaling $7,500 matching 

church support to establish a revolving loan fund for poorer 

members of their church in Nairobi, Kenya. In the first year of 

the project, the church gave loans to 35 church members living 

in the Koroghocho slums to start small businesses. Loans were 

provided at a five percent rate of interest over a maximum 

six-month period, with an initial one-month interest-free grace 

period. Once repaid, the loans will further revolve to new 

members, or become additional loans to first-round borrowers 

in good standing. Roughly 85 percent of the total budget of 

the project is allocated for loans that should benefit over 100 

people during the first three years of the project. 

The Foundation funded nearly 80 revolving-loan funds to 

empower poorer Christians in 2007. We believe that giving 

decision-making power and ownership to the poor brings both 

hope and dignity. We value this type of empowerment which 

builds the resources of the Kingdom one Christian at a time 

and provides a tangible witness to the world of the love for 

each other within the Church. 

Abundant Life 

Christian Church 

Nairobi, KENYA 

$1,200 

Active and Alive 

Christian Mission 

Lagos, NIGERIA 

$9,050 (2 grants) 

Africa Outreach Ministries 

Johannesburg, SOUTH 

AFRICA 

$6,000 

All Nations Assembly of God 

Lilongwe, MALAWI 

$4,000 

All Saints Cathedral 

Kampala, UGANDA 

$5,000 

All Saints Pentecostal Mission 


$4,000 

Amazing Grace Ministries 

Benin City, NIGERIA 

$6,000 

All Saints Anglican Cathedral 


$5,000 

Anglican Diocese of Cape Town 

Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA 

$7,000 (2 grants) 

Apostolic Church for Revival 

Kigali, RWANDA 

$3,500 

Apostolic Ministers Support 

Network International 


$6,000 

Assemblies of Sons of God 

Port Harcourt, NIGERIA 

$2,000 

Balanced Christian 

Life Revival Mission 

Abuja, NIGERIA 

$8,000 (2 grants) 

Banda Zion Church 


$4,000 

Believers In Christ Ministry 


$3,000 

Believers In Jesus 

Christ Ministry 


$2,000 

Bethany Baptist Church 

Goma, DR CONGO 

$3,000 

Bethel Assemblies of God 

Dar Es Salaam, TANZANIA 

$1,000 

Budo Salvation Outreach 


$2,000 

Bulaago Pentecostal 

Assemblies of God Church 

Mbale, UGANDA 

$1,000 

Bumwambu Redeemed of the 

Lord Evangelistic Church 

Mbale, UGANDA 

$3,000 

Busola Pentecostal Assemblies 

of God Church 


$3,500 

Buuni Baptist Church 


$4,700 

Calvary Charismatic Center 


$4,200 

Capital Christian 

Worship Center 

Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA 

$7,000 

Cathedral of Praise 

International Ministries 

Mombasa, KENYA 

$3,000 

Children of God Fellowship 

Kisumu, KENYA 

$3,500 

Christ Army Church 

Eldoret, KENYA 

$4,000 

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Christ Our Hope Ministries 


$2,000 

Christ Our King 


$8,000 (2 grants) 

Christ the Answer Ministry 


$5,500 (2 grants) 

Christ The King Chapel 

Kisumu, KENYA 

$3,000 

Christian Community 

Church and Services 


$4,000 

Christian Covenant Church 


$2,000 

Christian Foundation 

Fellowship 


$2,500 

Christian Light Gospel Church 

Accra, GHANA 

$4,500 

Christian Unity Fellowship 


$3,770 

Dominion Anointing 

Sanctuary - Mikindani 


$3,000 

Dorcas Ministries 


$5,000 

Eagle Rise Christian Church 


$4,000 

Ebenezer Evangelical Mission 


$3,500 

Echoes of Rapture Ministries 


$4,000 

Efatha Gospel Center 


$3,000 

Efatha Ministry 


$3,500 

Elyon Praise International 

Ministries 


$3,000 

Emmanuel Mission 

Accra, GHANA 

$4,500 

In 2006 Evangelistic Grace Ministries received 

a three-year $10,500 grant matching church support to start 

a revolving loan fund for vulnerable women and youth in 

the church. Those seeking a loan were split into groups, or 

cooperatives, of eight individuals each. These cooperatives 

were responsible for preparing a business plan and setting 

rules about their own repayment and savings. The average 

size per loan is approximately $300 to be paid back with 10 

percent interest within one year. 

The ministry of empowerment through loan funds given 

by a local church has many benefits for the community and 

the Kingdom. Not only do local churches become a place of 

hope for poor Christians, but the cooperatives are a means of 

encouragement and accountability for the recipients. 

Confessional Ecumenical 

Foundation 


$3,000 

Coronation Avenue 

Methodist Church 


$4,500 

Darajani Baptist Church 


$2,000 

Deliverance Church 

Lusaka, ZAMBIA 

$2,000 

Dignified Youth 

Development Mission 

Ibadan, NIGERIA 

$6,000 

End Time Believer Ministry 


$2,500 

End Time Glory Ministry 


$2,000 

End Times Goal Outreach 


$2,750 

End Time Echoes Ministries 


$3,000 

Eternal Life Church 

International 


$3,000 

Ethio-Kenya Timnaserah 

Film Ministry 


$4,000 

Ethiopian Evangelical Church 

Mekane Yesus 

Gambella, ETHIOPIA 

$500 

Ethiopian Full Gospel 

Believer’s Church 

Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA 

$6,000 

Evangelical Victory Church 


$2,800 

Evangelistic Grace Ministries 


$3,500 

Everlasting Faith Mission 

Accra, GHANA 

$4,000 

Faith and Hope Ministries 


$4,500 

Faith Church and 

Missions -Tabata 

Dar Es Salaam, TANZANIA 

$2,000 

Faith Church & Missions 

Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA 

$1,500 

Faith Home Chapel 

Ikoyi, NIGERIA 

$2,000 

Faith Revival Fellowship 


$1,000 

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Faith Victory Christian Center 


$2,500 

Faith Victory 

International Ministry 


$7,000 (2 grants) 

Fish Hoek Baptist Church 


$1,500 

Fountain of Life Ministry 


$3,000 

Free Pentecostal Church 

Mwanza, TANZANIA 

$900 

Full Gospel International 

Hohoe, GHANA 

$900 

Gethsemane Ministries - 

Muthirwa 


$4,000 

Global Gospel Ministries 


$3,195 

Glorious Seed Church 


$2,000 

Glory Church - Kicukiro 


$2,500 

God’s Glorious Family Church 


$2,500 

God’s Preparatory Ministries 


$3,000 

God’s Word Christian Assembly 

Ughelli, NIGERIA 

$2,500 

God’s Word Christian Mission 


$4,000 

Good News Africa Gospel 

Church - Mugoya 


$4,500 (2 grants) 

Gospel Harvest 

Ministries - Kawangware 


$3,000 

Gospel Missions Center 


$4,000 

Gospel Revival Church 


$3,000 

Grace Covenant Church 


$4,000 

Grapevine Ministries 


$3,000 

His Name Christian Church 


$5,000 

Holy Spirit Ministry 


$2,000 

Hope Renewal Ministries 

Monrovia, LIBERIA 

$3,200 

Hosanna Ministries - Kasarani 


$2,500 

House of Prayer Fellowship 


$3,500 

House of Transformation 

Abidjan, COTE D’IVOIRE 

$3,500 

I am Whom I am Ministries 


$9,000 

Integrated Holistic Approach 

Urban Development Project 


$5,652 

International Revival 

Campaigns - Gachui 


$4,000 

Izira Baptist Church 

Bugiri, UGANDA 

$3,500 

Jehu Jedo Hope 

Accra, GHANA 

$4,000 

Jesus Celebration Center 


$2,000 

Jesus Fire Crusaders Center 


$3,000 

Jesus Healing and 

Restoration Ministry 


$3,500 

Jesus Manifestation Church 


$5,000 

Kajele Perfection Church 

Mbale, UGANDA 

$4,000 

Kibera Interdenominational Fellowship, 

an organization comprised of pastors from the Kibera slum, 

was awarded a grant of $4,000 to establish a discipleship 

training program for church leaders in Nairobi, Kenya. 

The Kibera slum is known to be one of the largest and 

most densely populated slums in the world. The Kibera 

Interdenominational Fellowship is dedicated to help church 

leaders serving in poverty-stricken slums be effective in 

meeting individuals’ needs. The discipleship program is 

a monthly course over one year on pastoral ministry and 

leadership for pastors coming from 100 different churches of 

various denominations within Kibera. 

The Foundation values the continuing Christian education 

of pastors and church leaders. Although we fund formal 

theological training through a separate scholarship program, 

we also support non-formal training programs through 

local churches. The collaboration of churches from various 

denominations with a desire to deepen and strengthen their 

knowledge of Christian teaching can be very powerful within 

a congregation and a community. Over 11 percent of all 

granting in 2007 went to discipleship initiatives. 

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Kasokoso Church 


$3,500 

Kumbaya Ministries 


$4,000 

Miracle Faith Mission 

Accra, GHANA 

$5,000 

New Testament Church of God 


$3,000 

Katwe Revival Church 


$2,000 

Later Glory Prayer Ministry 


$4,000 

Mission for the New Creature 


$3,000 

Not I But Christ 


$6,000 

Kenya Assemblies of 

God - Mikindani 


$2,500 

Kenya Assemblies of 

God - Kawangware 


$1,800 

Kenya Redeemed 

Church - Kayole 


$4,500 

Kibera Interdenominational 

Fellowship 


$4,000 

King of Kings Ministries 


$2,000 

Kingdom Foundation Church 


$1,500 

Kingdom Life Christian Church 


$2,000 

Kings Fellowship Center of 

Grace Evangelistic Ministries 


$1,000 

Kings Gospel Church - Kayole 


$3,500 

Kisoko Baptist Church 


$6,500 

Kitintale Baptist Church 


$2,000 

Komarock Terbanacle 


$2,500 

Liberty Family Chapel 

Accra, GHANA 

$3,500 

Life Celebration Center Church 

Kisumu, KENYA 

$6,000 

Lifeway Central Evangelical 

Church 


$4,000 

Lilongwe for Jesus 


$1,450 

Living Faith Outreach 

Ministries 


$2,500 

Living Word Ministries 

International 


$4,000 

Love and Power Bible Church 


$4,000 

Maranatha Faith 

Assemblies - Korogocho 


$800 

Maranatha Gospel Church 


$3,800 

Mathare Diagonal 

Pentecost Mission 


$4,000 

Mellville Junction Church 


AFRICA 

$7,500 

Milimani Central 

Pentecostal Church 

Kisumu, KENYA 

$5,000 

Mission Outreach Church 


$5,000 

Mission Shalom International 

Dakar, SENEGAL 

$5,000 

Mount Olives 

Fellowship Center 


$3,000 

Mustard Seed Ministries 


$3,000 

Mustard Seed Ministries 

Kisumu, KENYA 

$4,000 

Mwangulu Baptist Church 


$3,000 

Nairobi Gospel Center 


$4,000 

Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocesan 

Catholic Union 

Accra, GHANA 

$3,500 

New Fishers of Men 


$4,000 

New Hope Church - Kayole 


$2,500 

New Hope Mission 

Accra, GHANA 

$5,000 

New Life In Christ Ministries 


$5,000 

New Philadelphia Assembly 


$4,000 

Pentecostal Christian Church 


$2,000 

Pentecostal Outreach Center 


$4,200 

Philemon Ministries 


$2,500 

Pneuma Ministries 

International 


$5,000 

Presbyterian Beach 

Mission Church 

Durban, SOUTH AFRICA 

$2,000 

Redeemed Gospel 

Church - Uhuru 


$2,500 

Revival Christian Assemblies 

Accra, GHANA 

$3,000 

Rhema Fellowship 

International - Highway Chapel 


$10,000 

Rhema Fellowship 

International - Mbooni 

KENYA 

$3,000 

River of Life Ministries 


$5,000 

Rivers of Life Ministries 

International 

Umukoro, NIGERIA 

$2,500 

Royal Worship Sanctuary 


$3,000 

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Shelter of Hope Center 


$4,000 

Smart Cathedral Church 


$1,500 

Soche Baptist Church 

Blantyre, MALAWI 

$4,000 

Souls Harvest Church 


$3,000 

St. Anna’s Anglican 

Church - Kilimani 


$6,000 

St. Charles Lwanga 


$5,000 

Tania Integrated 

Community Church 


$3,000 

Thies Evangelical 

Baptist Church 

Thies, SENEGAL 

$1,000 

Trinity Foundation 

Prayer Church 


$3,000 

Truevine Gospel 

Church - Kathito 


$5,000 

TULIP Ministries 


$4,800 

Utawala Christian Fellowship 


$5,000 

Victory Life 

International Church 


$7,000 (2 grants) 

Vineyard Church 

Bujumbura, BURUNDI 

$5,000 

Vineyard Church 


$6,600 

Voice of God Ministries 

Zomba, MALAWI 

$1,500 

Women of Vision and Passion 

World Outreach 


$3,500 

Word Arising Ministries 


$3,000 

Word of Life Church 

Blantyre, MALAWI 

$3,000 

Yahweh Venunye Hope 

Accra, GHANA 

$3,500 

Youth for Christ South Africa 


AFRICA 

$3,500 

Youth Network For Christ 


$5,000 

Zion Destiny Ministries 


$2,500 

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East Asia 

Yokohama Grace Bible Church was awarded a 

three-year grant totaling $48,000. The awarded funds matched 

church support to plant a new church in the Yokosuka 

community of metro Tokyo, Japan. The church plant started 

when a small number of families began meeting together 

regularly in their own community instead of traveling an 

hour to attend services at Yokohama Grace Bible Church. 

This gathering was affirmed and supported by the mother 

church as a means of establishing a daughter congregation in 

Yokosuka. Our grant was sought by the Yokohama church to 

help cover start-up costs for their daughter church, including 

rent, salary support, and basic materials and equipment 

needed for ministry. 

The Mustard Seed Foundation has long supported the 

establishment of new churches as an effective means of reaching 

out and making Christ known within a community. While we 

support different types of church planting initiatives, we prefer 

a church-parenting model for establishing new churches, in 

which one church provides leadership, financing, and the core 

members for a new church. This is a church replication model 

based on healthy division rather than competition or conflict. 

It encourages a local church to sacrifice a part of itself for the 

sake of the expansion of the Kingdom. 

Angelos Church 

Taipei, TAIWAN 

$12,000 

Assembly of God Yuen 

Long Gospel Center 

Hong Kong, CHINA 

$3,000 

Ban-Cheng Taiwan Friends 

Church 


$6,500 

Bethel Harvest Church 


$12,000 

Christ Great 

Commission Church 


$12,000 

Christian Church Five Talents 

Tao Yuan, TAIWAN 

$10,000 

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Christian Gospel Church of 

Love Sheung Shui Church 


$13,000 

Christian Gospel Church of 

Love Tuen Mun Church 


$10,000 

Christian New Life Association 


$10,000 

Christian Taiwan Lutheran 

DaZhi Truth Church 


$14,000 

Faith and Victory 


Metro Tokyo, JAPAN 

$22,000 

Fanling Christian Grace 

Filling Church 


$16,000 

Gueishan Taiwan Friends Church 

Metro Tokyo, TAIWAN 

$9,000 

Hongodai Christ Church 


$26,000 

Hope International Fellowship 

Izu-shi, JAPAN 

$3,400 

Kuo Kuang Quaker Church 


$6,500 

Life Hope Network 

Nagoya, JAPAN 

$15,000 

Life Reassemble Limited 


$8,000 

Lighthouse Ube Christ Church 

Ube, JAPAN 

$15,000 

Shimonoseki Christ Bible Church 

Shimonoseki, JAPAN 

$5,000 

Sunshine Recovery Association 


$15,000 

Taiwan Panchiao Nen Ai 



$4,000 

Wan Fang Baptist Church 


$11,000 

Yang Ming Baptist Church 


$3,000 

Yokohama Grace Bible Church 


$22,000 

Confidential 

CHINA 

$103,204 (28 grants) 

Confidential 

NORTH KOREA 

$34,500 (2 grants)

Europe 

In 2006 the Christian Ecumenical and 

Apostolic Church received a three-year $21,000 

grant matching support from the congregation to enable it to 

become a viable self-supporting church. Comprised of people 

from Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant traditions, the 

church has a specific vision to help reconcile and represent 

elements of these three major Christian traditions in 

Bulgarian society. The church also seeks to foster ecumenical 

dialogue and reconciliation in Bulgaria by offering unique 

ecumenical services, as well as organizing a variety of 

forums and conferences. Church members hope to reach 

out to the intellectual elite, including artists, journalists, and 

politicians, in the capital city of Bulgaria. 

This grant is an important example of our desire to encourage 

new models of ministry that deliberately seek to reach the 

unreached at all levels of society. By reaching Bulgarian 

intellectuals using an ecumenical platform, this church is 

taking a bold step in introducing the gospel in a new and 

effective way. The Foundation looks to partner with churches 

who offer innovative strategies to reach individuals from 

every class. 

A Heart for Paris 

Paris, FRANCE 

$20,000 

Apostolic Church 

Zilina, SLOVAKIA 

$4,000 


Klenovec, SLOVAKIA 

$4,000 

Bethel Baptist Church 

Cantavir, SERBIA 

$2,300 

Abundant Life Church 

Rome, ITALY 

$16,000 


Zvolen, SLOVAKIA 

$5,000 


Novi Sad, SERBIA 

$5,000 

Brethren Church 

Vsetin, CZECH REPUBLIC 

$9,000 

Albanian Christian Center 

Tirana, ALBANIA 

$3,000 

Antioch Center 

Constanta, ROMANIA 

$4,300 


Banska Bystrica, SLOVAKIA 

$3,000 


Bratislava, SLOVAKIA 

$8,000 


Kosice, SLOVAKIA 

$2,000 

Apostolic Church of Slovakia 


$4,000 

Arabic Community Church 

Brighton, UNITED 

KINGDOM 

$16,000 

Assemblies of God of Kleber 

Marseille, FRANCE 

$20,000 

Association of Roma Pastors 

Razlog, BULGARIA 

$8,000 (2 grants) 

Awakening Church of God 

Stara Zagora, BULGARIA 

$7,000 


Tarnow, POLAND 

$7,000 

Baptist Church of Pontault 

Combault 

Paris, FRANCE 

$4,500 

Baptist Church of the People 

London, UNITED KINGDOM 

$10,000 

BEE De Wittenberg 

Krakelingweg, 

NETHERLANDS 

$3,600 

Betel Church 

Djurgardsgatan, SWEDEN 

$5,000 

Brethren Church 

Cesky Tesin, CZECH 

REPUBLIC 

$7,000 

Camden Town Church 


$25,000 

Child Evangelism Fellowship 

Ljubljana, SLOVENIA 

$5,000 

Children of Promise 

Oradea, ROMANIA 

$4,000 

Christ Alive 

Madrid, SPAIN 

$9,000 

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Christian Baptist Church 

Lodz, POLAND 

$6,000 

Christian City Center 


$5,000 

Christian Ecumenical and 


Sofia, BULGARIA 

$7,000 

Christian Evangelical Church 

of Castelli Romani 

Rome, ITALY 

$5,000 

Christian Evangelical 

Church of the Living God 

Uzhgorod, UKRAINE 

$3,000 


Church of Torre Angela 

Rome, ITALY 

$3,000 


Church - The Trumpet 

Lille, FRANCE 

$15,000 

Christian Fellowship 


$7,000 

Christian Fellowship of 

Castelldefels 

Barcelona, SPAIN 

$20,000 


Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC 

$4,000 

RCE Hope for Children 

Arad, ROMANIA 

$4,000 

Christian Reconciliation 

Community 

Lille, FRANCE 

$2,600 

Christian Reformed Church 

Hoofddorp, NETHERLANDS 

$10,000 

Christian Scenic Art 

Studio SVECHA 

Moscow, RUSSIA 

$3,500 

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Church The Way of Righteous 

Warsaw, POLAND 

$4,000 

Common Cause 

Yalta, UKRAINE 

$4,000 

Community of the Rebirth 

Tours, FRANCE 

$2,300 

Copenhagen Free Church 

Karlslunde, DENMARK 

$7,500 

Covenant Church of Denmark 

Copenhagen, DENMARK 

$18,000 

Covenant of Albanian 

Christian Students 

Tirane, ALBANIA 

$4,000 

Crossroads International Church 

Amsterdam, 

NETHERLANDS 

$16,000 

El Hanaan Church of God 

Sliven, BULGARIA 

$4,000 

EPIC Church 

Munster, GERMANY 

$12,000 

Evangelical Baptist Church - 

The Light to the World 

Kishinev, MOLDOVA 

$3,000 

Evangelical Baptist Church - 

The Spring of the Living Water 

Voronezh, RUSSIA 

$5,000 

Evangelical Center 

Aix-en-Provence, FRANCE 

$24,000 (2 grants) 

Evangelical Christian 


Dushanbe, TAJIKISTAN 

$5,000 

Evangelical Church 

Kranj, SLOVENIA 

$5,500 


of the Living God 

Budapest, HUNGARY 

$8,000 

The Foundation awarded a grant in 2006 to establish the 

EPIC Church in Munster, Germany. The three-year grant 

totaling $25,000 is being matched by members of the start-up 

congregation. The church began through the help of Christian 

Associates International as a means of providing an alternative 

style of church within a postmodern urban society. Its goals 

are to foster authentic Christian community through nontraditional 

weekly gatherings, called “homezones,” that meet in 

the homes of individual believers for more intensive fellowship 

and study. The homezones also form the basis for relational 

outreach within the community. These groups meet together 

on a monthly basis for collective worship and fellowship. The 

hope is that by the end of three years, this new church plant in 

Munster, Germany will be entirely self-supporting. 

Discovering new ways to conduct church within a postmodern 

society like Western Europe requires creative non-traditional 

approaches. The Mustard Seed Foundation actively seeks to 

encourage the establishment of new models of church planting 

that better meet the needs of different communities, and reach 

out in a more effective way. Church planting is one of the 

most common forms of outreach that the Foundation supports 

worldwide. While most of the grants we award for church 

planting tend to be given to a mother church which provides 

the nurture and accountability for a daughter congregation, 

some of our grants support the new independent church plants 

themselves. Most church planting grants are awarded for 

multiple years, with our support reducing gradually each year 

to encourage greater financial independence of the church. 

Evangelical Methodist Church 


$10,500 (3 grants) 

Evangelical Mission 

Source of Life 

Paris, FRANCE 

$15,000 

Evangelical Pentecostal 

Church 

Pula, CROATIA 

$10,000 

Evangelical Protestant Church 

Lille, FRANCE 

$12,000

In 2006 the First Greek Evangelical Church 

received a two-year $4,400 grant to establish a Christian 

orchestra in Athens, Greece. Inspired by the successful 

orchestra music ministry of All Souls Church in London and 

knowing the love of classical music in Greece, this church 

launched its own music ministry as a means of engaging non- 

Christians. Much of the grant was used for general start-up 

and travel expenses. 

Using a variety of means and methods to communicate the 

love of Christ is highly encouraged by the Mustard Seed 

Foundation. We were pleased to encourage this church in 

Athens to develop an outreach initiative involving the use 

of classical music. We desire to see God’s redeeming and 

restorative grace brought to us through different types of 

creative art. 

Evangelical Reformed 


Ferrara, ITALY 

$2,000 

Faith Baptist Church 


$16,000 (2 grants) 

Filadelfia Church 

Myszkow, POLAND 

$4,500 

Firestarters Vineyard - Filstal 

Goeppingen, GERMANY 

$12,000 

First Greek Evangelical Church 

Athens, GREECE 

$14,200 (2 grants) 

Free Brethren Church 

Bielsko Biala, POLAND 

$5,000 

Free Christian Church 

Gros-Rust, AUSTRIA 

$10,000 


Schwedt, GERMANY 

$15,000 


Vienna, AUSTRIA 

$16,000 

Free Evangelical Church 

Ingolstadt, GERMANY 

$6,500 

Free Evangelical Church 

Levice, SLOVAKIA 

$7,000 

Frydlant Brethren Church 

Frydlant, CZECH REPUBLIC 

$7,000 

Full Life Church 

Andrezieux Cedex, FRANCE 

$12,000 

Glorious Chapel International 

Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS 

$4,000 

God’s House 

Kosice, SLOVAKIA 

$5,400 

Grace Church 

Birmingham, UNITED 

KINGDOM 

$11,800 

Greater Love 


$15,000 

Hope for the North 

Amsteram, NETHERLANDS 

$25,000 

Hounslow Community Church 


$15,000 

Husby Church 

Stockholm, SWEDEN 

$4,000 

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Havirov, CZECH REPUBLIC 

$7,000 

In the Master’s Light 


$12,000 

Independent 


Pisek, CZECH REPUBLIC 

$18,700 (2 grants) 

International Christian 

Fellowship 


$16,000 

International Church of 

Belgrade 

Belgrade, SERBIA 

$14,500 

International Community 

Church 

Ghent, BELGIUM 

$10,000 

Jesus For Everybody 

Levice, SLOVAKIA 

$1,000 

Kompas Training Center 

Zilina, SLOVAKIA 

$4,000 

Levi Pethrus Care 


$12,000 

Life in Glory Apostolic 

Christian Center 


$8,000 

Linda Edukugho Ministries 

Ely, UNITED KINGDOM 

$7,500 

London Arabic 



$12,000 

London City Life Church 

Nottingham, UNITED 

KINGDOM 

$18,000 

Lucenec Baptist Church 

Lucenec, SLOVAKIA 

$5,000 

Mahanaim Church 

Budapest, HUNGARY 

$4,000 

May Street Presbyterian Church 

Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM 

$5,000 

Mosaic Christian Church 

Glasgow, UNITED 

KINGDOM 

$7,500 

Most Holy Mother of God 

Catholic Church 

Vladivostok, RUSSIA 

$2,500 

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Narrow Gate 


Lille, FRANCE 

$15,000 

Network Church 


$10,000 

New Life Church 

Stockholm, SWEDEN 

$10,000 

New Life City Church 

Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM 

$18,000 

Newtownabbey 

Methodist Mission 

Newtownabbey, UNITED 

KINGDOM 

$3,000 

No Boundaries Church 

Ostrov, CZECH REPUBLIC 

$4,000 


Jihlava, CZECH REPUBLIC 

$6,000 

No Boundaries Church - 

Jindrichuv Hradec 

Jihlava, CZECH REPUBLIC 

$4,000 



$5,000 

Revival Christian Center 

Khimky, RUSSIA 

$7,000 

RijnWaarde 

Vleuten, NETHERLANDS 

$12,000 

Rock Baptist Church 

Katowice, POLAND 

$10,000 

Rock Church Vineyard Thun 

Steffisburg, SWITZERLAND 

$5,000 

Russian American Christian 

University 


$6,000 

Saint Andrew’ s Church 

Satu Mare, ROMANIA 

$5,000 

Salvation Church 

Chernigov, UKRAINE 

$3,000 

Samson Congregation 

Skopje, MACEDONIA 

$10,000 

Second Evangelical Church 

Athens, GREECE 

$6,000 

Serbian Baptist Church 

Stara Moravica, SERBIA 

$7,500 

Teen Challenge 


$5,000 

The Bridge Church 

Bolton, UNITED KINGDOM 

$2,500 

Thugz Church 


$20,000 

United Christian Evangelical 

Church of the Living God 

Mukachevo, UKRAINE 

$5,000 

Unity of the Brethren 


$6,000 

Upper Room Fellowship 

Gorzow, POLAND 

$3,400 

Vienna Christian Center 


$20,000 

Vineyard Church East Berlin 

Berlin, GERMANY 

$15,000 

Vineyard Heidelberg 

Heidelberg, GERMANY 

$20,000 

Vstan Christian Center 


$3,000 

Westbourne Park 



$5,000 

Word of Life 

Brno, CZECH REPUBLIC 

$7,000 

Word of Life 


$8,000 

Zion Christian Church 


$4,000 

Confidential 

KAZAKHSTAN 

$23,000 (4 grants) 

Confidential 

KYRGYZSTAN 

$6,500 (2 grants) 

Confidential 

UZBEKISTAN 

$9,000 (2 grants) 

Oase Free Evangelical Church 


$30,000 

Paris Evangelical 

Protestant Church 

Paris, FRANCE 

$18,000 (2 grants) 

Protestant Evangelical Church 

Toulouse, FRANCE 

$10,000 

Re:gen 


$15,000 

REALIS Center 

Kiev, UKRAINE 

$4,000 

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Middle East 

St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church - 

Ezbet El-Nakhl, located in Cairo, Egypt, received a 

grant of $5,000 to establish a gym outreach ministry among 

community youth. St. Mark’s is a relatively new church that 

is struggling to effectively draw the surrounding nominal 

Christian community to a deeper knowledge and devotion 

to Christ. The church hopes that by establishing a fun and 

safe place for Christian youth to gather, they can meet both 

their physical and spiritual needs. Our grant went to help 

the church purchase recreational equipment to begin a new 

form of ministry outside the church that they can sustain 

long term. 

The Foundation is pleased to partner with a number of 

Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt, which has the largest 

concentration of Christians in the Middle East. Granting to 

Orthodox churches has increased considerably over previous 

years — a trend we expect to continue in the future. This 

grant also underscores our desire to encourage local churches 

in a variety of faith traditions to seek to reach out in new, 

dynamic, and unconventional ways to effectively share the 

love of Christ. 

African Evangelistic Enterprise 

SUDAN 

$5,000 

Ain Dara Evangelical 


Ain Dara, LEBANON 

$4,500 

Alexandria Youth Committee 

Alexandria, EGYPT 

$4,000 (2 grants) 

All Saints Evangelical 

Episcopal Church 

Beirut, LEBANON 

$5,000 

Anba Abraam Service 

El-Quossia, Assuit, EGYPT 

$1,500 

Ashrafieh Church of God 


$5,000 

Attarine Evangelical Church 


$8,750 (2 grants) 

Badaro Evangelical 



$2,000 

Banyghany 

Evangelical Church, 

Samalut, Minya, EGYPT 

$350 

Brotherhood of the Armenian 


Yerevan, ARMENIA 

$4,000 

Cedar Home 


$2,000 

Christian and Missionary 

Alliance Church 

Amman, JORDAN 

$4,500 

Christian and Missionary 


Mafraq, JORDAN 

$2,000 

Christian Foundation for 

the Holy Land 

Jerusalem, ISRAEL 

$7,500 

Christian Union 


Daraa, SYRIA 

$3,000 

Coptic Orthodox Diocese 

of El-Quossia and Mair 


$10,000 (2 grants) 

Damsher Evangelical Church 

Damsher, Minya, EGYPT 

$1,500 

Deir El-Garnous 


Maghagha, Minya, EGYPT 

$7,800 

Development Center 

of Tanta Parish 

Tanta, EGYPT 

$5,000 

Dohuk Holiness Revival Church 

Dohuk, IRAQ 

$4,500 

El-Balkkia Evangelical Church 

Ezbet Toni Beik, Mallawi, 

EGYPT 

$3,500 

El-Mansourieh Church of God 


$8,000 (2 grants) 

El-Talbia Evangelical Church 

Greater Cairo, EGYPT 

$3,800 

FLAME 

Faisalabad, PAKISTAN 

$4,200 

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Gospel of Grace Church 

Abu Dhabi, UAE 

$23,000 

Immanuel Church 

Bethlehem, PALESTINE 

$10,000 

Istanbul Protestant Church 

Istanbul, TURKEY 

$8,000 

National Leadership Institute 

Yerevan, ARMENIA 

$15,000 

Prison Christian Fellowship 

Khartoum, SUDAN 

$3,750 

Qanatir Khairiya 



$4,300 

Senarya Evangelical Church 

Beni Mazara, Minya, EGYPT 

$4,200 

St. John the Baptist Coptic 

Orthodox Church 


$4,800 

St. Mark and St. Peter Coptic 



$4,000 

St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox 

Church - Ezbet El-Nakhl 

Cairo, EGYPT 

$5,000 

St. Martin’s Church 

Sharjah, UAE 

$9,000 

St. Michael Coptic 



$2,500 

St. Pious Catholic Church 

Faisalabad, PAKISTAN 

$2,000 

Virgin Mary and St. Samaan 

El-Kharaz Coptic Orthodox 

Church - El-Agamy 


$4,000 

Zahle Evangelical Baptist 

Church 

Sin El Fil, LEBANON 

$3,000 

Confidential 

MAURITANIA 

$5,524 (2 grants) 

Confidential 

UAE 

$20,000 

Tollef A. Bakke Memorial Award 

Each year the Mustard Seed Foundation designates one grant award as a special tribute to the 

life of one of our founding board members. Tollef A. Bakke was a second generation Norwegian 

immigrant to the United States who lived and worked in the Pacific Northwest, Colorado, and 

Alaska. He also participated in a trip to the Holy Land that profoundly influenced his faith. We 

highlight a project from these regions in honor of him. 

We recognize the grant award to Deir El-Garnous Evangelical Church in Maghagha, Egypt as 

our 2007 Tollef A. Bakke Memorial Award. The 2007 award was the first of a two-year grant 

totaling $10,400 matching local church support to establish a medical clinic outreach in the 

village of Deir El-Garnous in upper Egypt. The Foundation’s Junior Board, comprised in part 

of fourth-generation descendents of Tollef, made the decision to award this grant. 

Sharabia Assembly 

of God Church 

Cairo, EGYPT 

$2,500 

St. Abnoub Coptic 



$4,600 

St. George and St. 

Bakhomious Coptic Orthodox 

Church - El-Safra Kebly 


$3,000 

Telugu Christian 


Dubai, UAE 

$8,200 

Uskudar Great 

Commission Church 

Istanbul, TURKEY 

$10,000 

Virgin Mary and Abu 

Fam El-Gindi Coptic Orthodox 

Church - Oseem 


$3,745 

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North America 

Scripture Union Mexico was awarded a three-year 

grant totaling $15,200 matching the financial investment of 

local churches to organize a series of large public evangelistic 

events in Mexico City. These events not only seek to share the 

gospel with words, but also include free medical care among 

the poor, games and sports for children, and a skate and bike 

show for youth. Local churches are using these events to make 

contact, and then personally follow-up with those who express 

a desire to follow Christ and be nurtured in their faith. 

When mass evangelistic events are coupled with direct 

follow-up from participating local churches, they can reach 

a large number of people with the gospel and provide a 

launching point for local ministry efforts. These events also 

can bring churches together who rarely have collaborated in 

common ministry. Our hope is that we will get many more 

opportunities to help local churches in the cities of Central 

America bring new evangelistic approaches to their own 

communities and neighborhoods. 

Abraham House - 

Parish of Offenders 

New York City, USA 

$2,000 

Abundant Life Covenant 

Bible Church 

Los Angeles, USA 

$5,000 

Adonai Seafarer’s Fellowship 


$5,000 

Adulam - Oaxaca 

Oaxaca, MEXICO 

$5,000 

African Christian Ministry 

Philadelphia, USA 

$15,000 

Agape Christian Church of 

Pasadena 


$7,000 

All Nations Church 


$15,000 (2 grants) 

All Saints Evangelical 

Lutheran Church 


$3,000 

Athens First United 


Athens, Georgia, USA 

$2,500 

Believers Christian 

Fellowship Church 


$5,000 

Betel Baptist Church of Mexico 

Chalco, MEXICO 

$10,000 

Beulah Church Of 

The Nazarene 


$15,000 

Calvary Bible Church 


$24,000 

Calvary/Casa del Pueblo United 


Washington, DC, USA 

$15,000 

Casa Adulam 

Mexico City, MEXICO 

$5,000 (2 grants) 

Cedar Grove Church 


$6,000 

Center for Transforming 

Mission 

Metro Seattle, USA 

$5,000 

Center of Faith, Hope, 

and Love of the Missionary 

Crusade of Enlivenment 


$15,000 

Christian Assembly 


$12,500 

Christian Community 

of the East 

San Jose, COSTA RICA 

$3,000 

Christian Conquest Fellowship 


$4,000 

Christian Direction 

Montreal, CANADA 

$10,000 

Christian Life Church 

Guatemala City, 

GUATEMALA 

$2,750 

Church of Zion Fellowship 

Surrey, CANADA 

$15,000 

City Presbyterian Church 


$12,000 

Citylights Church 


$35,000 (2 grants) 

Cityview Baptist Church 

Vancouver, CANADA 

$3,000 

Communion of the Arts 


$25,000 

Coney Island 

Lighthouse Mission 


$15,000 

Congregational Church 

of Christian Fellowship 


$5,000 

Cornerstone Christian Center 


$11,000 

Creative Leaders 


$5,000 

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Curieux.ca 


$2,500 

Discovery Church 

Orlando, Florida, USA 

$25,000 

Divine Redeemer 

Presbyterian Church 


$2,500 

Don Valley Bible Chapel 

Toronto, CANADA 

$7,400 

El Shaddai P 

resbyterian Church 

Miami, USA 

$3,500 

Emmaus Ministries 

Chicago, USA 

$3,000 

Encuentro Church 


$9,000 

EpiCenter Church of Pasadena 


$18,000 

Ethiopian Chariot 



$5,000 

Fairfax Community Church 

Metro Washington, DC, USA 

$3,000 

Faith Bible Fellowship 

Tallmadge, OH, USA 

$5,000 

First Baptist Church 

San Francisco 

San Francisco, USA 

$4,000 

First Evangelical Free Church 


$5,000 

First Presbyterian 

Church of Pomona 


$4,000 

Followers of Christ Church 


$7,750 

Gateway City Church 


$15,000 

Genesaret Central American 



GUATEMALA 

$3,000 

Glorious Life Worship Center 

Chicago, USA 

$7,000 

Good News Christian 


Houston, USA 

$7,500 

Goodnews Evangelical Church 

Chicago, USA 

$10,000 

Grace Baptist Church 


$10,000 

Grace Cathedral 

Houston, USA 

$5,000 

Grace Church of Marin 


$20,000 

Grace 


$20,000 

Great Commission 

Church Miami 

Miami, USA 

$3,500 

Great Commission Church 

La Ceiba, HONDURAS 

$5,000 


Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS 

$5,000 

Greater Oak Grove 

Missionary Baptist Church 

Houston, USA 

$5,000 

Greenpoint Reformed Church 


$10,000 

Harvest Chinese 

Christian Church 


$4,200 

Heartbeat International 

Miami, USA 

$30,000 

Holman United 



$5,000 

Holy Angels Catholic 

Church of the Deaf 


$7,000 

Holy Family Lutheran Church 

Chicago, USA 

$5,000 

Hope Community Advent 

Christan Church 

Chicago, USA 

$5,000 

Hope of Israel 


$5,000 

House of God Baptist 

Church of Cojutepeque 

San Salvador, EL SALVADOR 

$4,000 

House of Prayer 


$15,000 (2 grants) 

House of Worship 


$5,000 

Houston Victory 

Ministries Church 

Houston, USA 

$14,100 (3 grants) 

Infinity New York City Church 


$5,000 

King of Kings 


Guadalajara, MEXICO 

$12,000 (2 grants) 

Kingdom Builders 


Houston, USA 

$1,200 

Lake Avenue Church 


$7,500 

First Baptist Church Vancouver 


$8,000 

Grace Vancouver Church 


$5,000 

First Church of the Nazarene 


$17,500 

Grandview Calvary 



$11,500 

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Danli, HONDURAS 

$12,000

Learning to Live Fellowship 


$5,000 

Life Assembly of God 


GUATEMALA 

$6,000 

Light and Life Christian 

Fellowship 


$6,000 

Light of Life Ministries 


$10,000 

Lighthouse Christian Center 


$7,500 

Lighthouse Christian 

Fellowship 

Chicago, USA 

$3,000 

Living Faith 


$2,500 

Living Word Church 


$7,000 

Mack Avenue 


Detroit, USA 

$20,000 

Maranatha Mission 


GUATEMALA 

$3,250 (2 grants) 

Mexican Association for Rural 

and Urban Transformation 


$5,000 

Miami River Church 

Miami, USA 

$4,000 

Midway Church of God 

Chicago, USA 

$5,000 

Morningside Baptist Church 

Houston, USA 

$5,000 

Mount of Salvation 


GUATEMALA 

$1,000 

Mt. Lebanon - 

Strathmoor Church 

Detroit, USA 

$5,000 

My Father Church of God 

Metro Guatemala City, 

GUATEMALA 

$3,600 

Nazareth Church of the East 


GUATEMALA 

$6,000 

New City Church 


$5,000 

New Horizon Church 


$15,000 

New Jerusalem Central 

American Church 


GUATEMALA 

$1,000 

New Life Christian Center 

Los Angeles, CA 

$7,500 

New Life Orphanage 

Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, 

MEXICO 

$8,000 (2 grants) 

New Song Community Church 


$5,000 

New Zion Christian Fellowship 


$4,000 

Our Savior Lutheran Church 

Etobicoke, Ontario, CANADA 

$15,000 

Oxford Circle 

Mennonite Church 


$1,500 

Park Community Church 

Chicago, USA 

$9,800 

Pasadena First Church 

of the Nazarene 


$3,000 

Philippians Community Church 

Houston, USA 

$5,000 

Planting of Jehova Foundation 


GUATEMALA 

$3,500 

Primitive Christian Church 


$10,000 

Promised Land Fellowship 


$5,000 

Redeemer Lutheran Church 

Toronto, CANADA 

$10,000 

Redemption 


Miami, USA 

$16,000 

Christian Life Church was awarded a three-year 

$22,000 grant to establish an outreach ministry to incarcerated 

gang members in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Individuals in 

the church had a vision to visit gang members in prison to 

share the gospel of Christ and distribute Bibles. The church 

provides basic necessities such as personal care items, towels, 

blankets, food, and recreation equipment that prisoners do not 

get from the prison system. In addition, church members bring 

craft supplies so prisoners can make items that their families 

can sell outside the prison to raise funds for their livelihood. 

The Mustard Seed Foundation looks to support bold efforts 

of churches who empower their members to share the love 

of Christ with “the least of these” – those who are left behind 

and ostracized by society. We desire to support initiatives that 

seek to redeem broken lives by following Jesus’ example and 

command to serve others. Prison ministries that present the 

gospel, while creatively investing in the lives of prisoners, 

provide a framework for transformation of the lives of both 

the prisoners and church members. 

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Restoration House for 

the Nations Church 


$15,000 

Resurrection 



$5,000 

River of Life Church 


$9,000 

Salvation Army - 

Glendale Corps 


$15,000 

Salvation Army - New York 

City Temple Corps 


$8,000 

Salvation Army - 

Stapleton Corps 


$17,000 

Scripture Union Mexico 


$7,200 

Set Free Christian 

Fellowship - Skid Row 


$6,000 

Siloe Central Mission 


$18,000 

Source of Grace 


Miami, USA 

$2,500 

South Bend Christian 

Reformed Church 

South Bend, Indiana, USA 

$1,175 

Spring Branch 


Houston, USA 

$3,000 

Support to the Home 

Oaxaca, MEXICO 

$2,000 

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Talita - Cumi 


$7,500 

Thai Alhambra Church 


$2,040 

The 411 NYC 


$25,000 

The Good Shepherd Church 

Holguin, CUBA 

$5,000 

The House 

Chicago, USA 

$10,000 

The Lamb’s Manhattan 

Church of the Nazarene 


$5,000 

Third Avenue Baptist 


Flint, Michigan, USA 

$9,000 

Tribe of Los Angeles 


$5,500 

Triumph Temple Church 

Houston, USA 

$5,000 

United Bengali 



$3,000 

University Hills 


Denver, USA 

$5,000 

Urban Vineyard 

Chicago, USA 

$5,000 

Vancouver Church 

of Loving People 


$9,000 

Washington Arts Group 


$3,500 

Washington Community 

Fellowship 


$5,000 

The Foundation helped launch The House Covenant 

Church in Chicago in 2004 with a grant of $5,000. In 2006 

the church was awarded a three-year grant of $30,000 to enable 

the pastor and a group of volunteers to reach out to young 

people living on the west side of Chicago. Commonly known 

as “The House,” this church holds hip-hop services in their 

community, as well as in local juvenile prisons. The church 

also hosts a weekly radio show geared specifically to reaching 

inner city youth with the hopeful message of the gospel. 

The Mustard Seed Foundation encourages a variety of 

creative incarnational ministries worldwide to reach new subcultures. 

We are encouraged to foster the development of new 

leadership within communities to become strong voices for 

Christ through the initiatives we support. The House is one 

of many youth sub-culture churches in select urban centers in 

the United States that the Foundation has supported over the 

past few years. 

Watts Family of Faith 



$5,000 

Wellspring Church 

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA 

$10,000 

Westside Church 


$5,000 

Wiconi International 

Vancouver, USA 

$5,000 

Winds of Hope 



$10,000 

Wintel Ministries 



$3,857 

Wounded Healer Fellowship 

Miami, USA 

$5,000 

YoungLives in 

the Delaware Valley 

Metro Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania, USA 

$5,000

South America 

In 2006 Vicente Lopez Church received a three-year 

$30,000 grant matching church support to open a bookstore 

and conference center in the San Isidro community of Buenos 

Aires, Argentina. The Argentine Mission of the Christian 

and Missionary Alliance denomination is also supporting 

this new initiative. The center holds outreach events such as 

concerts and conferences aimed at starting a church among 

the professional class. These events help to establish contacts 

with people who would not normally enter a traditional church 

building. Our grant helps this church afford to rent space for 

their bookstore, as well as provides salary support to a new 

pastor responsible for outreach. 

The Foundation seeks to encourage the formation of disciples 

from every “unreached” community, city, and culture. This 

includes the rich as well as the poor. We strive to balance our 

grassroots granting to the marginalized and middle class with 

projects reaching elites who have the potential to influence 

the broader society. While we typically do not partner directly 

with denominational or mission agencies in launching new 

ministries, we will join with them in support of an effort led 

and supported by a local church. 

Agape House 

Sao Paulo, BRAZIL 

$1,500 

Aliance Evangelical Church 

Rio de Janerio, BRAZIL 

$13,000 

Betania Presbyterian Church 

Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL 

$1,500 

Biblical University Group 

Santiago, CHILE 

$2,560 

Chacara Primavera 


Metro Sao Paulo, BRAZIL 

$2,000 

Christian Fellowship Go to the 

Nations 

Londrina, BRAZIL 

$3,000 

Christian Missionary Alliance 

Church of Providencia 


$4,600 

Cordillera Alliance Church 


$10,000 

Doulus Foundation 

Barranquilla, COLOMBIA 

$2,500 

El Batan Evangelical Church 

Quito, ECUADOR 

$5,000 

Evangelical Christian Church 

of the Open Door 

Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA 

$12,750 

Grace Community Church 


$15,000 

Light of the World 



$20,000 

Living Community 


$6,000 

LOGOI 

Miami, FL 

$25,000 

Memorial Presbyterian Church 

Recife, BRAZIL 

$6,000 

Methodist Association 

of Social Assistance 


$7,000 

Mission CENA 


$15,000 

Movement of the 

Despised and Missused 


$7,000 

Philadelphia Presbyterian 

Church 


$3,500 

Presbyterian Church of Tijuca 


$3,600 

Presbyterian and Reformed 


Huanta, PERU 

$2,000 

Project Timothy 

Metro Sao Paulo, BRAZIL 

$5,000 (2 grants) 

Refugio 


$4,500 

Riachuelo Presbyterian Church 


$5,000 

Samborondon Alliance Church 

Guayaquil, ECUADOR 

$12,000 

Vineyard Christian Missionary 



$5,000 

Vicente Lopez Church 


$7,500 

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South Asia 

Bethany House Fellowship in Kolkata, India 

received a three-year $9,250 grant in 2005, matching the 

church to reach out to the Dakshin Barasat community. Our 

grant was used to expand a primary school, establish an adult 

literacy ministry, and support a team of evangelists to work 

intensively in the community. The hope is that by ministering 

holistically to both children and their families, a viable new 

church can be established where none previously existed. 

Outreach can be very difficult in communities without any 

Christian presence. In many parts of the world, ministering 

to the physical needs within a community provides a critical 

platform for also ministering spiritually. This is particularly 

true in places throughout South Asia where predominately 

Hindu, Muslim, or Buddhist communities are often hostile to 

the direct proclamation of the gospel of Christ. The Mustard 

Seed Foundation supports efforts that creatively present the 

gospel in these places through ministries such as preschools, 

health clinics, and other forms of social outreach. 

Abundant Grace Fellowship 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,500 

Abundant Life Center 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$4,500 

Aenon Church, Balanagar 

Hyderabad, INDIA 

$3,000 

Aenon Ministries and Trust 


$4,000 


Lucknow, INDIA 

$7,500 

Andheri Baptist Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,300 

Andheri Marathi 


Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,000 

Apostolic Christian Assembly 

New Delhi, INDIA 

$4,000 

Apostolic Faith Assembly 

Chennai, INDIA 

$2,850 

Assemblies of God Church - 

Gowrivakkam 


$1,900 

Assembly of God Church - 

Minuwangoda 

Colombo, SRI LANKA 

$1,000 

Assembly of God Miracle 

Center Church 


$2,000 

Balance of Truth Fellowship 

Ajmer, Rajasthan, INDIA 

$4,300 

Bandra East 

Community Center 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,000 

Banjara Baptist Church 


$1,500 

Berachah Baptist Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,000 

Bethany House Fellowship 

Kolkata, INDIA 

$2,500 

Bethel Assembly of God Church 


$600 

Bethel Church of God 

Moradabad, INDIA 

$4,000 

Bethel Gospel Church - Budvel 

Metro Hyderabad, INDIA 

$1,500 

Bethel Gospel Church 


$1,500 

Bethel Indian 

Pentecostal Assemblies 

Coimbatore, INDIA 

$6,000 

Bethel Prayer Fellowship 


$1,750 

Bethel Upasanalaya Church 

Siliguri, INDIA 

$3,800 

Bethesda Mission Church 


$3,500 

Bharat Moksha Church 

Jabalpur, INDIA 

$2,100 

Bible Believer’s 

Church of India 

Dehli, INDIA 

$2,000 

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Bread of Life 


Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,200 

Calvary Mission Church 


$900 

Carmel Assembly 

of God Church 


$2,500 

Carmel Community Hindi 

Church 


$4,500 

Carmel Fellowship 

Metro Delhi, INDIA 

$1,700 

Central Assembly 

of God Church 

Delhi, INDIA 

$3,000 

Chandigarh Bible Fellowship 

Chandigarh, INDIA 

$5,000 

Christ Church - Noida 


$6,000 

Christian Revival 

Center - Grant Road 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,500 

Christian Revival Center 

Metro Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,000 

Church of Banaras 

Varanasi, INDIA 

$5,000 

Church of Christ 

Missionary India 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,400 

Church of Living God 


$3,100 

Church of Nazarene - 

Ghatkopar 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,600 

Church of the Nazarene 


$1,000 

Cion Faith Fellowship 


$3,500 

Deepika Welfare Society 


$5,000 

Deo-Gratia Church 

Dhaka, BANGLADESH 

$3,500 

Divine Spring Fellowship 


$2,000 

Dombivili Baptist Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,500 

Ebenezer Prayer Fellowship 


$1,500 

EFI - Women Ministries 

Bangalore, INDIA 

$2,000 

El-Shadai Prayer House Church 


$3,000 

Elshadai Church 


$1,300 

Emmanuel Prayer 

Mission Church 


$2,500 

Enhakkore Baptist Church 


$1,000 

In 2006 the Full Gospel Trust of India received 

at two-year $5,100 grant matching church support to start 

a micro-finance outreach for women in the Bhalsawra Deri 

community of Delhi, India. The Trust is an umbrella NGO 

representing roughly a dozen local churches based in the Indian 

capital. The Trust gathered vulnerable migrant women from 

different states in northern India into cooperatives, provided 

small business and vocational training and gave small loans 

to each woman. Each beneficiary returns the loan amount 

with two percent interest within 11 months, so the funds can 

be used for another small business. This initiative is one of 

several undertaken by these local churches hoping to provide 

a tangible witness of the love of Christ to nearly 3,000 women 

in the first few years of the project. 

The Mustard Seed Foundation desires to share God’s love by 

providing economic opportunity to disadvantaged individuals 

as a deliberate outreach strategy of churches. While most 

micro-finance initiatives that we support aim to empower 

poor Christians, some are designed as an outreach strategy 

among non-Christians. These initiatives often involve the 

establishment of small cooperatives or savings groups through 

which strong relational bonds form and the love of Christ can 

be more authentically demonstrated and proclaimed. 

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Eternal Life Church - 

Sodampuri 


$1,800 

Faith Christian 



$3,000 (2 grants) 

Glades Covenant 

Church Ministries 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,200 

God’s Mission 

Fellowship - Kalyan 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$900 

Eternal Life Fellowship Society 


$2,500 

Eternal Life Worship Center 


$6,000 

Eternal Prayer 



$4,000 

Faith City Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,000 

Free Methodist 

Marathi Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,500 

Free Methodist Youth Ministry 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,000 

Glorious Gospel Mission 

Ministries Church - Virar 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,300 

Glorious Fellowship Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,500 

God’s Mission Fellowship 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,000 

God’s Mission Fellowship - 

Trippan Nagar 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,500 


of India - Vashi 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,000 


of India - Ambarnath 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,000 


of India - Boisar 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,600 


of India - Dombivli 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$5,800 


of India - Thirumangalam 


$3,100 

Evangelical Friends Church 

Kulna, BANGLADESH 

$4,200 

Evangelical Social 

Action Forum 

Nagpur, INDIA 

$4,000 

Faith Assembly of God Church 

Chandigarh, INDIA 

$2,700 

Fruitful Ministries 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,000 

Full Gospel Revival Church 


$5,100 

Full Gospel Trust of India 

Delhi, INDIA 

$2,100 

Full Life Assembly 

of God Church - Hindi 


$2,000 

Full Life Assembly 

of God Church 


$3,000 

Gate Bethel Prayer Fellowship 


$3,250 

Gateway Ministries 

International - Bandra 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$6,500 

Gateway Ministries 

International - Chembur 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$4,000 

Gazole Good News Church 

Gazole, West Bengal, INDIA 

$2,200 

In 2006 Logos Faith Fellowship was awarded a 

two-year $4,300 grant matching church support to establish a 

discipleship training center in the north Indian city of Ambala. 

The church created a systematic program for strengthening 

their members’ faith and ministry skills. The long-term goal is 

for the trained members to be sent out to plant new churches 

in the largely unreached regions of northern India. 

Teaching and equipping Christians to be strong disciples of 

Christ and active ministers of the gospel is a major granting 

area for the Foundation. This effort was supported because it 

was being undertaken by a local church that appeared poised 

to multiply itself in a region where churches are desperately 

needed. Many of these discipleship intitiatives supported in 

2007 were among youth, new believers, or those preparing for 

a specific area of ministry. 

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Golgotha Baptist Church 


$2,700 

Good News Fellowship 


$2,000 

Good Shepherd Church 


$1,500 

Good Shepherd 

Church - Sakinaka 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,000 

Good Shepherd Fellowship 


$1,900 

Gospel Vision Assembly 


$1,500 

Grace Evangelical Church 


$2,500 

Grace Fellowship 


$4,000 

Good Samaritan Ministries 

Peace Center Church 


$1,800 

Gurgaon Christian Fellowship 


$1,300 

Harvest Christian Assembly 


$2,800 

Harvest Mission Church 


$2,900 

Harvest Now Church 


$5,000 

Hermon Ministries 


$1,500 

Hindustani Covenant Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,600 

Holy Trinity Bible Church 


$1,600 

Hope Evangelical Church 


$2,000 

Horeb Prayer House Ministries 


$3,000 

House of Prayer 


$3,500 

Immanuel Fellowship Church 


$3,000 

Immanuel Open Door Church 


$1,800 

Immanuel Tamil Methodist 

Church 

Pune, INDIA 

$4,000 

Impetus City Christian 

Fellowship 


$2,000 

Indian Banjara 

Evangelical Mission 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$700 

Indian Christian Church 


$1,800 

Indian Christian Fellowship 


$4,500 

Indian Pentecostal 

Church of God 


$4,500 


Church of God 


$1,500 


Church of God 

Shillong, INDIA 

$4,200 (2 grants) 

Indian Pententecostal 

Church of God 


$1,000 

Indian Steward Fellowship 

Nagpur, INDIA 

$1,600 

International Christian Church 


$2,500 

James Long Memorial 

Fellowship 


$700 

Jeevan Jyoti Baptist Church 


$1,300 

Jesus Christ Witness Fellowship 

Horeb Gospel Church 


$1,700 

Jesus Is the Answer Church 

Nasik, Maharashtra, INDIA 

$2,600 

Jesus Lives Ministries Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,500 

Jesus Prayer Mission 

Delhi, INDIA 

$2,600 

JOY Fellowship Church 


$700 

Kannada Methodist 

Church - Dharavi 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,000 

Kerygma 


$2,500 

King of Shalom Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,000 

Kolkata Compassionate Church 


$2,700 

Light House Church 


$3,000 

Light of Life Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,500 

Living Hope Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,000 

Living Light Church - Dharavi 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,800 

Living Light Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,600 

Living Waters Church 

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, 

INDIA 

$1,700 

Logos Faith Fellowship 

Ambala, Haryana, INDIA 

$1,300 

Macedonian Grace Assembly 


$2,000 

Maranatha Bethesda Gospel 

Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,000 

Mennonite and Brothers 

Church - Chembur 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,000 

Manvelpada Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,600 

Methodist Marathi Church - 

Lonavala 

Pune, INDIA 

$3,850 

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Methodist Tamil Church - 

Ambernath 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,500 

Nacharam Grace 

Gospel Church 


$1,500 

Nazarene Mission Church 


$680 

Nerul Baptist Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,000 

Nesam Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$4,500 

New Covenant Church 


$4,000 

New Covenant 

Church - Sinhala 


$2,500 

New India Church of God 


$1,400 



$1,000 



$4,000 (2 grants) 

New Life Fellowship - Aarey 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$5,000 

New Life Fellowship - 

Andheri West 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$5,000 

New Life Fellowship - Banjara 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,800 


Bengali Church 


$2,000 

New Life Fellowship 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$4,000 


City Church 


$4,000 


City Church 


$1,750 


Grant Road 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,200 


Kannada Church 


$8,500 (2 grants) 


Kochi, INDIA 

$3,500 

New Life Fellowship - Kurla 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,900 

New Life Fellowship - Malwani 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,700 

New Life Fellowship - Matunga 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,500 


Nasik, Maharashtra, INDIA 

$900 


Solapur, Maharashtra, INDIA 

$650 


Ghatkopar 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,400 


Mysore, INDIA 

$6,000 


Nallasopara 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,100 


Vile Parle 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,500 

New Life in Calvary Church 


$4,000 

New Life Miracle Center 

Church 

Delhi, INDIA 

$1,900 

New Life Mission Church 

Delhi, INDIA 

$3,700 

New Testament Church of India 


$1,000 

Noida City Assembly 

of God Church 


$5,000 

Partner of Holy Gospel 

Ministries Trust 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,700 

Partnership India 

Metro Hyderabad, INDIA 

$3,000 

Peniel Christ Church 


$2,500 

Peniel Gospel Team - 

Bagdogra Church 

Siliguri, West Bengal, INDIA 

$5,000 

Peniel Gospel Team 


$3,200 

Peniel Gospel Team - Sukhna 

Church 


$1,450 

Pentecostal Church of God 


$4,000 

Philadelphia Church 

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA 

$2,300 

Philadelphia Church 

Gandhidham, Gujarat, INDIA 

$4,000 

Philadelphia Church of God 

Delhi, INDIA 

$4,000 

Poona Faith Community 

Church 

Pune, INDIA 

$3,500 

Potter’s House - Kurunegala 


$3,100 

Powerhouse Church 


$4,000 

Rahator Memorial Tamil 


Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,000 

Raksha Prayer House 


$1,700 

Redemption Church 


$2,200 

Rohini Pentecostal 

Church of God 


$1,500 

Sacred Assemblies Fellowship 

Delhi, INDIA 

$2,800 

Sahaara Charitable Society 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,000 

Samaritans Trust 


$2,000 

Samathuva Nagar 

Prayer House 


$500 

Satya Marg Baptist Church 

Delhi, INDIA 

$1,100 

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In 2006 Elshadai Church received a two-year $3,100 

grant to establish a revolving loan fund among poor Christians 

in Chennai, India. Due to a tsunami and heavy rains, many 

church members had lost their homes and belongings in their 

slum community. In response, the church established an 

income generation project for women in their congregation 

through a revolving loan fund. The women started small 

businesses in tailoring, candle-making, pickle-making, soapmaking, 

and vegetable selling. Once the loans are repaid, they 

will be lent again to new participants or as a second loan to 

expand existing small businesses. 

Revolving loan funds are the most common initiatives we 

fund through our Empowerment category. Not only do poorer 

Christians get to make decisions about their own future, but 

the entire church also encourages them. We favor this model 

of income generation because the fund can be self-sustained 

by charging interest and holding loan recipients accountable 

for repayment. 

Scripture Union 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$970 

Seyon Prayer House 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,800 

Shalem Church of God 

Indore, INDIA 

$3,000 

Shalem Gospel Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,100 

Shalom Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,200 

Shalom Evangelical 

Church of India - Shahad 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,000 

Shalom Full Gospel Assembly 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,000 

Sharon Ministries Church 

Pune, INDIA 

$4,000 

Sharon Worship Center 


$2,000 

Shyamnagar Prayer Fellowship 

Metro Kolkata, INDIA 

$1,300 

Society of the Savior Church 


$1,250 

St. Basil’s Catholic Church 

Basti, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA 

$2,000 

St. John Tamil Methodist 

Church - Bhayander 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,500 

St. Joseph the Worker Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,125 

St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral 

Port Blair, Andaman, INDIA 

$4,000 

St. Paul Evangelical Church of 

India - Kalwa 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,000 

St. Peter’s Methodist Tamil 

Church - Kailash Nagar 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,500 

St. Thomas Evangelical 

Church of India - Hindi 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$800 

Tabernacle Assembly 

of God Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,000 

Telugu Baptist Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$1,600 

The Master Ministries 

Kochi, INDIA 

$4,500 

The Word Ministries Church 

Ambala, Haryana, INDIA 

$2,600 

Tollygunge Maranatha 

Fellowship 


$1,800 

United Global Assembly 

of God Church 

Delhi, INDIA 

$3,500 

United Hope Baptist Church 


$1,000 

Urban India Ministries Kerala 

Kochi, INDIA 

$4,000 

Valley of Praise Fellowship 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$5,500 

Vasai Marathi Baptist Church 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$3,600 

Warner Memorial Methodist 

Tamil Church - Kurla 

Mumbai, INDIA 

$2,000 

Zion Church 


$4,300 

Zion Gospel Church 


$3,000 (2 grants) 

Zion Gospel Church Society 


$1,700 

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Southeast Asia 

Friendship Church was awarded a three-year $9,500 

grant matching church support to establish a Christian 

preschool. The aim of the project is to minister to both 

children and their working parents by providing this critical 

service in an area of Bangkok, Thailand. This preschool 

will help the church establish relationships with as many as 

a hundred children a year. Through these relationships, the 

Friendship Church will have opportunities to communicate 

the gospel of Christ. 

Mustard Seed Foundation seeks to support different relational 

forms of outreach. We believe that projects that serve the 

community and build relationships are often an effective 

strategy for a church to share Christ in their neighborhood. 

Supporting the establishment of church-based preschools, 

primarily in major urban centers like Bangkok, is one way to 

help churches around the world launch effective ministry. 

Agoo Christian Fellowship 

Agoo, La Union, 

PHILIPPINES 

$2,000 

Alive in Christ Christian 

Church 

Metro Manila, PHILIPPINES 

$3,000 

All For Christ’s Glory 

Fellowship 


$2,000 

Ambassador of New Life 

Fellowship in Christ 

Cebu City, PHILIPPINES 

$3,000 

Anglican Diocese of Singapore 

Singapore, SINGAPORE 

$25,000 

Bacoor Habay Baptist Church 


$2,500 

Bagong-Barrio Christian 

Church Fellowship 

Metro Manila PHILIPPINES 

$5,000 

Berean Bible Baptist Church 


$5,500 

Bucana Ministry Center 

Davao City, PHILIPPINES 

$4,000 

Calumpit Christian Baptist 

Church and Ministries 


$2,000 

Christ First Christian Church 

and Ministries 

Cabuyao, Laguna, 

PHILIPPINES 

$4,000 

Christ Is Coming Church 


$4,000 

Christ’s Faithful Servant 

Ministries 

Angeles City, PHILIPPINES 

$4,000 

Christian Church of the 

Philippines International 

Ministries 

Dagupan City, Pangasiman, 

PHILIPPINES 

$3,500 

Christian City Church - 

Whitehorse 

Metro Melbourne, 

AUSTRALIA 

$8,000 

City Harvest Church 


$5,000 

Community Development 

Center Foundation 

Jakarta, INDONESIA 

$5,000 

Community That Cares 



$4,000 

Davao Bible Community 

Church 

Davao City, PHILIPPINES 

$6,000 

Elohim Christian Fellowship 


$2,750 


of Marahan Cavite 

Alfonso, Cavite, PHILIPPINES 

$2,500 

Faith in Christ Fellowship 

Baguio City, PHILIPPINES 

$3,000 

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First Church of God 


$3,600 

First Church of God 


$5,500 

First Independent Baptist 

Church 


$1,000 

Free Methodist Church 


$2,500 

Friendship Church 

Bangkok, THAILAND 

$5,000 

Gates of Praise Global Outreach 


$4,000 

Gift From Heaven Christian 

Fellowship 

San Pablo City, Laguna, 

PHILIPPINES 

$2,500 

Gift of Love Learning Center 


$1,500 

Global City Bible 



$4,000 

God’s Family Christian 

Fellowship of Bulacan 


$4,500 

Grace Gospel Church 

at Lucban 


$750 

Gracious Light Baptist Church 


$2,200 

Great Harvest Baptist Church 


$3,000 

Harvest Baptist Church 


$4,500 

Hidup Baru Nusantara 

Evangelical Christian Church 

Malang, INDONESIA 

$4,500 

His Dwelling Christian Church 


$5,000 

Jesus Christ is Coming Again 

Church 


$2,500 

Jesus Christ of Nazareth 

Church 


$4,000 

Jesus Christ Restoration of Life 

Moving Ministries 

Bogo City, Cebu, 

PHILIPPINES 

$1,500 

Jesus Christ the Living Word 

City of Praise Global Outreach 


$2,500 

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Jesus Christ the Living Word 

International Ministry 


$4,000 

Jesus Is Supreme 

Global Outreach 

Cabuyao, Laguna, 

PHILIPPINES 

$2,000 

Jesus Reigns Ministries - Makati 


$5,000 

Jesus the Great I Am Christian 

Ministries 

Cavite City, Cavite, 

PHILIPPINES 

$4,250 

Jesus We Enthrone 

You Christian Church 


$3,100 

King’s Revival Church 

International 

San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, 

PHILIPPINES 

$5,000 

Kiper Foundation 


$3,000 

Lighthouse Church of Quezon 

City 


$5,500 

Lord Jesus Our Redeemer 

Church - Concepcion 


$4,500 

Maranatha International 


Manila, PHILIPPINES 

$6,000 


Baptist Church of Muntinlupa 


$4,000 


Baptist Church of Panghulo 


$6,000 

New Generation 

Christian Assembly 


$3,000 

New Life Plantation Four 

Square Church 

Lae, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 

$3,000 

Nias Independent 


Nias, Sumatra, INDONESIA 

$3,000 

Old Santa Mesa Bible Church 


$4,000 

Pasay City Alliance Church 


$7,000 

Peace Community Church 


$3,120 

Pinyahan Christian Church 


$6,000 

Proclaiming Jesus Global 

Outreach 

Calamba City, Laguna, 

PHILIPPINES 

$2,000 

Proclaiming the Good 

News Ministry 


$2,500 

Shepherd’s Sanctuary Christian 

Ministry 


$2,500 

Sinim Institute 


$5,000 

The Avenue 

Christian Ministries 

San Juan, Batangas, 

PHILIPPINES 

$3,000 

Trust In the Lord 

Living Church 


$1,000 

Victory Heights 



$5,000 

Worldwide Church of God 


$3,350 

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Scholarships 

The Mustard Seed Foundation offers a variety of scholarship opportunities for 

Christians seeking advanced degrees around the world. We believe that providing 

scholarships to individuals who are furthering their formal education helps enable 

the Church to reach the whole world with the whole gospel. The Foundation 

believes that our scholarships empower individuals to take ownership for equipping 

themselves for Christian service. Through our scholarship initiatives, the Mustard 

Seed Foundation hopes to equip believers for strategic roles within the full 

spectrum of Christian ministry, from place of business to place of worship. The 

Foundation awards scholarships through three initiatives: Harvey Fellows Program, 

Theological Education scholarships, and Bakke Graduate University scholarships. 

Rui Guo, 2007 Harvey Fellow 

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Harvey Fellows Program 

Karem Roitman 

2004 Harvey Fellow 

The year 2007 marked the 

15th anniversary of the Harvey 

Fellows program. During the 

past fifteen years we have been 

blessed to see the scholarship 

initiative grow and develop. The 

Foundation began the program 

with the goal of marking, 

equipping, and encouraging 

followers of Jesus Christ who 

seek to actively integrate their 

faith and vocations as leaders in 

strategic occupations where Christians are underrepresented. 

This idea grew from our understanding of God as Creator 

and Redeemer, not only of human beings, but also of society’s 

disciplines and structures. Our desire is to identify, prepare, 

and celebrate this generation’s Josephs, Lydias, Daniels, and 

Esthers—Christians who will assume positions of leadership 

and influence. Each Fellow is awarded a $16,000 annual 

stipend renewable up to a total of three years. The award 

is portable to a premier graduate degree program. Typically 

only schools considered by professionals to be among the 

top five globally in a given subject area or specialty are 

acceptable destinations. 

A significant component of the program is participation in 

our Summer Institute that provides a forum for Fellows to 

be challenged on issues of integrating faith and vocation, 

as well as a setting to deepen relationships. The 2007 

Summer Institute took place in Santa Barbara, California in 

conjunction with the Harvey Fellows 15-Year Reunion and 

Celebration. Nearly 100 Fellows attended the event, which 

was organized by a dedicated committee of senior Fellows. 

In 2007 the Foundation invested 

$1,104,500 in support of 75 

graduate students preparing 

to enter strategic ministry in 

academia, the arts, and the 

market place. We were privileged 

to award 31 new fellowships to an 

extraordinary group of graduate 

students representing a variety 

of nationalities and preparing 

for vocations in diverse fields. 

Imran Babar 

2007 Harvey Fellow 

2007 Summer Institute 

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2007 harvey fellows 

May Lin Au Yong – MFA, Film 

Stanford University 

Imran Babar – PhD, Molecular Biology 

Yale University 

Clare Backhouse – PhD, History 

Courtauld Institute 

Gabriel Bouch – PhD, Physics 

Rutgers University 

Matthew Cabeen – PhD, Molecular Biology 


Lia Chavez – PhD, Fine Art 

University of London 

Antonie Dvorakova – PhD, Developmental Psychology 

University of Chicago 

Obidimma Ezezika – MEM, Environmental Management 


Reena Goldthree – PhD, Latin America and Caribbean History 

Duke University 

Nathan Grills – D.Phil, Public Health 

Oxford University 

Rui Guo – SJD, Corporate Governance 

Harvard University 

Bruce Huber – PhD, Political Science 

UC Berkeley 

Nicholas Kuder – MFA, Graphic Design 

Cranbrook Academy of Art 

Julia Lewis – JD, Law 


Linda Liang – PhD, Environmental Engineering 


Benjamin Lynerd – PhD, Political Science 

University of Chicago 

Felix Matthews – MBA, General Management 


Sean McClowry – PhD, Music Composition 

Princeton University 

Andrea Olsen – PhD, History of Art and Architecture 

Johns Hopkins University 

Jason Oraker – MBA, Business Ethics 

Northwestern University 

Tayo Oyedeji – PhD, Mass Communication 

University of Missouri 

Andrew Parker – MFA, Screenwriting 

Columbia University 

Brian Pitts – PhD, Philosophy of Science 

University of Notre Dame 

Robert Riggs – PhD, Arabic and Islamic Studies 

University of Pennsylvania 

Susan Satterfield – PhD, Classical Studies 


Micah Schaffer – MFA, Film Production 

New York University 

Erika Seeler – PhD, Comparative Politics 

Duke University 

Astri Swendsrud – MFA, Visual Arts 

California Institute of the Arts 

Sara VanderHaagen – PhD, Communication Studies 

Northwestern University 

Ashley Varghese – PhD, Law 

University of Edinburgh 

Joshua Walker – PhD, Politics and Public Policy 


2007 Harvey Fellows Advisory Board 

The Harvey Fellows Advisory Board is comprised of elected Fellows who help guide and provide vision for the program. The 

Foundation wishes to thank the Fellows who served on the Advisory Board during 2007. 

Emilian Dan Cartis (’04) 

Pam Cochran (’97), Chair 

Alisa Davis (’04) 

Paul Hoehner (’03) 

Erik Hom (’01) 

Eugene Kim (’01), Chair 

Katie Kresser (’03) 

Greg King (’01) 

Chandra Mallampalli (’97) 

Bryan McGraw (’02) 

Blake Puckett (’96) 

Soo Chuen Tan (’01) 

Eugene Kim (’01), Chair 

Katie Kresser (’03) 

Greg King (’01) 

Chandra Mallampalli (’97) 

Bryan McGraw (’02) 

Blake Puckett (’96) 

Soo Chuen Tan (’01) 

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Theological Education Scholarships 

The Theological Education scholarship program was started 

in 1999 to support students pursuing advanced theological 

training outside of Canada, Western Europe and the United 

States. Since its inception we have awarded nearly $6.5 million 

to help fund the formal theological education of thousands 

of students around the world. Scholarships are awarded for 

up to half of the total cost of education. Qualifying students 

must be attending a participating institution and receiving a 

significant level of financial support from their home church 

or Christian organization. Recipients must be pursuing 

degrees that equip them for service to the Church in the areas 

of preaching, teaching, missions, or evangelism. However, 

priority is given to those who are being trained to directly 

minister in a church congregation or preparing for ministry 

within an urban context. The scholarships are administered in 

direct collaboration with the participating institutions. 

In 2007 we invested a total of $1,492,301 to 1,091 students in 

69 institutions around the world. Our total support for this 

initiative slightly increased from 2006 due to the addition of 

four institutions, as well as increases in scholarship support at 

many institutions that have been participating for a number 

of years. 

2007 Participating Institutions 

In addition, we continued 

to provide support for 

students pursuing certificate 

level training by extension 

at the College of Christian 

Theology in Bangladesh. 

We provided 487 scholarships 

totaling $3,998 in 2007. 

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AFRICA 

Bangui Evangelical School of 

Theology 

Bangui, CENTRAL AFRICAN 

REPUBLIC 

$35,000 (19 students) 

Ethiopian Graduate School of 

Theology 


$9,539 (4 students) 

Evangelical Theological College 


$20,000 (34 students) 

Nairobi Evangelical Graduate 

School of Theology 


$50,000 (28 students) 

Nairobi International 



$35,000 (17 students) 

Carlile College 


$25,000 (29 students) 

Namibia Evangelical 

Theological Seminary 

Windhoek, NAMIBIA 

$9,000 (10 students) 

West Africa Theological 

Seminary 


$20,000 (15 students) 

Cornerstone Christian College 


$20,000 (10 students) 

Stellenbosch University 


$20,000 (5 students) 

Evangelical Seminary 

of South Africa 

Pietermaritzburg, SOUTH 

AFRICA 

$20,000 (10 students) 

Institute for Urban Ministry 


$15,000 (9 students) 

African Bible College 


$5,822 (11 students) 

Kampala Evangelical School of 

Theology 



Baptist Advanced School of 

Theology of West Africa 

Lome, TOGO 


Missiology University Center 

Kinshasa, DR CONGO 


Evangelical School of Theology 

of Rwanda 


$6,000 (20 students) 

Christian Alliance Evangelical 

Faculty of Theology 

Abidjan, COTE D’IVOIRE 


EAST ASIA 

China Graduate School of 

Theology 


$46,412 (7 students) 

Christ Bible Seminary 

Nagoya, JAPAN 

$20,000 (5 students)

2007 Participating Institutions 

EUROPE 

Bulgarian Evangelical 

Theological Institute 

Sofia, BULGARIA 

$25,000 (10 students) 

Evangelical Theological 

Seminary 

Osijek, CROATIA 

$23,000 (17 students) 

Lithuania Christian College 

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA 

$15,000 (5 students) 

Evangelical School of Theology 

Wroclaw, POLAND 

$22,500 (13 students) 

Moscow Evangelical Christian 

Seminary 


$10,302 (9 students) 

St. Petersburg Christian 

University 

St. Petersburg, RUSSIA 

$22,250 (16 students) 

Theological Mission Seminary 

Banska Bystrica, SLOVAKIA 

$20,000 (30 students) 

Ukrainian Evangelical 


Kiev, UKRAINE 

$36,075 (28 students) 

Donetsk Christian University 

Donetsk, UKRAINE 


Novi Sad Theological College 


$15,000 (10 students) 

Minsk Theological Seminary 

Minsk, BELARUS 


MIDDLE EAST 


Seminary of Cairo 

Cairo, EGYPT 

$27,650 (23 students) 

Elam College 

Confidential 

$43,100 (15 students) 

Jordan Evangelical 


Amman, JORDAN 


Near East School of Theology 


$24,800 (7 students) 

Arab Baptist Theological 

Seminary 


$15,000 (4 students) 

Bethlehem Bible College 

Bethlehem, PALESTINE 

$18,283 (12 students) 

NORTH AMERICA 

Evangelical School for 

Pastoral Education 


$27,551 (15 students) 

Central American 



GUATEMALA 

$15,920 (6 students) 

Caribbean Graduate 


Kingston, JAMAICA 

$15,000 (10 students) 

Evangelical Faculty of 

Theological Study 

Managua, NICARAGUA 


Prodola 


$40,000 (15 students) 

SOUTH AMERICA 

Buenos Aires Bible Institute 


$16,000 (7 students) 

Bible Seminary of Colombia 

Medellin, COLOMBIA 

$35,000 (18 students) 

Center for Pastoral Ministry 

and Mission 

Curitiba, BRAZIL 

$37,900 (12 students) 

South American 



$45,018 (30 students) 

Evangelical Seminary of Lima 

Lima, PERU 

$22,000 (29 students) 

South American Seminary 

Quito, ECUADOR 

$25,804 (32 students) 

Pastor’s Theological Seminary 



Servant of Christ 



$26,125 (26 students) 

Latin American 

Theological Alliance 

CHILE, EQUADOR, 

BOLIVIA, ARGENTINA 

$29,219 (75 students) 

Latin American Faculty of 

Theological Education 


$17,100 (13 students) 

Latin American Faculty of 

Integral Theology 

Lima, PERU 

$10,000 (7 students) 

Bethel Evangelical Seminary 


$13,584 (8 students) 

SOUTH ASIA 

College of Christian Theology 


$11,988 (10 students) 

South Asia Institute for 

Advanced Christian Studies 


$23,019 (23 students) 

Union Biblical Seminary 

Pune, INDIA 

$30,000 (42 students) 

SOUTHEAST ASIA 

Nusantara Bible Seminary 

Malang, INDONESIA 

$8,340 (19 students) 


Seminary of Indonesia 

Yogyakarta, INDONESIA 

$24,000 (10 students) 

Myanmar Evangelical 

Graduate School of Theology 

Yangon, MYANMAR 

$7,500 (12 students) 

Myanmar Institute of Theology 

Yangon, MYANMAR 

$14,805 (68 students) 

Alliance Graduate School 


$23,775 (11 students) 

Asian Theological Seminary 


$32,086 (16 students) 

International School of 

Leadership 


$32,457 (15 students) 

Biblical Seminary of the 

Philippines 


$15,000 (10 students) 

Trinity Theological College 

SINGAPORE 

$92,290 (19 students) 

Singapore Bible College 

SINGAPORE 

$52,292 (19 students) 

Bangkok Theological Seminary 


$13,986 (22 students) 

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BGU Scholarships 

Encouraging urban ministry practitioners and enabling them 

to pursue advanced degrees has long been an interest of the 

Mustard Seed Foundation. In 1996 we began providing a 

handful of scholarships to select practitioners pursuing nonresidential 

doctoral degrees under the mentorship of global 

urban missiologist and founding member of our Board of 

Directors, Dr. Raymond J. Bakke. The RJB Award program 

went through a number of changes over the years, and by 2005 

we began awarding the scholarship to students studying at the 

newly formed Bakke Graduate University of Ministry (BGU) 

based in Seattle, Washington. In 2006 we broadened the 

scholarship still further to not only honor the life and ministry 

of Ray Bakke, but also those of his younger siblings, Rev. 

Lowell Bakke and Mrs. Marilyn Bakke Pearson, who have 

also contributed significantly to the ministry of the Mustard 

Seed Foundation with their own unique areas of gifting. 

These scholarships offered through BGU focus on encouraging 

ministry practitioners to obtain the advanced degrees they 

need to sharpen their skills and deepen the theological 

underpinnings of their work. Most of those supported 

are pursuing the Doctorate of Ministry (DMin) degree in 

Transformational Leadership for the Global City that is offered 

through BGU on a non-residential, modular basis. These 

practitioners are enabled to remain in their respective fields 

of ministry while pursuing advanced study. This program is 

designed to make major urban centers of the world become 

laboratories of learning, including Seattle, Manila, Shanghai, 

Delhi, Cairo, Addis Ababa, and Sao Paulo. The Foundation 

has also supported a select handful of students pursuing a 

Master of Theological Studies (MTS) degree that emphasizes 

a highly integrative approach to biblical, theological, and 

historical studies. 

In 2007 we were pleased to award scholarships through the 

Bakke Graduate University of Ministry for the advanced 

studies of 57 ministry practitioners totaling $259,947. This 

more than doubled our investment in 2006. These talented 

men and women come from and serve in a variety of urban 

centers around the world where they are actively responding 

to God’s calling in ministry. We plan to continue to expand 

the level of scholarship support offered through BGU in the 

coming years. 

BGU students in Chennai, India 

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2007 Raymond J. Bakke Scholars 

This scholarship is awarded to Christian urban leaders located outside of the United States 

who are committed to a lifestyle of urban ministry and have positions of influence to teach 

urban ministry within educational, mission, or relief organizations. 

Manuel Adjei – DMin, GHANA 

Sayo Ajiboye – DMin, US/NIGERIA 

Sola Ajibulu – DMin, NIGERIA 

Moses Alagbe – DMin, NETHERLANDS 

Anthony Asamoah – DMin, GHANA 

Mesfin Bulti – DMin, GHANA 

Duky Charles – DMin, HAITI 

Raineer Chu – DMin, PHILIPPINES 

Eszter Dani – DMin, HUNGARY 

Bert deRuiter – DMin, NETHERLANDS 

Andras Harmathy – DMin, HUNGARY 

Eric Ighalo – DMin, NIGERIA 

Cosmas Ilechukwu – DMin, NIGERIA 

Monel Jules – DMin, HAITI 

Seleshi Kebede – DMin, ETHIOPIA 

Catherine Kwong – DMin, CHINA 

Enoch Lam – DMin, CHINA 

Dwight Mutonono – DMin, ZIMBABWE 

Jonathan Nambu – DMin, PHILIPPINES 

Mihai Pavel – DMin, ROMANIA 

Grace Rajan – DMin, INDIA 

Ross Rohde – DMin, SPAIN 

Tim Svoboda – DMin, INDIA 

Joel Van Dyke – DMin, GUATEMALA 

Calvin Young – DMin, ENGLAND 

2007 Marilyn Bakke Pearson Scholars 

This scholarship is given to Christian leaders with a demonstrated call and exceptional abilities 

in teaching the Bible. These individuals have natural gifts of speaking, teaching, and preaching 

with exhortation skills, and humility of spirit. 

Va Bi – DMin, MYANMAR 

Juan Bravo – DMin, COLUMBIA 

Jonathan Brooks – DMin, US 

Noel de Asis – DMin, US 

Scott Dewey – DMin, US 

Samson Gandhi – DMin, US 

Mary Glenn – DMin, INDIA 

George Houston – DMin, US 

Sheila Houston – DMin, US 

Charity Kamau – DMin, US 

Hoa Le Thi Le – MTS, US 

Sherry Lile – DMin, CAMBODIA 

Yobbe Lungu – DMin, MALAWI 

Setorwu Ofori – DMin, GHANA 

Derrick Okine – DMin, GHANA 

Duane Roth – DMin, US 

Luke Schrockhurst – DMin, US 

Elaine Smith – DMin, US 

Caroloretta Tucker – DMin, US 

2007 Lowell Bakke Scholars 

This scholarship is for pastors in North America with a specific call to revitalize urban churches, 

or for pastors serving in mega-cities around the world. This scholarship prioritizes individuals 

who demonstrate the ability to empower church members to serve in their families, businesses, 

and communities. 

Yaw Acheampong – DMin, ENGLAND 

Aila Tassa Aila – DMin, ETHIOPIA 

Sean Benesh – DMin, US 

Jack Drennan – DMin, IRELAND 

Gea Gort – DMin, NETHERLANDS 

Radi Iskander – DMin, EGYPT 

Deborah Loyd – DMin, US 

Stephen Mwangi – DMin, KENYA 

Derel Olson – DMin, US 

Alex Ssebugwawo – MTS, US 

Rose Swetman – DMin, US 

Andrew Tillman – DMin, US 

Lynette Tillman – DMin, US 

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Theology of Work 

The Theology of Work (TOW) grant program was established 

in 2007 by the Mustard Seed Foundation, in collaboration 

with the Bakke Graduate University of Ministry (BGU). The 

aim of this special grant initiative is to encourage theological 

institutions worldwide to instruct seminarians, pastors, and 

educators in a biblical basis of a theology of work. A proper 

theology of work empowers ordinary people to infuse their 

Christian faith in the institutions, structures, and industries 

in which they work throughout the week. We believe there is 

a great need for pastors to learn how to steward the gifts and 

callings of their congregants in their own places of work and 

transform them into places of dynamic personal ministry. 

The TOW grants program is administered by BGU, which has 

developed a network of resources specializing in effectively 

developing and teaching curriculum for theology of work. 

In 2007 we awarded eleven grants to eight seminaries and 

two organizations totaling $88,271. We expect to expand this 

special granting initiative significantly over the next few years 

and hope to see a greater number of churches actively teaching 

their congregants a theology of work. 

Theology of Work grants are awarded to theological 

institutions, both formal and non-formal, to create and offer 

courses that enable students to effectively steward the callings 

and vocations of their congregants in their workplaces. This 

grant initiative hopes to encourage seminaries and other 

theological training organizations to integrate such a theology 

in their core curriculum by promoting the development and 

teaching of theology of work courses. It is our desire to see 

those trained through our grants begin teaching and modeling 

this theological concept in their own churches and ministries. 

West Africa Theological Seminary 

2007 Theology of Work Grant Recipients 

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Asian Theological Seminary 


$6,522 (2 grants) 

Biblical Graduate School of 

Theology 

Singapore, SINGAPORE 

$5,850 

Christian Direction 


$12,475 

Faith Evangelical Seminary 

Tacoma, Washington, USA 

$6,875 

George W. Truett 


Waco, Texas, USA 

$2,981 

Gordon-Conwell Theological 

Seminary 

Belmont, Massachusetts, USA 

$11,880 

Integra Ventures 

Wheaton, Illinois, USA 

$8,100 

Summit School of Ministry 

Bellingham, Washington, USA 

$2,163 

Vocatio Creation Limited 


$3,000 

West Africa Theological 

Seminary 


$28,425

Board and Staff 

Board of Directors 

Dennis Bakke, Co-Chair 

Eileen Bakke, Co-Chair 

Elizabeth Bakke 

Lowell Bakke 

Ray Bakke 

Woody Bakke 

Helen Harvey 

W. Brantley Harvey 

Warren Harvey 

Helen Laffitte 

Paul Pearson, Treasurer 

Todd Pearson 

Carolyn Thompson 

Margaret Thompson 

JUNIOR BOARD 

OF DIRECTORS 

Amber Bakke 

Luke Harvey 

Stuart Harvey, Chair 

Whit Harvey 

Norris Laffitte 

Jillian Mansell 

Dargan Thompson 

William Thompson 

Staff 

Jacob Baby, South Asia Representative (Mumbai) 

Brian Bakke, Regional Director for the Americas 

Scott Bakke, Director of IT and Finance 

Vivian Fayek, Middle East Representative (Cairo) 

Hilton Figueiredo, South America Representative (Sao Paulo) 

Duane Grobman, Director of the Harvey Fellows Program 

Eric Hornberger, Executive Director 

Lonni Jackson, Executive Director 

Jill Jensen, Director of Administration 

Art Medina, Southeast Asia Representative (Manila) 

Eric Musee, Africa Representative (Nairobi) 

Victor Omondi, Africa Representative (Nairobi) 

Maged Shafik, Middle East Representative (Cairo) 

Milan Sefcik, Eastern Europe Representative (Bratislava) 

Suresh Thomas, South Asia Representative (Mumbai) 

Savina Tong, East Asia Representative (Hong Kong) 

Mustard Seed Foundation 2007 Annual Meeting 

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Contact Information www.msfdn.org 

AFRICA 

P.O. Box 1091 

Nairobi 00502, KENYA 

Phone/Fax: (254) 

20-386-4400 

EAST ASIA 

P.O. Box 71378 

Kowloon Central Post Office 


Fax: (852) 3573 1200 

EASTERN EUROPE 

P.O. Box 36 

903 01 Bratislava - Senec, 

SLOVAKIA 

Phone/Fax: (421) 

2-4590-1236 

NORTH AMERICA 

3330 N. Washington Blvd. 

Suite 100 

Arlington, VA 22201 USA 

Phone: (1) 703-524-5620 

Fax: (1) 703-524-5643 

SOUTH AMERICA 

Caixa Postal 20.298 

04035-970 Sao Paulo SP, 

BRAZIL 

Phone/Fax: (11) 5084-6460 

SOUTH ASIA 

31-18/B, Takshila, M.C. 

Road 

Andheri (E), Mumbai 400 

093, INDIA 

Phone: (91) 22-28217690 

Fax: (91) 22-28217690 

SOUTHEAST ASIA 

4th Floor, Back to the Bible 

Building 

135 West Avenue 

Quezon City, PHILIPPINES 

Phone: (63) 2-3728045 

Fax: (63) 2-3721941 

HARVEY FELLOWS 

1100 Irvine Blvd. #764 

Tustin, CA 92780 USA 

Phone: (1) 714-544-0131 

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