Announcing the 2025 WIMSS Grantees
“It is always a joy to read the applications and hear about the many ways God is using women to do his work.”
ADM’s Women in Ministry Support Scheme (WIMSS) recognises and supports women who are doing valuable work for the Lord. Women in ordained or lay ministry, both paid and unpaid, apply for small grants of up to $2000 to fund four core areas: professional development and ministry training, ministry resources, startup costs for new initiatives, and maternity leave assistance for those in ongoing ministry roles. The scheme also offers grants of up to $1000 for women who are completing theological education, providing encouragement to women as they pursue God's calling.
Some of our 2025 WIMSS Grantees at the Women in Ministry Dinner hosted by ADM
ADM awarded 26 women with grants to support them in their ministries in 2025.
Mary Un, CEO of ADM, delights in all the ways that applicants are serving the Lord: “It is always a joy to read the applications and hear about the many ways God is using women to do his work.”
This year, ADM has seen new and creative ways that women are serving unmet needs around them. The funding is buying Bibles and paying set up costs for a community BBQ for evangelism ministries, investing in commentaries for Bible Study writing, paying fees for online tools and memberships for kids and youth ministries, and covering equipment costs for playgroups and kids club. WIMSS money is also being invested in professional development, so that women who want to upskill or deepen their faith can attend courses and conferences, including two who are travelling overseas.
ADM celebrated these women at a Women in Ministry Dinner, in January 2026.
These women are serving the Lord with passion and faithfulness, and we are honoured to support them.
The 2025 Women in Ministry Support Scheme grantees:
Daniella Benjamin – Theological Education - Lakemba Anglican
Catherine Burley - Theological Education - St Anne’s Anglican Church, Ryde
Megan du Toit - Professional Development and Ministry Training - Rouse Hill Baptist Church
Amber Edmonds - Professional Development and Ministry Training - MBM Parramatta
Kate Edmondson - Theological Education - Rouse Hill Baptist Church
Sarah Fitzpatrick - Resources for children's ministry - Hope Anglican Church, Leppington
Amy Footson - Professional Development and Ministry Training - Merri Creek Anglican, Fairfield
Tegan Gillie - matched payment for maternity leave - St Mark's Anglican Church, Bellerive, TAS
Abigail Hood - Professional Development and Ministry Training - St Alfred's Anglican Church, Blackburn North VIC
Teresa Lee - Professional Development and Ministry Training - MBM Parramatta
Lijana Lolohea - Resources (Bibles) across the church family - Living Water Community Church, Redfern
Nkundabantu Liliane Maombi - Theological Education - The Grainery Church, Mayfield, Newcastle
Emily Mitchell - Theological Education - Village Church, Annandale
Laura Moss - Resources for youth ministry – MBM, Parramatta
Nicole Murray - Resources for preparing Bible Study materials - St Luke's Anglican Church, Miranda
Kimjeng Pantlin - Set up costs for a ministry (playgroup) - St George's Anglican Church, Hurstville
Mersina Papantoniou - Set up costs for a ministry (publishing a book) - Burwood Uniting
Kathy Powell - Resources for children's ministry - St Hilda's Anglican, Katoomba
Susan Pursell - Resources for children's ministry - Oak Flats Anglican
Laura Rademaker - Set up costs for a ministry (publishing a book) - Christ Church Anglican, Hawker, ACT
Courtney Russell - Resources for evangelism ministry - Port Kembla Anglican Church
Gloria Walton - Theological Education - St John's Anglican Cathedral, Parramatta
Emily Warren - Theological Education - St James, Menangle
Lucy Wu - Theological Education - Hope Anglican Church, Leppington
Julia* - Theological Education - Lakemba Anglican
*last name withheld by request