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"SEEDS Board elects Rev. Dr. Tom Hudspeth to be President and Executive Director, April 5, 2025. At the request of Bishop Ruben Saenz, Jr., resident bishop of the Horizon Texas Conference, Rev. Dr. Tom Hudspeth was nominated and elected by the board members of SEEDS, an impact ministry of Lovers Lane United Methodist Church based at Walnut Hill Church in Dallas, Texas. Tom will take on not only the educational focus of SEEDS, but will also expand SEEDS to include the formation of a Deaf mission church based at Walnut Hill Church to serve the 50,000 or so Deaf and Hard of hearing people in the DFW Metroplex, beginning on July 1, 2025. Donations to SEEDS will support a full time position for the Executive Director and program costs. Our projected budget for the July 2025-June 2026 year is $150,000. If you are led to give to SEEDS, or to contribute in kind services, please contact Rev. Tom Hudspeth."

Financial Assistance

Financial assistance for education

Financial Education

Financial assistance for education preparedness

Preparing Individuals

Preparing Deaf individuals for work

in the local church, Deaf ministry, and involvement in the local Methodist Church

About SEEDS

SEEDS is a 501 (c ) 3 ministry that offers scholarships for Deaf students seeking certification, training, or specialized education to improve life and job skills.

Interested applicants are encouraged to request a scholarship form from the Lovers Lane Foundation.

About SEEDS
Success Story

Our best success story has been supporting the first Deaf theology student, Collins Prempeh (l) and his sign language interpreter, Tonderayi Makaya (r) at Africa University, Mutare, Zimbabwe. Collins graduated in 2023.

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