Human Relations Day is January 19
Your gifts to the Human Relations Day offering help fund life-changing programs like the TORCH ministry. TORCH connects troubled teens with adult mentors in a setting similar to the Walk to Emmaus. Learn more at
umcgiving.org.
Human Relations Day
United Methodist Human Relations Day, a Special Sunday of The United Methodist Church, is observed annually on the Sunday immediately following the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday. This Special Sunday supports the Community Developers, United Methodist Voluntary Services and Youth Offender Rehabilitation Program by calling for all of God's children to realize their full right and potential as human beings in relationship with one another.
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Human Relations Day
The 1972 General Conference established Human Relations Day to support Community Developers, United Methodist Voluntary Service and the Youth Offender Rehabilitation Program. Your gift to this Special Sunday offering makes a positive difference in the life of a young person. Learn more at
umcgiving.org.
Volunteering Time and Talents
You can make a gift to mission with your time and talents as well as with your financial support. United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) offers many ways to serve throughout the US and internationally. You may also support UMVIM with a financial gift.
Learn more about volunteering at
missionvolunteers.org.
Learn more about financial support at
advancinghope.org.
UMCOR Gift Catalog
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has a gift catalog with suggestions for gifts to mission for many occasions. You can make a meaningful gift to mission in honor or memory of a loved one, and present a special card announcing the gift. Learn more about gifts to mission at
umcor.org.
Happy New Year!
The church, or liturgical, calendar begins this week with Advent. The seasons and their colors are Advent—purple or blue, Christmas—white or gold, Epiphany—white, Lent—purple, Easter—white and gold, Pentecost—red, and Kingdomtide—green. Many denominations recognize these seasons except for Kingdomtide, which is uniquely United Methodist. Happy New Year! Learn more at
centralministries-umc.org.
United Methodist Student Stories
The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry awards scholarships and loans to students attending United Methodist and other accredited colleges and universities through the United Methodist Student Day offering. This year, United Methodist Student Day is November 30.
Learn more at umcgiving.org.
Strength for Service
The devotional
Strength For Service went out of publication in the 1950s, until Boy Scout Evan Hunsberger made its republication part of his Eagle Scout project fifty years later. Since then, more than 300,000 copies have been distributed to service personnel of many denominations. Available through United Methodist Men, you can get a copy or make a gift of
Strength For Service at
strengthforservice.org.
Where Your Gift Goes
On average, when you give $1 to your local United Methodist Church, more than 84¢ remains in that church, while almost 13¢ goes to annual conferences, areas and jurisdictions. All the boards and agencies of The United Methodist Church share the remaining 2.7¢.
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Go the Extra Mile
Support of Global Ministries mission through The Advance is called "2nd Mile Giving." The
Book of Discipline states that gifts to The Advance are voluntary and are not part of a church's apportionments for World Service. Gifts to mission through The Advance are considered an extra effort, or "2nd Mile Giving."
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