An Equitable Compensation Fund provides for minimum salary support for clergy upon request of a District
Superintendent. (Please see Standing Rules for details and policies)
Please Note: All CRSP and CPP funding will be directly billed to the local church or appropriate conference
organization or agency for participating clergy. CRSP is the basic pension program for United Methodist clergy.
CPP is the death and disability program for United Methodist clergy.
N. CONNECTIONAL MINISTRIES FUND: There shall be a Connectional Ministries Fund apportioned on the
decimal. This fund will include support for the Connectional Ministries Office including Camping and Retreat
Ministries, Central Methodist University, Communications Commission, Core Practices, Youth Council, Resource
Library, Ministry Response Fund, General and Jurisdictional training, and the Commission on Young Adults, and
Annual Conference Sessions.
O. MISSION, SERVICE AND JUSTICE MINSTRIES FUND: There shall be a Mission, Service and Justice
Ministries Fund apportioned on the decimal. This fund will include support for the Global Connection Team
Ministries, Office of Creative Ministries, Mozambique Initiative, Social Justice Team and Values Team.
P. CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION FUND: There shall be a Conference Administration Fund apportioned
on the decimal. The fund will include apportionments for the Council on Finance and Administration (Treasurer’s
Office), Conference Trustees, Episcopal Office Fund, Pathways Partners’ Office, travel pool for conference related
meeting expenses throughout the year, Annual Conference Sessions Committee administration of health and
pension benefits, General and Jurisdictional Delegation Fund to help support the work of the delegates to General
and Jurisdictional Conferences, and The Commission on Archives and History.
III. APPROVED SPECIAL OFFERINGS
A. GENERAL CONFERENCE approves these 6 special offerings. Information about these offerings, and free
resources/offering envelopes can be ordered at
www.umcgiving.org.
1. HUMAN RELATIONS DAY has been celebrated historically with an offering received on the Sunday before
the observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. This offering supports the further development of better
human relations.
2. ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING is suggested to be observed on the fourth Sunday in Lent with an offering
for UMCOR to be used to share the goodness of life with those who hurt.
3. NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRIES SUNDAY has been historically observed on the third Sunday of Easter.
The purpose of the offering received on this Sunday shall be to develop and strengthen Native American ministries
in the annual conferences and in target cities of the Native American Urban Initiative, as well as to provide
scholarships for Native Americans attending United Methodist schools of theology.
4. PEACE WITH JUSTICE SUNDAY to be received has been historically celebrated on the first Sunday after
Pentecost. The purpose of this Sunday shall be to witness “to God’s demand for a faithful, just, disarmed and
secure world”. Half of the Peace with Justice Offering will be retained by the annual conference to be administered
by the Spiritual Formation/Social Justice Team, with the other half used by the General Board of Church and
Society.
5. WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY has been historically observed on the first Sunday in October with an
offering used to assist racial and ethnic persons pursuing various avenues of ministry.
6. UNITED METHODIST STUDENT DAY is suggested to be observed on the last Sunday of November with an
offering used to support National United Methodist Scholarships and the Student Loan Fund.
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