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. Tis 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. Te 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 aſter Pentecost. Te 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.
B. WORLD SERVICE SPECIALS GIFTS are giſts for projects authorized by the Connectional Table.
C. GENERAL ADVANCE SPECIAL giſts support special projects determined by the Advance Committee of the Common Table. A list of Advance Special projects is available from the General Board of Global Ministries. For more information see
www.new.gbgm-umc.org and click on “how to give” link and then follow the link to “through the Advance”.
D. CONFERENCE WIDE APPEALS FOR FUNDING Te Council on Finance and Administration shall have authority and responsibility to perform the following functions:
...To receive, consider, report, and make recommendations to the Annual
Conference regarding the following prior to final decision by the annual conference: (a) any proposal to raise capital funds for any purpose; (b) funding considerations related to any proposal which may come before the conference; (c) any requests to
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