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Campaign for Children

The Campaign for Children continues United Methodist Women’s 135 plus-year legacy of strong advocacy for the rights and needs of children. Launched in 1988-1993, this first phase of the campaign charged local United Methodist Women groups with hands-on efforts to improve the lives of children in their immediate communities. Phase II of the campaign, 1994-1999, focused United Methodist Women’s efforts on the theme ‟Making the World Safe for Children and Youth in the 21st Century.”

Campaign for Children Phase III: Public Education, begun in 2002, calls on United Methodist Women members to be get involved in public education as advocates before legislators, volunteers in local schools and mentors for students.

 

Mission Giving

  • PLEDGE TO MISSION – Pledge to Mission giving is the foundation for mission work through United Methodist Women. An individual Pledge to Mission is the amount each member decides is her share of the local unit’s total budget.

  • SPECIAL MISSION RECOGNITION – A Special Mission Recognition is an undesignated gift for mission work that honors the recipient. Special Mission Recognitions may be given by any individual, or circle, or unit, in honor of any person, female or male. It is not necessary that the recipient be a member of United Methodist Women. There are several categories of Special Mission Recognitions, each representing a different amount of money for mission. The basic $40 Special Mission Recognition is a small gold oval lapel pin with a cross and a white certificate. The other categories are $60 (set with small sapphire), $100 (pearl), $200 (emerald), $500 (ruby), $1,000 (diamond), and $2,000 (double diamond).

  • GIFT TO MISSION – A Gift to Mission is a way to honor someone with an undesignated gift in her or his name of at least $5.00. There are eight different Gift to Mission cards: Thank You, Congratulations, Thinking of You, A Special Day, A Baby, Happy Birthday, Peace, and In the Service of Christ. And, there are five special Christmas card designs. Each card has a message indicating that a gift to mission through United Methodist Women has been made in the recipient’s honor.

  • GIFT IN MEMORY – A Gift in Memory honors the memory of a much-loved family member or friend by making possible additional mission work in the United States and around the world. Gift in Memory cards represent a gift of a minimum of $5.00. The cards can be obtained for free, so that they are readily available when needed. The person making the gift sends the card to the family of the deceased person, and then sends their gift money to the local UMW treasurer along with the tear-off stub indicating the name of the deceased person.

  • WORLD THANK OFFERING – The World Thank Offering is an opportunity for individuals to respond to God’s abundance and grace with spontaneous gifts of gratitude. Individuals or families collect such gifts in special boxes or labeled containers. Gifts are usually brought together in the unit once a year.

 

Mission Today Unit

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Become a Mission Today Unit!!

The purpose of promoting a Mission Today Unit is to:
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  • Energize United Methodist Women to be more involved in mission through prayer, study and action.
  • Increase contacts between units and mission personnel and mission projects so the United Methodist Women understand where their money goes.
  • Encourage the use of mission resources through United Methodist Women.
  • Expand concepts of mission, including social justice as mission.
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