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Undesignated gifts
represent a source of Women's
Division budget each year; funds are
used for the total program of mission. Ways
to participate in Undesignated Giving:
Pledge to Mission An individual member's pledge to mission is the amount that she decides is her share of the local unit's total budget. A unit Pledge to Mission is the portion of its budget which is set as a goal to send through district and conference treasurers to the Women's Division for support of mission programs beyond its own community. The decision about the amount to be pledged is the responsibility of the unit. The remainder of the unit's funds are used for administration and membership development [A&MD] expenses and for mission locally.
Each conference organization of United Methodist Women decides the portion of pledge funds from local units which must be kept within the conference for district and conference A&MD expenses. The remainder of these funds is sent to the Women's Division as the conference Pledge to Mission.
The full amount raised through the following undesignated channels is also sent to the Women's Division.
Special
Mission Recognition An individual or a unit may make a gift for mission in honor of any person in amounts of $35, $50, $100, $200, $500, $1,000 or $2,000. For each gift, a certificate and a gold pin [optional] are provided for the honoree.
Gift to
Mission
Gift in Memory Gifts for mission may be made in memory of any member or friend, in any amount of $5 or more. Gift in Memory cards, available free, may be sent to the family of the deceased.
World Thank Offering Spontaneous additional gifts can be given out of gratitude for God's abundance and in celebration of the joys of life.
Designated gifts are over and above basic undesignated giving. They include:
An offering is received annually in connection with the observance of A Call to Prayer and Self-Denial in local units. In each of 3 years of a 4-year cycle, gifts are divided equally between U.S. and overseas mission work for programs related to the annual theme, and are awarded in grants. These grants are reported annually in Response magazine. Every 4th year funds are used for pensions and health care for retired missionaries and deaconesses for whom the Women's Division is responsible.
Funds may be designated for a specific program or project related to the General Board of Global Ministries, which the Women's Division supports, or the United Methodist Committee on Relief [UMCOR], for Crusade Scholarships, for the Scarritt-Bennett Center, or for the Magazine Fund.
The current Women’s Division special emphases for supplementary giving [1997-2004] are:
"A Brighter Future for Children and Youth "and spanish version "Un Futuro Mas Brillante Para La Ninez Y La Juventud" provides grants for programs addressing abuse or violence prevention or treatment for children 5 - 18 years of age.
"Health Kits" United Methodist Women love to share God’s grace by reaching out to people in need. To reach out in times of disaster and conflict, United Methodist Women give school kits, layettes, sewing kits and health kits.
