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UMCOR's Christmas Wish List

Lists have become a Christmas tradition for many: children’s Christmas lists, Christmas card address lists, shopping lists, a busy holiday season “to do” list, and others.

Below is UMCOR’s Christmas list. It contains tangible ways you can show the indescribable love of God to hurting and struggling people in the world. Through your generosity, you and United Methodists everywhere can respond to Christ’s command to feed the hungry, care for the sick, comfort the heartbroken, and welcome the stranger in our midst.


$ 15.00 (UMCOR #250225)
Supplement the diets of institutionalized children and adults in Armenia through UMCOR's Cheese distribution program.

$ 20.00 (UMCOR #982730)
Help ship blankets, medical supplies, hygiene articles, where they are needed most.

$ 30.00 (UMCOR #418790)
Serve a Haitian child a hot meal every day for a month.

$ 40.00 (UMCOR #982345)
Help train a health education worker to foster AIDS awareness in their community.

$ 50.00 (UMCOR #982540)
Help a refugee return home or find safety in a new location.

$ 60.00 (UMCOR #982188)
Build a beehive and train an African farmer in beekeeping.

$ 70.00 (UMCOR #101250)
Provide one month of food for a family facing famine in Africa.

$ 80.00 (UMCOR #901670)
Contribute to new ceilings and walls for a storm-damaged home in the US.

$ 100.00 (One Great Hour of Sharing)
Give a gift directly to UMCOR! The One Great Hour of Sharing offering is UMCOR’s backbone and allows us to keep our promise of sending 100% of designated funds to their intended project. You can give to One Great Hour of Sharing at anytime of the year.

$ 150.00 (UMCOR #982920)
Furnish a half-kilo of miraculous moringa seeds and training to improve the diet and income of a farm family in Liberia.

$ 200.00 (UMCOR #982450)
Provide temporary shelter for a family displaced by a disaster such as an earthquake or flood.

$ 250.00 (UMCOR #901285)
Offer one hour of legal work for an immigrant family caught in post-9/11 rules.

$ 500.00 (UMCOR #602225)
Dig a village well in Afghanistan and give 80-160 people clean drinking water.

$ 700.00 (UMCOR #982575)
Provide care and feeding for an explosive-sniffing dog to detect landmines in Angola.

100% of your gift goes to the program you choose. There are three ways to give:

By Offering

For local church and Annual Conference credit, put your gift in the offering plate on Sunday.

By Check

Make your check to UMCOR and mail to UMCOR, PO Box 9068 , New York , NY 10087

By Credit Card

Call toll-free (800) 554-8583

fishing village

These boys are enjoying a drink of clean water from a new community well in Afghanistan. Credit: UMCOR

Promotion Ideas

Look below for ways you can encourage others to give to the world this Christmas through UMCOR’s Christmas Wish List.

  • Submit this list to your church’s newsletter or bulletin. Already-formatted ads are available. See below for links.
  • Ask each church school class to adopt a project from this list to raise funds for and give to at Christmastime.
  • Adopt one of the larger projects as a church. Encourage learning about the topic as a way for the entire congregation to be involved and be informed about the needs in our world.

Promotional Resources

Download, print, and share these resources to tell others how they can share Christmas with the world through UMCOR.

Full Page UMCOR Christmas Wish List

Bulletin Insert UMCOR Christmas Wish List

JPG- Small UMCOR Christmas Wish List Ad