Apportioned Giving

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Apportioned Giving

• Though we are many, through Christ we are one body

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United Methodists Are Connected Together In
the Mission of Making Disciples for Jesus Christ
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We have common beliefs

• United Methodists believe that each of us is
  called to participate in the ministry of Jesus
  Christ.

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We are guided by scripture

• Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God,
  serve one another with whatever gift each of you
  have received. 1 Peter 410, NRSV

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Why do we give?

• We believe that
• giving is an act of thanksgiving and worship.

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How do we give?

• We send our missionaries and ourselves into the
  world of our communities, our country and into
  other countries . . .

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WHY?

• . . . to spread the good news, feed the hungry,
  shelter the homeless and help Gods children
  everywhere.

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How can we best give?

• TOGETHER
• --
• CONNECTED
• As United Methodists
• we are members of a CONNECTIONAL CHURCH

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GIVING IN CONNECTION

• As we come together each week to celebrate the
  gift of Gods love, we do it as a community of
  faith.
• We literally and figuratively join hands across
  our connected congregations to help all of Gods
  children when ever and where ever we can.
• We achieve far, far more than we ever could as
  individuals or as a single congregation.

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We are in Connection Globally

• WITH
• more than 42,000 local churches
• with 9.75 million church members
• and 2 million preparatory members

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Where do we connect?

• In 165 countries
• 1,812 supported mission personnel
• 80,000 Volunteer-in-Mission placements
• 102 UM-related community centers
• More than 2,000 approved Advance projects.

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We Share a Ministry

• Within the USA through
• 225 retirement homes and long-term care
  facilities
• 70 hospitals and health-care facilities
• 50 child-care facilities
• 30 ministries for differently abled persons
• 114 colleges, universities and seminaries
• Day-to-day witness and outreach through 26,000
  pastoral charges

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How can we see our giving?

• People at worship in mission congregations
• Babies baptized youth and adults confirmed
• People of all ages receiving medical care
• Hurting persons helped at drug-abuse centers
• Children nurtured in after-school programs
• People fed, clothes distributed
• Community centers in urban and rural areas

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APPORTIONED GIVING is How We Give Together

• it is an extension of each local churchs
  mission and ministry beyond its community.
• is gives us the opportunity to do together what
  no local church could do alone.

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How We Give in Connection

• United Methodist Church Structure
• General Church
• Jurisdictions
• Areas / Conferences
• Districts
• Local Churches

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How We Apportion

• Each Conference uses a formula to find each local
  churchs share of connectional ministry costs.
• In our conference we use
• Total Operating Expenses
• a. Pastors salary and expenses
• b. Church Program
• c. Church operating costs, office, utilities

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Apportionment Formula

• Total of all operating expenses from the last
  full year, reported to the Conference in the
  Statistical Report.
• Multiplied by the Benevolence Factor approved
  at Annual Conference by clergy and lay members.
• Benevolence Factor percentage giving share per
  church

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Apportionment Formula

• 4. FOR YOUR CHURCH
• Grace United Methodist Church
• 22.5 of 63,604 14,311

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What Apportionments Do

• APPORTIONMENT TYPES
• World Service / General Church
• Conference Benevolences
• Connectional Clergy Support
• Administration

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How Apportionments are Used
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Administration

• Conference Property Management
• Conference Center
• Foundation
• Historic Preservation
• Future Planning
• Annual Conference
• Insurance

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Connectional Clergy Supportand Local Church
Resourcing

• District Superintendents and Guides
• Clergy Education Training
• Moving Expenses for Clergy
• Clergy Benefit Administration
• Retired Clergy Health Care

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Conference Benevolences

• Grants and Loans to local churches
• Equitable Compensation support at local churches
• Conference-wide Youth Young Adult Programs
• Camping Programs
• Lay Leader Programs
• Deaf Ministry
• Urban and Rural Ministry Programs
• Social Justice Ministries

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WORLD SERVICE

• World Mission and Ministry
• UM Seminaries
• Black College Fund
• African University
• Refugee Relief
• Ministerial Educational Fund

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WORLD SERVICE

• Through the World Service Fund, we
• Under gird our network of missionaries serving
  around the world
• Strengthen evangelism efforts, stimulate church
  growth, expand Bible studies and nurture
  spiritual development
• Enrich our congregational life with worship,
  retreat and camping resources, leadership
  development and stewardship training

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