4. Review the opportunities for Connectional Giving, including Apportioned Funds, and making the distinction between “First Mile” and “Second Mile” giving,
11. What is this connectional thing? …and it’s part of the Aurora District…
12. What is this connectional thing? …which is part of the Northern Illinois Annual Conference…
13. What is this connectional thing? …which is part of the North Central Jurisdiction…
14. What is this connectional thing? …which is part of the United Methodist Church, which is really… …a global church, with conferences and members in Africa, Europe, and the Philippines.
15. What is this connectional thing? But at the heart of it all is the mission of the local church and all United Methodist s; To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Purple St. UMC cannot do that alone. We must be connected to transform.
30. Does it make a difference? Could your local congregation do that every day, for all of these children, on your own?
31. Does it make a difference? Before we can increase giving to funds and appeals people must be convinced that participating in connectional giving does make a difference.
37. Pressures & Realities United Methodist Churches gave over $100 million, plus thousands of flood buckets and health kits, to help ease the suffering.
38. Pressures & Realities Q: So why this incredible response, even in the midst of other financial pressures? A: United Methodists are generous and compassionate people.
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40. We need to both hear and tell the rest of the story: that our connectional giving is at work every day healing hundreds and hundreds of smaller, “silent tsunamis” that affect people’s lives.
44. At Work Every Day ..is a church which has never been afraid to make a witness for justice, peace, tolerance, and for the dignity of every human being.
45. At Work Every Day …for children who dream of a chance to learn, to grow up safe from the brutalities of war and the threat of diseases which ravage their countries. Who, thanks to the generous connectional giving of United Methodists, may in fact grow up and become…
46. At Work Every Day …students at Africa University, finding the answers that might save lives, and becoming the global leaders who will bring hope for the future.
47. At Work Every Day …in places where we go to reach out to people who are hungry, sick or in need, regardless of their religion or the politics of their government.
48. At Work Every Day …our church reaches beyond simply helping the poor, but works side by side with people in many different lands to help them raise themselves from poverty.
49. At Work Every Day …are courageous women and men who work to make the love of Christ real to a hurting world, and who count on us for their support, as they do ministry in our name.
50. At Work Every Day …we are able to be present with people in their time of crisis, on the other side of the world…
51. At Work Every Day …or right here in our own back yard. We are able to be there because of the commitment of United Methodists to live and give connectionally.
52. Where are apportionments born? General Church Apportionments 1. Every four years, lay and clergy delegates to the General Conference envision what the UMC will do in mission and ministry during the next four years, and approve a budget to support that vision. 2. This budget is divided into “fair share portions” for each annual conference. 3. The Northern Illinois Conference receives its “fair share portion” and includes it in the annual conference budget proposal.
54. Where are apportionments born? Northern Illinois Conference Apportionments 1. Every year, Northern Illinois Conference committees envision what the conference will do in mission and ministry, and submit budget requests to the Conference Finance and Administration Committee (CCFA). 2. These requests are reviewed and, as appropriate, are included in the annual conference budget which is reviewed and approved by lay and clergy members of the Annual Conference.
55. Where are apportionments born? Conference Apportionments General Church Apportionments General Church and Northern Illinois Conference apportionments are combined in the budget, and then divided into “fair share portions” for each local church/charge, based on elements of the local church budget.
56. Where are apportionments born? So these apportionments represent the way we “put our money where our mouths are” and support the mission and ministry that we have collectively accepted!
57. How are Apportionments Calculated? Each local church’s apportionments (which include both General church and Northern Illinois Conference apportionments) are made up of three parts, and each part is based on the local church’s expenditures. 16% of your local church’s spending on pastoral leadership is apportioned for Support for Ordained Leadership, which includes District Superintendent services and the Ministerial Education Fund
58. How are Apportionments Calculated? Each local church’s apportionments (which include both General church and Northern Illinois Conference apportionments) are made up of three parts, and each part is based on the local church’s expenditures. 14% of your local church’s spending on programs, other staff, and operations supports Conference mission and evangelism, as well as the general church World Service Fund, Black College Fund, and Africa University.
59. How are Apportionments Calculated? Each local church’s apportionments (which include both General church and Northern Illinois Conference apportionments) are made up of three parts, and each part is based on the local church’s expenditures. 1% of the local church’s total budget (minus capital improvements) strengthens the United Methodist Connection with funding for the Annual Conference sessions, Treasurer’s office, the Episcopal Fund, General Administration Fund, and Interdenominational Cooperation Fund.
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61. Advance giving is completely voluntary and is in addition to apportioned funds support.
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63. Improving Connectional Giving Visit one of the United Methodist Historically Black Colleges. Visit one of the 13 United Methodist Seminaries, or invite a student, professor, or alumnus to speak at your church. Promote the website www.umcgiving.org, and utilize its countless resources. Establish a Covenant Relationship with a United Methodist missionary, or request a visit from the NIC Mission Interpreter in Residence. Incorporate connectional giving in your stewardship campaigns and special fundraisers, or plan a special fundraising event with proceeds benefiting your church’s fair share of one of the apportioned funds.
64. Improving Connectional Giving Include the connectional ministries of the Northern Illinois Conference in worship service by utilizing worship resources that are “coming soon!” to the new conference website. www.umcnic.org
65. THANK YOU! For all you’ve done, For all you are doing, For all you will do in the days and years to come, To make the love of Christ real to a hurting world. You do make a difference!
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