The World Service Fund
The World Service Fund, notes Los Angeles Area Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, “defines our church. It is the way we connect together…we can do great things in the name of Jesus Christ!”
Through the World Service Fund, a vast variety of ministries happen—age-level programs, camps and retreats, Christian education, colleges and universities, media, ecumenical cooperation, global mission, leadership training, peace and justice, stewardship, worship and more. It represents the heart, hands and hope of Jesus Christ.
Africa University Fund
United Methodist-related Africa University in Old Mutare, Zimbabwe, continues to educate men and women who shine hope into the future. Each year the university graduates superior students who become world-changing leaders in government, agriculture, the church, education, business and medicine. Africa University students are the hope of Africa.
Black College Fund
Historically Black colleges and universities graduate about a fourth of all African-American college students. The Black College Fund provides financial support for United Methodism’s 11 historically Black colleges and universities.
Episcopal Fund
This fund enables our bishops to lead the church in responding to special needs related to education, health care, natural disasters (UMCOR), poverty and much more. The Episcopal Fund comes back to annual conferences in the visionary leadership of your bishop and the continuing support of bishops who are retired. Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa, resident bishop of the Zimbabwe Area, said, “With the assistance and support I get from the Episcopal Fund, I can go and go and go with confidence, knowing God’s resources are put to productive use.”
General Administration Fund
The name of this fund may not be an attention grabber, but our church would lose its foundation if it did not exist. Without this fund:
• We could not feel confident that the money we share is going where we expect it to go.
• United Methodist delegates—selected by their peers around the world—would not meet to decide the church’s future at General Conference.
• The nine-member Judicial Council, United Methodism’s highest court, would lack the means and the authority to grapple with serious questions of church law.
• United Methodist history would not be preserved—for the church today and for years to come.
Interdenominational Cooperation Fund
Even as we appreciate the uniqueness of being United Methodist, we support ecumenical efforts around the world, foster Christian unity and understanding, witness to a common Christian faith, meet human suffering, and advocate for peace and justice around the world.
Giving to the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund enables United Methodists to be in ministry with people of many faiths through Churches Uniting in Christ, the Pan-Methodist Commission, the World and National Councils of Churches, and the World Methodist Council.
Ministerial Education Fund
Providing educational support for United Methodist ordained elders and deacons and diaconal ministers, the Ministerial Education Fund also assists theological schools and clergy recruitment. Twenty-five percent of the apportionment is returned to the annual conference for professional development and continuing education of clergy.
The Ministerial Education Fund has nurtured thousands of men and women to become leaders in The United Methodist Church. Our continued support provides essential support to the 13 United Methodist seminaries in the United States, scholarships through annual conferences and programs to
encourage men and women to respond to the call to ordained ministry.
The World Service Fund
The World Service Fund, notes Los Angeles Area Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, “defines our church. It is the way we connect together…we can do great things in the name of Jesus Christ!”
Through the World Service Fund, a vast variety of ministries happen—age-level programs, camps and retreats, Christian education, colleges and universities, media, ecumenical cooperation, global mission, leadership training, peace and justice, stewardship, worship and more. It represents the heart, hands and hope of Jesus Christ.
Africa University Fund
United Methodist-related Africa University in Old Mutare, Zimbabwe, continues to educate men and women who shine hope into the future. Each year the university graduates superior students who become world-changing leaders in government, agriculture, the church, education, business and medicine. Africa University students are the hope of Africa.
Black College Fund
Historically Black colleges and universities graduate about a fourth of all African-American college students. The Black College Fund provides financial support for United Methodism’s 11 historically Black colleges and universities.
Episcopal Fund
This fund enables our bishops to lead the church in responding to special needs related to education, health care, natural disasters (UMCOR), poverty and much more. The Episcopal Fund comes back to annual conferences in the visionary leadership of your bishop and the continuing support of bishops who are retired. Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa, resident bishop of the Zimbabwe Area, said, “With the assistance and support I get from the Episcopal Fund, I can go and go and go with confidence, knowing God’s resources are put to productive use.”
General Administration Fund
The name of this fund may not be an attention grabber, but our church would lose its foundation if it did not exist. Without this fund:
• We could not feel confident that the money we share is going where we expect it to go.
• United Methodist delegates—selected by their peers around the world—would not meet to decide the church’s future at General Conference.
• The nine-member Judicial Council, United Methodism’s highest court, would lack the means and the authority to grapple with serious questions of church law.
• United Methodist history would not be preserved—for the church today and for years to come.
Interdenominational Cooperation Fund
Even as we appreciate the uniqueness of being United Methodist, we support ecumenical efforts around the world, foster Christian unity and understanding, witness to a common Christian faith, meet human suffering, and advocate for peace and justice around the world.
Giving to the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund enables United Methodists to be in ministry with people of many faiths through Churches Uniting in Christ, the Pan-Methodist Commission, the World and National Councils of Churches, and the World Methodist Council.
Ministerial Education Fund
Providing educational support for United Methodist ordained elders and deacons and diaconal ministers, the Ministerial Education Fund also assists theological schools and clergy recruitment. Twenty-five percent of the apportionment is returned to the annual conference for professional development and continuing education of clergy.
The Ministerial Education Fund has nurtured thousands of men and women to become leaders in The United Methodist Church. Our continued support provides essential support to the 13 United Methodist seminaries in the United States, scholarships through annual conferences and programs to
encourage men and women to respond to the call to ordained ministry.