Ministry of Generosity: Sunday Offering

Each Sunday, seventy percent of the offering is shared with a community non-profit ​and thirty percent supports the Community Outreach Ministry at Unity Church. The Generosity Ministry Team oversees the distribution of the Sunday offering. Members of this team include Dick Buggs, Andrea Bond, Laurel Lein, Karen Abraham, John Christiansen, and Collin Rust. To nominate an offering recipient, please use the form on this page.  ​

April 2023 Offering Totals

April 2
​​​​​​​​Offering Total: $2437.65
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (70%): 1706.36
​Unity Church (30%): 731.30

April 9
​​Offering Total: $4419.43
Mano a Mano (70%): 3093.60
​Unity Church (30%): 1325.83

April 16
​​​​​​​​​​Offering Total: $6416.37
Partner Church Ukrainian Relief Efforts (70%): 4491.46
​Unity Church (30%): 1924.91

April 23​​​​​​​​​​​
Offering Total: $2487.49
Act for the Earth (70%): 1741.24
​Unity Church (30%): 746.25

April 30​​​​​​​​​​​
Offering Total: $2370.37
Freedom School (70%): 1659.26
​Unity Church (30%): 711.11

Offering Principles
Criteria for Sunday offering nominations submitted by congregation members:

1. All nominations are considered. However, the Generosity Ministry Team places emphasis on non-profits whose annual budget is $500,000.00 or less.
2. The offering amount will be significant in relation to the size of the organization’s or project’s budget.
3. Recipients must have a connection with Unity Church through shared work or church support.
4. Recipients’ mission/values must reflect the core values of Unity Church.
5. Please allow one year before submitting repeat nominations.

Offering Recipients

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June 4: Gun Sense Team 
Unity's Gun Sense Community Outreach Ministry Team aims to empower Unity Church and its membership to be active citizens in the dialogue around and creation of local, state, and federal policies dealing with gun safety. This collection will support the purchase of supplies to initiate and maintain a sustained conversation about the national pandemic of gun violence both within Unity Church and in the wider community.

June 11: Transforming Families
Transforming Families works to create a supporting community for transgender youth and their families. Families meet other families to share stories and exchange resources at their monthly meetings in the Twin Cities. Unity Church hosts their St. Paul monthly meeting. This collection will help pay for youth facilitators. Unity member Mike Huber is part of Transforming Families leadership. 

June 18: The Circle of Peace Movement
The Circle of Peace Movement touches countless lives by working to fulfill its mission to promote racial healing, and keep community members out of the school to prison pipeline through group mentoring of youth and former offenders. Circle of Peace has hosted over 500 Monday meetings at Unity Church where they gather for weekly meals and guided mutual support. This collection will support the circle's weekly meals.

June 25: Giving Voice Initiative 
Giving Voice Initiative operates four choruses within the Twin Cities for those living with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Giving Voice aims to increase participant well-being, reduce stigma, and create community through singing. Emerging brain research suggests that singing in community offers participants significant mental and physical benefits while delivering a sense of purpose and joy. This collection will help defray costs for music rights and concert materials. Brian Newhouse and Sally Scoggin are among the many Unity Church members affiliated with Giving Voice Initiative.