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, Matt Brown, Molly Gust, Patricia Ohmans, and Rebecca Flood. To nominate an offering recipient, please use the form on this page.
Offering Principles
Criteria for Sunday offering nominations submitted by congregation members:
Offering Principles
Criteria for Sunday offering nominations submitted by congregation members:
- All nominations are considered. However, the Generosity Ministry Team places emphasis on non-profits whose annual budget is $500,000.00 or less.
- The offering amount will be significant in relation to the size of the organization’s or project’s budget.
- Recipients must have a connection with Unity Church through shared work or church support.
- Recipients’ mission/values must reflect the core values of Unity Church.
- Please allow one year before submitting repeat nominations.
Upcoming Offering Recipients
Unity's Peace and Justice scholarship fund was established to support equal access to participation in pilgrimages (like the one to New Orleans picture here) and hands-on community outreach programs.
October 3: Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance (MUUSJA) works to unleash leadership and collective power to build a just and loving world. Its goal is to grow the capacity of Minnesota UU individuals and congregations. MUUSJA provides a variety of presentations and trainings along with online justice webinars to expand its statewide reach. This collection will help fuel MUUSJA’s work on climate change and immigration justice. Unity Church member Lia Rivamonte serves on the MUUSJA board.
October 10: The 7th Street Community Food Shelf works hand in hand with the Salvation Army Center providing groceries, prepared food, clothes, blankets, toiletries, and extensive social support services to individuals and families locked in the hardships of COVID living. It distributes food delivered daily from Target, Trader Joe’s, and Second Harvest Food Shelf. This collection will supply clothing, bedding and OTC medical items. Unity Church member Pam Scott and Collin Rust work with shelter teams, preparing 400+ relief boxes per week. October 17: Unity’s sanctuary family of three children and three adults from Ghana is thriving under the loving embrace of Unity’s sanctuary ministry. This collection will support underwriting monthly living expenses in addition to medical care and legal costs involved in acquiring work permits. October 24: Unity's Peace and Justice Scholarship Fund was created to honor the dedicated leadership of Pat Haff and her 12 years of coordinating Unity’s Community Outreach Ministry. This fund is dedicated to supporting equal access to participation in pilgrimages and hands-on workshops that serve as an important cornerstone of Unity’s community outreach programs. This collection will support scholarships for Unity’s social and racial justice programming. October 31: Minnesota COPE (Creating Opportunities for Post-Secondary Enrollment) Program is a community outreach organization whose mission is to assist underrepresented scholars in identifying educational opportunities, key resources, and financial support necessary to realize their academic, personal and professional career goals. This offering will provide talented youth with resources to assist their transit to post-secondary opportunities, including school tours and application expenses. |
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