GIVE GREATER DAY 2021
Give Greater Day raised over $5,000!
To celebrate our impact in Decatur, across Georgia, and around the world, we will take up one offering for all of our global United Methodist initiatives and our local North Georgia ministries. In 2021 it was on August 22.
Give Greater Day 2023 will be on May 28th, 2023
You can learn more about each ministry below.
Together we can give greater! Thank you for your generosity.
OUR PARTNERS
Global United Methodist Initiatives
UMCOR - the United Methodist Committee on Relief
When disaster strikes around the globe, UMCOR responds. Give to the United Methodist Committee on Relief to reach out through worldwide ministries of food, shelter, health, and peace.
(also called Human Relations Day offering)
Strengthen United Methodist outreach to communities in the United States and Puerto Rico. Advocate for the oppressed, encourage social justice, and nurture at-risk youth.
Equip and empower Native American pastors, congregations and seminary students to authentically worship and serve Jesus within their Native American context and communities.
Enable The United Methodist Church to have a voice in advocating for peace and justice through a broad spectrum of global programs.
Provide scholarships for national and international graduate students of color and those in marginalized communities whom God has gifted to learn and to serve.
(also called United Methodist Student Day offering)
Provide scholarships and loans for students attending United Methodist-related and other accredited colleges and universities.
North Georgia Conference Affiliated Ministries
Housing and Homeless Council Grants
Provide grants to churches and ministries that provide services and housing to poor and homeless persons through our Conference.
Wesley Woods Senior Living Foundation
Help cover the cost of health care, meals, and wellness programs for low income residents at Wesley Woods. Wesley Woods serves the health and housing needs of older adults at nine communities throughout North Georgia.
Murphy-Harpst Children’s Center
Give Georgia’s most abused children an emotional, spiritual, and physical safe haven. Murphy-Harpst transforms the lives of abused and neglected children through loving Christian care and personalized treatment programs.
Giving to Wellroot (formerly the United Methodist Children's Home) enables them to recruit and train new foster parents; to feed, clothe, house, and educate the children and teens; and to provide transitional housing and support for homeless families. Wellroot restores children and families from trauma through Jesus Christ.
Help persons with developmental disabilities live independent, productive, and full lives by helping with set-up of a new apartment – including deposits, furniture, household goods, and moving assistance – and providing recreational opportunities at Collinswood, a universally accessible retreat facility on Lake Oconee.
Provide assistance to persons who are experiencing financial difficulty due to excessive medical expenses by giving to the Golden Cross fund, administered by the Conference Health and Welfare Committee.
Hear directly from our partners!
This is what your generosity means to the beneficiaries of Give Greater Day
