Our Church's WiderMission
Our Church's Wider Mission means teaching and healing, sending missionaries overseas, working here in the U.S. toward justice and compassion for all people. But Our Church's Wider Mission also keeps the church strong by helping in every way possible to support local United Church of Christ congregations: the foundation of all mission.
The United Church of Christ is a strong religious presence in countless communities across the country-thanks above all to faithful people, gifted leaders, and to the quiet steady support of Our Church's Wider Mission.
Our Church's Wider Mission is helping right now to bring the United Church of Christ message to more and more people.
Each UCC congregation decides how much of its members' financial support the congregation will contribute to Our Church's Wider Mission for the funding of Conference and national ministries. In turn, each Conference, the regional setting of the church, decides how much of its congregations' financial support it will contribute to Our Church's Wider Mission for the funding of national ministries.
OUR CHURCH'S WIDER MISSION HAS TWO COMPONENTS:
BASIC SUPPORT: National Basic Support provides for the funding of the core programs of UCC national ministries. The Massachusetts Conference gives 60% of Basic Support to national ministries.
SPECIAL SUPPORT: Special Support provides funding for specific mission
opportunities through the four special mission offerings of the UCC. 100% of contributions to Special Support are forwarded on to the national ministries.
With your congregation's support, Our Church's Wider Mission can come closer to fulfilling God's mission. And by being a part of Our Church's Wider Mission, your congregation can come closer to being all that God intends it to be, touching lives at home and around the world, in the name of Jesus Christ.
