{"id":16159,"date":"2017-09-25T10:41:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T17:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/?p=16159"},"modified":"2017-09-25T10:41:12","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T17:41:12","slug":"save-the-date-givingtuesday-umc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/save-the-date-givingtuesday-umc\/","title":{"rendered":"SAVE THE DATE! #GivingTuesday #UMC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We hope you will join United Methodists around the world to support Global Ministries missionaries and Advance projects on UMC #GivingTuesday\u00a0Nov.\u00a028.<\/p>\n<p>Frederick Buechner once described &#8220;calling&#8221; as the place &#8220;where your deep gladness and the world&#8217;s deep hunger meet.&#8221; One of the great things about The Advance is that it allows you to invest your resources where your passion answers specific needs in the\u00a0world.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The UMC #GivingTuesday theme this year is &#8220;Connect Your Passion with God&#8217;s Mission<em>.<\/em>&#8221; <strong>One hundred percent of your gifts made online through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umcmission.org\/give-to-mission\/how-to-give\/How-to-Give\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Advance<\/a> goes to the missionary or project of your\u00a0choice. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2016, more than 2,550 people from 19 countries gave gifts of more than $850,000 toward missionary support and Advance projects. The countries or territories represented included Argentina, Austria, Chile, C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, Fiji, Guam, Ireland, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, the Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This was truly a global\u00a0effort.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your generous gifts through The Advance, the designated giving channel of The United Methodist\u00a0Church.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our impact areas this year are:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Food and Agriculture<\/li>\n<li>Church Development<\/li>\n<li>Disaster Response and Relief<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Health<\/li>\n<li>Economic Empowerment<\/li>\n<li>Social Justice<\/li>\n<li>WASH\/Water and Sanitation<\/li>\n<li>Women and Children<\/li>\n<li>Mission Personnel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now is a great time to start thinking about how you want to connect your passion to God&#8217;s mission on Nov. 28. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umcmission.org\/give-to-mission\/how-to-give\/How-to-Give\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>umcmission.org\/give<\/strong><\/a> to learn more about missionaries and projects. Your gift on UMC #GivingTuesday will help bring hope and healing to a world in\u00a0need.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to encourage you to share this information with your friends, family, and church members. We will be sending you more information as the weeks\u00a0go\u00a0by.<\/p>\n<p>In mission together,<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16160\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Signature-Thomas-Kemper.jpg?resize=251%2C64\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"64\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Kemper<br \/>\nGeneral Secretary<br \/>\nGeneral Board of Global Ministries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hope you will join United Methodists around the world to support Global Ministries missionaries and Advance projects on UMC #GivingTuesday\u00a0Nov.\u00a028. 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