The
United Thank Offering is an outreach ministry of the Episcopal Church
that was founded in 1889. It is a personal and family devotional program
of the Episcopal Church encouraging men, women, and children to share
their thankfulness to God through daily prayer and offerings. By
embracing this devotional program, we are reminded to be prayer oriented
first and then we are encouraged to give tangible thanks for our
blessings as an offering or thanksgiving to God. Each year, the
offerings collected are given away in the form of grants. These grants
focus on meeting compelling human needs and on expanding the mission and
ministry of the church at home and throughout the world. Through these
grants, those less fortunate can come to know the love of God.
Where does the money go? Every penny goes to grants. The 2016 UTO grant cycle awarded 32 grants totaling $1,161,314.62. These grants were awarded to projects in
32 dioceses, which included 25 dioceses located in the United States,
five non-domestic dioceses, six companion dioceses, one grant to the Episcopal Migration Ministries, and one Presiding Bishop grant.
Please
give generously to the 2017 UTO Spring Ingathering. Even the smallest
donations, when added together, can make a huge difference in the lives
of others.
Contact Ronda Toll, ECW Diocesan UTO Coordinator, rtoll@cox.net or 757-869-8873 for UTO literature, materials, supplies, or for more information.
