Strengthen the Church

The Strengthen the Church all-church offering is one of the United Church of Christ’s 5-for-5 offerings we support each year. Your gift may be given any time in the month of May.

The invitational message below, from the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ, reminds us of the important work our gifts support — programs and initiatives that can directly impact our church’s ministry. Watch the video to learn about new church development, one initiative our gifts make possible.

From the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson:

God calls us into community. God desires for us a big, inclusive, expansive, welcoming community. One where "no matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome." I call this a "big tent" community. God wants our congregations and our whole Christian movement to be a "big tent" where all can be genuinely welcomed.

The Strengthen the Church Offering supports congregations and initiatives that help us live into the United Church of Christ's "big tent" vision. Funds raised support leadership development, new churches, youth ministry, and renewal initiatives in existing congregations. Your conference and the national ministries work together to use these funds for projects that matter now and for the future of our movement.

Through this offering, we further our commitment to being a multi-racial/multi-cultural church that is accessible to all. Will you join people across the UCC in making a gift to Strengthen the Church? Together, we can be the "big tent" God calls us to be.