{"id":20,"date":"2019-06-12T13:39:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T13:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/stewardship\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:23:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:23:44","slug":"offerings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/offerings\/","title":{"rendered":"Offerings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<ul id=\"v-pills-tab\" class=\"nav flex-column nav-pills\" role=\"tablist\">\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a id=\"v-pills-oghs-tab\" class=\"nav-link active\" role=\"tab\" href=\"#v-pills-oghs\" data-toggle=\"pill\">One Great Hour of Sharing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a id=\"v-pills-pentecost-tab\" class=\"nav-link\" role=\"tab\" href=\"#v-pills-pentecost\" data-toggle=\"pill\">Pentecost<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a id=\"v-pills-mission-tab\" class=\"nav-link\" role=\"tab\" href=\"#v-pills-mission\" data-toggle=\"pill\">Mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\"><a id=\"v-pills-advent-tab\" class=\"nav-link\" role=\"tab\" href=\"#v-pills-advent\" data-toggle=\"pill\">Advent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-9\">\n<div id=\"v-pills-tabContent\" class=\"tab-content\">\n<div id=\"v-pills-oghs\" class=\"tab-pane fade show active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"v-pills-oghs-tab\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-910 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/OGHS-banner-2026.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/OGHS-banner-2026.png 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/OGHS-banner-2026-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/OGHS-banner-2026-560x327.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"max-width: 600px;margin-right: auto;margin-left: auto;text-align: center\"><br \/><em>\u201cEach of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.\u201d<br \/>~2 Corinthians 9:7, NIV<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;color: #6a9722\">Our love offering to the world<br \/><br \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;color: #6a9722\">Suggested date: March 15, 2026<br \/><br \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-large btn-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/churchofthebrethren.givingfuel.com\/offerings\">Give an offering<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One Great Hour of Sharing reaches those near and far, sometimes changing the life of someone in distress in your own community, while at other times impacting the lives of those we may never meet but who are in need of our compassion. God provides the resources so that we can give back. It\u2019s not the size of the gift that matters; it\u2019s that we give of what we have. We\u2019re simply giving back to God what is already God\u2019s\u2014and that means everyone has a gift to bring!<\/p>\n<p>Gifts given through this special offering empower ministries like the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Brethren Volunteer Service, Discipleship and Leadership Formation, Office of Global Mission, Brethren Disaster Ministries, the Global Food Initiative, and many others.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>2026 print materials were mailed by February 25.<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/one-great-hour-of-sharing-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>&lt;Find 2026 worship resources&gt;<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.brethren.org\/?s=One+Great+Hour+of+Sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #6a9722\">&lt;Find worship resources from previous years&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognitoforms.com\/ChurchOfTheBrethren1\/SpecialOfferingsSurvey\">&lt;Complete the Special Offerings survey for your church&gt;<\/a><br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Your generosity and dedication to the ministries of Church of the Brethren help us continue the work of Jesus.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;color: #6a9722\"><br \/>Thank you!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/greatthings\/\"><span style=\"color: #6a9722\">Your gifts do great things!<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Questions? Email <a href=\"mailto:MA@brethren.org\">MA@brethren.org<\/a> or call (847) 429-4378.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"v-pills-pentecost\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"v-pills-pentecost-tab\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-219 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/02\/Pentecost-offering-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"149\" \/><br \/><em>Pentecost Offering<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;color: #800000\"><span style=\"font-size: revert;font-weight: revert\">Suggested date: May 24, 2026<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;color: #800000\">\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-large btn-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/churchofthebrethren.givingfuel.com\/offerings\">Give an offering<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Pentecost Offering of the Church of the Brethren highlights the invitation to partake of Jesus and his ways as we call and equip fearless disciples and leaders, renew and plant churches, and transform communities.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.brethren.org\/2025\/pentecost-offering-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>&lt;Find 2025 Worship Resources&gt;<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800000\"><br \/><a style=\"color: #800000\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.brethren.org\/?s=Pentecost+Offering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&lt;Find worship resources from previous years&gt;<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognitoforms.com\/ChurchOfTheBrethren1\/SpecialOfferingsSurvey\"><strong>&lt;Complete the Special Offerings survey for your church&gt;<\/strong><\/a><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Your generosity and dedication to the ministries of Church of the Brethren help us continue the work of Jesus.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #7d0f28;text-align: center\">Thank you!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/greatthings\/\"><span style=\"color: #7d0f28\">Your gifts do great things!<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Questions? Email <a href=\"mailto:MA@brethren.org\">MA@brethren.org<\/a> or call (847) 429-4378.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"v-pills-mission\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"v-pills-mission-tab\">\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-218 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/02\/Mission-offering-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"149\" \/><br \/><i>Mission Offering<\/i><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;color: #db8a2c\">Suggested date: September 13, 2026<br \/><br \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-large btn-warning\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/giveoffering\">Give an offering<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Mission Offering highlights how we love and service together in the Church of the Brethren with our sisters and brothers around the world.<strong><br \/><\/strong><br \/><a style=\"font-size: revert;font-weight: revert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/mission-offering-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>&lt;Find 2025 worship resources&gt;<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><br \/><strong><a style=\"color: #7f5e1f\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.brethren.org\/?s=%22Mission+Offering%22&amp;submit=Search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&lt;Find worship resources for previous years&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognitoforms.com\/ChurchOfTheBrethren1\/SpecialOfferingsSurvey\">&lt;Complete the Special Offerings survey for your church&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Your generosity and dedication to the ministries of Church of the Brethren help us continue the work of Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #db8a2c;font-size: revert;font-weight: revert\"><strong>Thank you!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a style=\"font-size: revert;font-weight: revert;text-align: center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/greatthings\/\"><span style=\"color: #7f5e1f\">Your gifts do great things!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Questions? Email <a href=\"mailto:MA@brethren.org\">MA@brethren.org<\/a> or call (847) 429-4378.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"v-pills-advent\" class=\"tab-pane fade\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"v-pills-advent-tab\">\n<div class=\"text-center\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><br \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-220 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2021\/02\/Advent-offering-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"149\" \/><br \/><em style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">Advent Offering<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;color: #01abc2\"><br \/>Suggested date: December 13, 2026<br \/><br \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-large btn-warning\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/giveoffering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give an offering<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Advent Offering highlights our belief in the Church of the Brethren that God is present in our missions and ministries. It supports Core Ministries like the Office of Peacebuilding and Policy, Brethren Volunteer Service, and many more.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/advent-offering-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&lt;Find 2025 Worship resources&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;color: #01abc2\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.brethren.org\/?s=advent+offering&amp;submit=Search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&lt;Find worship resources for previous years&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognitoforms.com\/ChurchOfTheBrethren1\/SpecialOfferingsSurvey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&lt;Complete the Special Offerings survey for your church&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Your generosity and dedication to the ministries of Church of the Brethren helps us continue the work of Jesus.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;color: #01abc2\">Thank you!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;color: #01abc2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/offerings\/greatthings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Your gifts do great things!<\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Questions? Email <a href=\"mailto:MA@brethren.org\">MA@brethren.org<\/a> or call (847) 429-4378.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Video Resources<\/h2>\n<p>Use these videos during a worship service, leadership team or board meeting, congregational forum, or Sunday school class to help share information about the mission and ministry of the Church of the Brethren.<\/p>\n<h3>DISCIPLESHIP &amp; LEADERSHIP FORMATION video<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">Used at Annual Conference 2024<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Discipleship and Leadership Formation - AC2024\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1009304815?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>GLOBAL MISSION video <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Used at Annual Conference 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Global Mission - AC2024\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1009306022?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One Great Hour of Sharing Pentecost Mission Advent \u201cEach of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.\u201d~2 Corinthians 9:7, NIV Our love offering to the world Suggested date: March 15, 2026 Give an offering One Great Hour of Sharing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":195,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":937,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/missionadvancement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}