Sharon
Smith, our 2009 Conference Treasurer, reports the following information about
YOUR giving in 2009:
(See link below to
download a PDF that you use to share this information with your local
unit.)
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Total Giving through the districts from local units for 2009 was $1,071,726.24 which represents an increase of $12,817.94 over 2008.
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The final total for the 2009 Conference Love Offering, an undesignated Gift to Mission: “Sisters with a PURPOSE - Celebrating 140 years together in Mission”, was $29,858.43, a decrease of $1,240.68 over 2008.
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Our 4th Walk to Mission totaled $5,432.44, a decrease of $2,842.36 over 2008.
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Our Spiritual Growth Retreats offering totaled $5,127.87, a decrease of $100.71 over 2008.
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Our School of Christian Mission offering totaled $1,134.00.
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Our undesignated Mission Giving sent to Women's Division was $844,618.00, which means we met and exceeded our 2009 Pledge to Mission of $815,000!
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Our Designated Giving sent to Women's Division was $107,263.74. Designated giving includes the Call to Prayer and Self Denial Offering, national, international and UMCOR projects.
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A total of $21,817.33 was given to Other projects, and includes $4,845.00 in contributions to the WNCC UMW General Scholarship Fund.
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Our 2009 conference financial goal was to increase TOTAL Mission Giving in the five channels by 1%. We met our goal! TOTAL Mission Giving increased by just over 2%!
THANK YOU!!!
The United Methodist Women of the Western North Carolina Conference have indeed continued to show their love of mission through their giving. Thank you!!!! And, thank you for all that each of you do to tell the story of the mission made possible by that giving! Every single dollar makes a difference!
BLESSINGS FOR A WONDERFUL NEW
YEAR
as you continue to serve God
through United Methodist Women
