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The PC(USA) Special Offerings

It's amazing what happens when we join together.

Presbyterians are part of a remarkable tradition. The PC(USA)'s four church-wide Special Offerings help share Christ's love with millions of people around the world. The Special Offerings of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) offer the whole Church a way to embody Matthew 25 through the Spirit-inspired stories and gifts which place us in partnership with those who have least. The work of Special Offerings is informed by our belief that “the Church” is not an institution, but an action. For the church to be the Church it must be enacted in relationship with those in need — an understanding that can readily be drawn from Matthew 25. Through gifts to the Special Offerings, we directly support people experiencing hunger, homelessness, thirst, imprisonment, sickness, and deprivation, as well as welcoming the stranger. First Presbyterian Church Milledgeville collects all four Special Offerings throughout the year.

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One Great Hour of Sharing

Serve the "least of these" among us by providing relief to those affected by catastrophic events, giving sustainable food resources to the hungry, and changing the structures that perpetuate poverty, oppression, and injustice.

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Pentecost Offering

Help the church encourage, develop, and support its younger members to build a life of faith with a foundation established during childhood.

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Peace and Global Witness Offering

Provides tools and resources for the Church as we join together as active peacemakers at all times in all ways, like the reconciliation work in South Sudan, international advocacy at the UN, or a peace camp for kids in New Jersey.

Christmas Joy Offering

Respond to God's perfect gift, Jesus Christ, by providing assistance to current and retired church workers in their time of need and developing future leaders at Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color.