Dates That Remittances are Due to Conference Treasurer
The 2011 dates that remittances are due to the conference treasurer are
March 20
June 20
September 20
December 20
Conference Treasurer, Geraldine Sanderson 434-392-4402
Think Mission Giving...It Makes Mission Possible!
2009-2010 Information
The VA Conference did not make our 2010 pledge of $ 760,000.00. The total given to missions was $ 727,631.70
CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU DID IT in 2009!
Thanks to your generosity, the Virginia Conference made our Pledge to Missions for 2009. Our total Mission Giving for the year was $762,000.07.
That's a lot of food, clothing, and shelter for women, children, and youth around the globe!!!
The Mission Giving of United Methodist Women supports mission projects and mission personnel around the world. With your Mission Giving, you help to relieve suffering, and to make the world a better place for women, children and youth.
There are five channels of Mission Giving:
- Pledge to Mission
- Special Mission recognition
- Gift to Mission
- Gift in Memory
- World Thank Offering
plus Candleburning
The Candle Burning Program is offered by the Virginia Conference as a 6th channel of Mission Giving. Persons may donate funds in honor and in memory of loved ones. Each year at Annual Meeting, a candle is burned for the number of hours funded through this channel of giving, in 2010 it was @ .52 per second.
Amounts for 2010 (as of November 2009)
One year = $16,540,397.00
One day = $45,316.00
One hour = $1,888.00
Five minutes = $157.35
One minute = $31.47
One second = $.52
Treasurer’s Report from our 2009 Annual Meeting:
Giving News for 2009
Pledge to Mission $762,000.00
Call to Prayer $ 50,298.62
Supplemental Gifts $ 3,917.03
National Gifts $ 21,407.20
International Projects $ 15,389.49
UMCOR $ 17,641.80
Total Virginia Projects $189,879.93
Each of you has been a part of our making our 2009 pledge and of increasing our total giving for 2009. Thank each of you for your devotion to the women, youth, and children around the world.
Matthew 25:40 Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did for me.
Treasurer's Report from our 2009 Annual Meeting:
The Virginia Conference Administration and membership developed Budget total for 2010 is $140,045.00.
The 2010 Pledge to Mission is $760,000.00
Summary of Treasurer's Awards at the 2009 Annual Meeting
1. Percent increase in 2010 Pledges:
First Peninsula District – 3.75%
Second – Eastern Shore District – 2.86%
Third – Winchester District – 2.0%
2. Percent of Five and Six Star Units for 2009:
First – Portsmouth District -75%
Second – Richmond District – 71%
Third – Winchester District – 66%
3. Percent Increase in Candle Burning for 2009:
First – Danville District - 29.17%
Second – Lynchburg District – 28.04%
Third – Harrisonburg District – 11.87%
Grants and Scholarships
The changes in our country’s financial markets have also affected our UMW grants; as the principle of each of our scholarship funds has decreased we have found that it will not be possible to give some of our grants and scholarships this year. We will award our Virginia Originals Scholarships and our Grants for Ethnic Minority Women. The Virginia Originals Scholarships are awarded to any women who have never attended a conference UMW event. This scholarship will cover one-half of the cost of registration, room and board not including travel to one of these events: Spiritual Life Retreat, School of Christian Mission Weekend (or dollar equivalent for the week), Young Women’s Retreat, and UMW Conference Annual Meeting. The Ethnic Minority Women Grants will cover registration, room and board to one of these events, Spiritual Life Retreat, School of Christian Mission Weekend (dollar equivalent for the week), Young Women’s Retreat, and UMW Conference Annual Meeting. Applications for both of these scholarships can be obtained from your District President.
The things, good Lord, that we pray for. Give us the grace to labor for.
Amen
Thomas Moore, England, 16th Century
SMR Price Increase Maintains Margin for Mission
Beginning Jan 1, 2007, the price of the basic SMR pin increased from $35 to $40 and the price of the sapphire SMR pin from $50 to $60. Prices of other pins - pearl, $100; emerald, $200; ruby, $500; diamond, $1000, and double diamond, $2000 - will remain the same. The cost to acquire the metal for the pins has increased.
Special Mission Recognitions are given to honor individuals’ work for and commitment to mission. They are given to members of UMW and beyond to others in churches and society. They recognize the important roles individuals play in mission in their local and global communities. Special Mission Recognitions can be given by groups, like UMW units, or by individuals:
♥ acknowledge a church member who has served as a missionary;
♥ honor a UMW member for her service to the organization;
♥ show appreciation to a young woman who is a tutor in the church’s after-school program;
♥ thank the director of the local food pantry for her or his work in the community;
♥ recognize a pastor who shows dedication to mission.