The official date set to celebrate World Communion Sunday is October 6, 2024. We encourage churches to celebrate on a date that is most convenient for your congregation. Resources to celebrate and promote this this Special Sunday can be found here.
Official date: October 6, 2024
You can support this Special Sunday by giving online at UMC.org/SSGive,
through your local United Methodist Church or mail a check to:
GCFA. P.O. Box 340029, Nashville, TN 37203
Please include World Communion Sunday in the note section
of your check.
WHAT IS WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY?
World Communion Sunday is a denomination-wide celebration emphasizing the value of education and training. We commemorate this day by giving generously to support young adults and make a global impact for Christ. Half of the offering benefits World Communion scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students from the U.S. and other countries. The remainder provides grants to support training for worldwide inclusion, diversity, equity, and access.
Your gift is a practical expression of care, equipping students to shape a hopeful future. Supporting United Methodist students offers both financial and spiritual encouragement, demonstrating the church's confidence in their potential. On World Communion Sunday, we join ecumenically in acknowledging our unity in Christ as we gather around His table.
Churches are encouraged to donate through their local churches or give online.
Last year, your generosity raised $443 thousand, enabling undergraduate and graduate studies for those who could not afford an education, helping to shape the future leaders of the United Methodist Church. An offering is taken on this Special Sunday to support several important educational initiatives:
- Fifty percent of the funds collected on World Communion Sunday are used for scholarships that benefit undergraduate or graduate level students of color pursuing ordained ministry. Learn more about how to apply or donate to the World Communion Scholarships here.
- Thirty-five percent of the funds collected provide grants to support training for worldwide inclusion, diversity, equity, and access. In-Service Training Grants are designed to bolster recruitment, training, and retention of persons of color for leadership positions at every level of the church and its ministry. Learn more about In-Service Training Grants here.
- Fifteen percent of the funds are used for leadership development among our partner churches and communities in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and people from communities of color in the U.S. Learn more by emailing scholars@umcmission.org.
Together, we can achieve much more than we could alone. Your generosity reflects God’s glory through young leaders, equipping them to pursue God’s call in their lives.
LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION?
- Read stories about the impact you are making with your gifts
- Use the resources designed specifically to celebrate World Communion Sunday
- Explore and share the Did You Know resources to learn more about this Special Sunday.
