UMCOR Sunday UMCOR Sunday
In The United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Sunday is one of six Special Sundays with offerings supporting a particular ministry. On the fourth Sunday of Lent, our designated gifts benefit people in the United States and more than 80 countries. UMCOR provides humanitarian relief when war, conflict or natural disaster disrupts life to such an extent that communities cannot recover on their own.
In 1940, Bishop Herbert Welch, representing the Methodist Committee for China Relief, proposed the creation of the “Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief (MCOR)” in response to displaced and vulnerable populations in the wake of World War II. MCOR would serve as a “voice of conscience among Methodists to act in the relief of human suffering without distinction of race, color, or creed.” This mandate remains true to this day. MCOR grew from providing necessities to refugees and displaced populations to getting involved in reconstruction, rehabilitation and repatriation of refugees and prisoners of war, restoration of churches and civil operations, and reconciliation–an effort to restore peace and goodwill. When the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Methodist Church united into The United Methodist Church in 1968, MCOR became UMCOR–The United Methodist Committee on Overseas Relief.
UMCOR acts as the hands and feet of Christ’s church, moving toward the most vulnerable in their time of need. Helping people in their darkest days doesn’t have to be something “they” do–it can be something “we” do, together, by generously supporting UMCOR Sunday to share compassionate relief in the midst of devastation.
Combined UMCOR Sunda donation history (toward ministries funded by this special Sunday offering):
2020: $1,150,756
2019: $2,709,028
These particular donations underwrite UMCOR’s administrative costs so that all designated gifts received through the year go to the projects specified. UMCOR Sunday donations are administered by the General Board of Global Ministries. Learn more about UMCOR Sunday in the video below and on the UMCOR website. See our Give page for guidance on special donations.
“Give your hands to serve, and your hearts to love” — Mother Theresa
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