Mission & Service AT A GLANCE • 2015 At first glance, this is a moment of homelessness. At second glance, it is a moment of hope. Brunswick Street Mission worked with this couple to find housing. Six months later he is working, and she is completing school. Our gifts for Mission & Service bring real hope to life.

Brunswick Street Mission

Mission & Service is our hope alive in the world. LISTEN! God is calling you and me to join with our neighbours to bring healing, justice, and love to the world. In the United Church, we express our understanding of God’s call in A New Creed. One of the many ways we respond to God’s call is by making Mission & Service giving a regular part of our life of faith. Our gifts for Mission & Service bring healing, justice, and hope to life. Here in Mission & Service at a Glance is the good news of God’s activity in the world because of Mission & Service. See where your Mission & Service gifts go and what they fund. Please make an intentional gift for Mission & Service, and make it a regular part of your life of faith. Invite others in your community of faith to give as well. There are many ways to give for Mission & Service: • Give through your community of faith. • Mail: Mission & Service, The United Church of Canada, 3250 Bloor St. West, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4. • Visit united-church.ca and choose the Donate button. • Phone 1-800-268-3781 ext. 2738.

GOD’S MISSION, OUR GIFTS: THE MISSION & SERVICE OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA For more information visit united-church.ca or e-mail [email protected].

JUSTICE, WITNESS, AND RECONCILIATION $9.4 MILLION, 31.5% OF M&S FUNDS

DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP $10.4 MILLION, 34.9% OF M&S FUNDS

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Global Mission & Service: $5.5 million, 18.5% of Mission & Service funds

Acting for peace and justice by providing core operational and emergency funding to Mission & Service partners around the world to build their capacity and ability to carry out God’s mission in their communities. This work is undertaken in cooperation with a range of ecumenical and interfaith global partners in Canada and the regions of Africa and the Middle East, Asia, and the Caribbean and Latin America.

Theological Education and Ministry Support: $2.6 million, 8.7% of Mission & Service funds

Educating and equipping our leaders for the church that we are becoming. Education for a range of ministries, including funding for theological schools, training for lay leadership, educating ordained and diaconal clergy, and providing student education bursaries.

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Community and Justice Work: $3.9 million, 13.0% of Mission & Service funds

The United Church of Canada

Supporting community and justice ministries, engaging marginalized communities, and seeking right relationship across Canada. This includes the work of community ministries; the caring work of hospital, university, and community chaplains; programs that animate Indigenous justice and right relations; support for Canadian ecumenical partners; and other justice initiatives.

The Hungry Heart Café, a business, social enterprise, and job-training site, is part of Stella Circle’s innovative program in St. John’s, NL.

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Jesse Jacobs

The Human Rights Advocacy and Research Foundation works with this family and others in coastal communities in Tamil Nadu, India.

The Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre is an Aboriginal theological and ministry training program of the United Church that prepares Aboriginal people for lay and ordered ministry.

Faith Formation: $7.8 million, 26.2% of Mission & Service funds

Nurturing the whole people of God and developing leadership for various ministries. This area includes ministries with children, youth and young adults, the work of the Aboriginal Ministries Circle, as well as stewardship, and intercultural and diverse ministries.

Rainbow Camp in London Conference is a safe place for LGBTQ youth to gather for a summer residential camp program.

Harry Stewart

Kaitlin Bardswich

Note: This budget amount no longer includes projected income for emergency appeals, unknown at the time of budget setting. It does include the Emergency Response Fund, which addresses the effects of humanitarian crises.

FUNDING PASTORAL AND PROGRAM WORK $10.0 MILLION, 33.6% OF MISSION & SERVICE FUNDS

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Support to Local Ministries: $6.2 million, 20.9% of Mission & Service funds

Providing congregations operational support as they grow or transition in ministry or minister in remote communities. Supplying core operational funding where required, providing grants and capital funding, and sharing resources and expertise with local ministries and networks to address important issues. Providing renewal support to communities of faith through the EDGE Network. Pastoral relations and ongoing support to ministers and communities of faith.

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Conference Leadership: $3.8 million, 12.7% of Mission & Service funds

Funding to support Conference staff as they provide leadership and resources to presbyteries, ministry personnel, and local ministries. Each Conference is a vital expression of the work of today’s church.

Conferences admit and ordain candidates for the order of ministry.

General Council Leadership and Governance: $4.6 million, funded from other revenue and draw on reserves

Pension and Group Health Insurance Services: $2.7 million, self-funded

Providing, supporting, and enabling denominational and identity connections across the church through the Office of the Moderator and General Secretary, including the General Council and the Executive of the General Council. As in other years, this area of work is funded by other revenue and a draw on capital reserves to meet the annual expenditure commitment.

Providing pension and group health insurance support for ministers and church employees. As in other years, these services are self-funded by the participants in the pension and group health insurance program.

OUR MISSION & SERVICE SUPPORTS: Globally: 89 global partners, 12 global ecumenical organizations, and 4 overseas personnel in 24 countries serving God’s people in areas such as education, health, water, sustainable agriculture, human rights, and community development In Canada: • 74 community ministries serving God’s people in areas such as employment training, housing, food, clothing, and counselling • 38 chaplaincies in universities, hospitals, and communities • 21 ecumenical and network relationships • 7 theological schools and 2 education centres serving God’s people by providing theological education, continuing education, training for lay leaders, and biblical studies • 94 grants for programs for youth through the Vision Fund (in 2014) • 86 pastoral charges in 12 Conferences and 32 presbyteries serving God’s people through worship, pastoral care, education, and mission • 13 Conferences across the church in Canada and Bermuda working with presbyteries, pastoral charges, and ministry personnel to serve God’s people

Doug Goodwin

The United Church of Canada

Rev. John Thompson ministers in and with Oxford House community, Manitoba.

Mission & Service at a Glance 2015 Generosity Funds Vital Mission & Service • • • •

The pie chart shows how our generosity supports six program areas of Mission & Service work. All Mission & Service giving is applied entirely to these areas. Everything in God’s time is seasonal, so needs and priorities change from year to year. Expenditures in the six program areas include common office services required for program delivery, such as finance, information technology, human resources, legal, and communications. • The inner pie chart sections show where Mission & Service donations are spent. The revenue circle shows where the funding for this work comes from. Our 2015 objective is to increase participation in Mission & Service annual giving. You can help by sharing this information with people in your community of faith and encouraging generous and meaningful annual giving for both the local church and Mission & Service. Thank you for making Mission & Service giving a regular part of your life of faith.

FORECASTED 2015 MISSION & SERVICE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ($29.8 MILLION)

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REVENUE CIRCLE: $29.8 MILLION

Mission & Service Donations: $26.3 Million • Annual giving for Mission & Service from congregations, UCW, and individuals • Giving through wills and other planned giving for Mission & Service: bequests and life insurance gifts • Annual giving for Mission & Service comes from and through The United Church of Canada Foundation Other Revenue: $3.5 Million • Additional revenue is designated for specific Mission & Service partners and programs. • Other revenue sources include investment income, retail sales, draw down of capital reserves, additional donated revenue, and government co-financing. Draws on capital reserves are used to fund governance and help balance the budget. The General Council Office of The United Church of Canada complies with the Imagine Canada Ethical Code and the Canadian Council for International Cooperation Code of Ethics. The United Church is the first denomination in Canada to become signatory to the United Nation’s Principles of Responsible Investment.

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Heartfelt thanks

for your gifts for Mission & Service! Together the people of The United Church of Canada are giving generously for Mission & Service. Our Mission & Service giving makes a tangible difference in people’s lives. Thank you for all the good you do!

Ministries and programs enabled by generous gifts for Mission & Service are the United Church’s way of living out A New Creed: We are called to be the Church, to celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in Creation, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. Every gift for Mission & Service is used wisely, helps to transform lives, and provides healing and hope to people in Canada and around the world. Thanks be to God!

Kerrie Perry

The Mission & Service of The United Church of Canada

The United Church of Canada L’Église Unie du Canada 1-800-268-3781 [email protected] Visit united-church.ca and select the Donate button

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