United Thank Offering

Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
2744 Peachtree Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30305

Diocesan Coordinator: Mrs. Georgie White 
(770) 996-9081 
Staff Liaison:  The Rev. Canon Debbie Shew
404-601-5320 x. 110
 
link to National webpage 
 

UTO PRAYER

Gracious God, source of all creation, all love, all true joy:accept, we pray, these outward signs of our profound and continuing thankfulness for all of life. Bless those who will benefit from these gifts through the outreach of the United Thank Offering; and keep each of us ever thankful for all the blessings of joy and challenge that come our way; through Him who is the greatest gift and blessing of all, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.  AMEN 
 

 

 

UTO & Me 

Sharing Blessings - with Thanksgiving and Love

What is the United Thank Offering (UTO)?

 

The United Thank Offering is a ministry of the Episcopal Church.

Through the United Thank Offering, men, women, and children nurture the habit of giving daily thanks to God. These prayers of thanksgiving start when we recognize and name our many daily blessings Those who participate in the United Thank Offering have discovered that thankfulness leads to generosity.

 

A short prayer of thanksgiving leads to an offering in the United Thank Offering box. All offerings are used to support grants for ministries at home and overseas as a outreach of the Episcopal Church. Prayers and offerings make it possible for the UTO mission to stretch in unexpected ways. 
 

 

 How do I become a part of the United Thank Offering?

  • Offer thanks and prayers as a part of your life in Christ.
  • Take the opportunity to put an offering in your United Thank Offering box.
  • Bring your offering box, envelope or check to you loca Episcopal Church in Ingathering Day.
  • Join your offering with others to support mission projects at home and around the world
 

 

How is the United Thank Offering received?

From it's inception as the United Offering ion 1889 until the 1920's, the thank offering was gathered at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church every three years.
During the 1920's, the United Offering became the United Thank Offering and the first offering boxes were designed.
Today congregations are encouraged to hold an ingathering twice a year during the spring and fall when people can bring their thank offering to be collected and joined with others' offerings, boxes, envelopes, or checks.

 

 

How is my offering joined with others?

Your parish forwards the local ingathering offering to its respective Diocesan Coordinator. The Diocesan Coordinator records you local offering and forwards it to the national UTO office in New York.
 
In New York these monies are immediately put to work earning interest. They are kept in an interest-bearing account until granted. The interest from the account is also granted.
 
By combining the offerings, it is possible to fund significant projects that make a real difference in the Anglican Communion and  a real difference in people's lives.

List of Charitable Grants in the Diocese of Atlanta 

 

 

How does my offering become part of the mission outreach of the Episcopal Church?

 

  • The UTO Committee makes grant awards in the spring of each year.
  • Applications that address compelling human need and/or expansion of mission and ministry are welcomed.
  • Each diocese of the Episcopal Church USA may submit two requests each year. In addition, applications are invited from some of the other Anglican Dioceses ane Provinces around the world.
  • UTO Committee members research each grant proposals to the committee as a whole.
  • Grants that meet criteria are funded in whole or part as far as the monies will stretch. Not all grants can be funded, as requests often exceed the money available.
 
 

How much of my offering will go to meeting human needs and expanding mission and ministry?

 Every year, 100 percent of the collected offering is granted.
UTO Committee expenses are supported entirely through earned income from dedicated trust funds. The National Church supports staff of two people in the UTO office located in the Episcopal Church Center in New York City. 
  

What kind of things doe UTO fund?

  •  Kitchen equipment for a homeless shelter
  • Playground for a child-care center
  • Handicap access in church and service buildings.
  • A school in the Dominican Republic
  • Family Counseling
  • A dental clinic for the poor
  • Half-way houses
  • After-school programs
  • Vans and other vehicles
  • A library for a seminary in Africa
    • A Bishop's house in a new overseas diocese
For a list of UTO Grants given from our diocese, click here

The Mission of the United Thank Offering is to expand the circle of thankful people. To achieve this mission we encourage daily prayers, offerings, and awareness of the abundance of God.s blessings 
 
United Thank Offering
Episcopal Church USA
815 Second Ave
New York, NY 10017-4594
800-334-7626
www.episcopalchurch.org/uto