Peace with Justice Sunday: Witness to God’s hope for a faithful, loving world
Date: First Sunday after Pentecost
- June 7, 2009
- May 30, 2010
- June 19, 2011
- June 3, 2012
You may select an alternate date for your congregation’s observance.
Purpose
- “Pentecost celebrates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit calling for God’s shalom. Peace with justice witnesses to God’s demand for a faithful, just, disarmed, and secure world.” (Par. 263.5, The Book of Discipline 2008)
- Contributions enable United Methodists to work for peace, love and compassion for God’s children everywhere.
History
The 1980 General Conference created a churchwide Peace with Justice program assigned to the General Board of Church and Society. By 1984, peace with justice ministries had sprung up throughout the church. The 1984 General Conference voted to support the program with an annual offering on World Order Sunday, established half a century ago to build recognition and support for the work of the United Nations. The 1988 General Conference established Peace with Justice Sunday as the first Sunday after Pentecost to give churches a single, more convenient date for the offering and a name that clearly identifies the ministries it supports.
Recipients
- The annual conference keeps 50 percent of the receipts for Peace with Justice ministries in the conference. The conference board of church and society or an equivalent structure administers these funds.
- The remaining 50 percent is used for Peace with Justice ministries related to the General Board of Church and Society.
Receipts
The 2008 offering totaled $290,469, an average of only 3.7 cents per U.S. member. |
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