World Communion Sunday - Overview

Impacting a life, church, community and nation at one time is no easy task. However, the World Communion Sunday offering does just that by nurturing students to lead, today and in the future.

World Communion Sunday gives Christians a time to share in the sacrament and then to serve God through scholarships for U.S. (racial- and ethnic-minority) and international students.. These scholarships enable people from around the world to serve and lead in their home churches and communities by making higher education a reality. Ethnic scholarship recipients study in a wide variety of fields: family pastoral care, Christian-Muslim relations, clinical psychology, peace and governance, crop production, law and more.

Fifty percent of the offering goes to World Communion Scholarships (formerly known as Crusade Scholars) of the General Board of Global Ministries. This program provides scholarships for students of mission partner institutions in advanced studies (master’s or doctoral) preparing them for leadership in church and society. Priority areas of mission include elimination of poverty, expansion of global health, leadership and congregational development.

We can make a difference for the future by preparing and nurturing the students of today. World Communion Sunday is integral to making a difference.