Each year in February, congregations across the United States and Canada collect a Special Offering for Week of Compassion. While many congregations choose to collect their offering during this designated week, the offering truly fuels Week of Compassion's work and witness throughout the whole year!
Funds received through the offering enable Disciples to respond to disaster when it occurs, because Week of Compassion works with partners to immediately provide grants for urgent needs like emergency supplies, water, shelter, and food. The February Special Offering is set aside for congregations to lift up and celebrate this important work that we do together - not just in domestic and international disaster response, but in refugee and immigrant response, and sustainable development funding around the world.
Each year, Week of Compassion creates a Resource Guide to help churches engage this Special Offering. The Guide contains theme reflections to help with worship planning, activity ideas for all ages, conversation starters on generosity and world concerns, and more. We also send out posters, bulletin inserts, and other promotional materials for congregations to use. New offering materials are available each year.
Funds received through the offering enable Disciples to respond to disaster when it occurs, because Week of Compassion works with partners to immediately provide grants for urgent needs like emergency supplies, water, shelter, and food. The February Special Offering is set aside for congregations to lift up and celebrate this important work that we do together - not just in domestic and international disaster response, but in refugee and immigrant response, and sustainable development funding around the world.
Each year, Week of Compassion creates a Resource Guide to help churches engage this Special Offering. The Guide contains theme reflections to help with worship planning, activity ideas for all ages, conversation starters on generosity and world concerns, and more. We also send out posters, bulletin inserts, and other promotional materials for congregations to use. New offering materials are available each year.
Special Offering 2023 : RISE UP ANEW.
If your church has received Week of Compassion Special Offering materials in the past,
you should receive a Sample Packet for the 2023 Special Offering by mid-November 2022.
The rest of your materials will arrive after Christmas.
For information on reviewing, changing, or creating a new Standing Order, see the Special Offering 2023 page.
If your church has received Week of Compassion Special Offering materials in the past,
you should receive a Sample Packet for the 2023 Special Offering by mid-November 2022.
The rest of your materials will arrive after Christmas.
For information on reviewing, changing, or creating a new Standing Order, see the Special Offering 2023 page.
