PW Mission Pledge
The PW Mission Pledge helps fund the mission work of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and largely finances the operating budgets of Presbyterian Women at the churchwide, synod, presbytery and congregation levels. Contributions to the Mission Pledge support the church’s evangelism, church planting, education and justice work as well as ministry to children, youth, older adults, new immigrants, rural, urban and suburban populations across the United States and around the world.
The largest beneficiary of the PW mission pledge is the denomination. Without the mission pledge, the church’s ministry in the world would shrink. For Presbyterian Women, the mission pledge makes possible programs, resources, scholarships, events and much more.
Receipts for online giving go to the individual only; if you want your presbytery or synod to include your giving to their total(s) you must share the information with them.
Presbyterian Women in the Congregation checklist
Each Presbyterian Women in the Congregation group will have one person responsible for the Mission Pledge. In most cases, this is the moderator, but use whatever model works for your group. The moderator (or person responsible for the Mission Pledge should do the following.
1. Read the packet of information sent to PW in the Congregations as part of the annual Mission Pledge mailing. If you did not receive a set, you may download it here.
2. Create a PWC Mission Pledge card for each person in your group. The card is part of the booklet mailed to all PW in the Congregations. You may also download the card and instructions separately here.
3. Order PW Mission Pledge buttons for your PW group. The buttons, which read “I shared my blessings!” are a great way to thank donors and promote this giving opportunity. To order, contact Carissa Herold at (888) 728-7228, x5322 or Jung Ju Winner at (888) 728-7228, x5389. Allow six weeks for delivery. Note: Only PWC moderators may order buttons.
4. Download the PWC Mission Pledge Form in PDF format
or in Microsoft Word format
5. If your presbytery uses the congregational pledge form, after the PW in the Congregation makes its pledge, the form should be filled out with the total PWC pledge and mailed to the treasurer of Presbyterian Women in your presbytery. Download the PW in the Congregation Mission Pledge form as a PDF
or as a Word document. This document may be altered to meet the giving process for your presbytery.
6. In 2012, follow up with members of your PW in the Congregation to receive pledges and forward them (with the PW in the Congregations Remittance form) to your PW in the Presbytery treasurer according to deadlines. Download the PW in the Congregation Remittance Form as a PDF
or as a Word document. This document may be altered to meet the giving process for your presbytery.
Presbyterian Women in the Presbyteries checklist
Each Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery group will have one person responsible for the Mission Pledge. This may be the moderator, treasurer and/or Celebration Giving Representative, depending on the model used by your presbytery. That person should do the following to promote and collect the Mission Pledge.
1. Make sure that each PW in the Congregation received a copy of the PW in the Congregation Mission Pledge packet. If a group did not receive one, let them know to order or download a copy.
2. Read the PW in the Presbytery and Synod Mission Pledge packet. This has slightly different information than the packet for the Congregations. If you did not receive a packet, you may download it here.
3. Download the PWP Mission Pledge Form in PDF format
or in Microsoft Word format
4. When PWC pledge forms are submitted, review them and compile a list of each PW in the Congregation group, the amount pledged by each group and the total of all pledges. Record the total on the PWP Mission Pledge form and attach the list of PWCs pledging. Keep a copy for yourself and send copies by December 1, 2011, to the
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Treasurer of PW in the Presbytery
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Moderator of PW in the Synod
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PW Financial Assistant, 100 Witherspoon St., Louisville, KY 40202-1396
5. In 2012, send pledges from congregations in your presbytery to Presbyterian Women Churchwide (with the PW in the Presbytery Remittance form) according to the quarterly deadlines. Download the PW in the Presbytery Remittance Form as a PDF
or as a Word document. This document may be altered to meet the giving process for your presbytery.
Presbyterian Women in the Synods
Be sure to support the efforts of moderators of PW in the presbyteries and congregations. Promote the Mission Pledge at all PW events.
PW groups make contributions to the Mission Pledge in the fall of each year. All leaders in Presbyterian Women should encourage commitments to the PW Mission Pledge. Moderators of Presbyterian Women in the Congregations, Presbyteries and Synods and Celebration Giving Representatives should encourage commitments to the PW Mission Pledge.