Investing in our greatest resource ...
Your generous gifts to this Offering enable the PC(USA) to encourage, develop and support its young people, as well as provide assistance to at-risk children. In addition, a large portion of this offering can be kept by individual congregations for use in their own communities.
When is the Pentecost offering received?
The Pentecost Offering is traditionally received on the day of Pentecost. However, you can help sustain the important PC(USA) ministries and programs that are supported by the Pentecost Offering by making an online gift at any time throughout the year.
GIVE... online to support PC(USA) ministries for youth, young adults, and children-at-risk.
PROMOTE... the Pentecost Offering in your church with downloadable resources and artwork.
LEARN... how your gift is used to impact the world.
Your Gift Matters!
Read stories from those directly impacted by your generous giving to this offering:
"Practical Generosity"
Learn how congregations across the PC(USA) are using their share of Pentecost Offering funds!
- Central Presbyterian Church in Louisville, Kentucky: Celebrating Pentecost with Great Joy
- Royster Memorial Presbyterian: Apple-a-Day Program
We would love to hear how your congregation is using its share of Pentecost Offering funds to make an impact in your community! Please email us at specialofferings@pcusa.org so that we can include your story in a future edition of our newsletter.
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Judy, 40 percent of the Pentecost Offering receipts are retained by congregations, and 60 percent is forwarded to the General Assembly for ministries with children at risk (10%), ministries with youth (25%) and young adults (25%).
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Can you tell me what per centage of the Pentecost offering stays with the local church and what per centage is sent on to presbytery and GA?