United Thank Offering
Granting: Final Deadlines Approaching for the 2025 UTO Grant Process
By Rowan Larson, Chair of the UTO Grant Committee As VP for grants, and chair of the Grants Committee, I am excited to see what kind of innovative mission and ministry projects will be submitted to UTO this year. We are extending our dual-deadline system to all applications this year, not just those from the Anglican Communion. […]
Gratitude: Lent 2025
By Daria Condon, UTO Formation and Development Committee Have you enjoyed the multiple resources provided by the United Thank Offering over the past few months? I have enjoyed them, and I would love for you to join us for Lent. The materials are available to be ordered now. There are resources in English and Spanish, for […]
Surge, illuminare! Arise, Shine!
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer For those who know me, it likely comes as no surprise that a lot of my favorite Scripture comes from the prophets. As you’re reading this, we’ve just entered the season of Epiphany, and the vast majority of Epiphany sermons will focus on the arrival of the Wise Men, […]
2024 UTO Challenge Grant for Jerusalem Update: St. Luke’s Hospital-Nablus
By Sawsan Batato, Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem In a small village nestled between rolling hills called Burin, a 45-year-old woman named Fatima lived a simple life with her husband, Farid, and their five children—three girls and two boys. Farid was the sole breadwinner, and they had shared dreams and struggles as a family. But everything […]
Lent is Coming!
By Maggie Noland, UTO Board Vice President for Finance and Administration Although we are currently in Advent, and getting ready for Christmas, Lent will be here before we know it. The UTO website has a plethora of 2025 Lenten resources that are now available for ordering. This site can be reached in two ways. The […]
Final Open Office Hours for the 2025 Grant Process
By UTO Grant Committee Open office hours are a great chance to meet one-on-one with UTO Grant Committee members and/or staff to talk through your application or project ideas. If you’re not sure if your project fits the focus and criteria, come talk to us about it. Wondering if your budget is going to work? […]
Christmas Offerings & Update on Mailing Materials
By UTO Formation and Development Committee Gratitude might not be the first thing you think of when you consider Advent and Christmastime, but we hope it will be! There’s so much to be thankful for during the holiday season that we at UTO want to help you intentionally practice gratitude. We have some offerings to […]
Christmas Gratitude and an Invitation to Support EMM
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer When I was pregnant, I dutifully bought and filled out a baby book. One of the pages asked for a family tree for each parent. My husband easily filled his in, but there was a part of my family that I didn’t know much about, including how to spell […]
Grant Stories: 2022 Grant to the Anglican Church of Southern Africa: Green Anglicans – Food Justice, Action, and Advocacy
From the final grant reporting process. Tell us a bit about your project and how it went. Gardening courses: Gardening courses were held in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. The goal was to equip people to grow food gardens in their own backyard. Small business skills were also included and some included other skills such […]
UTO Christmas Materials for Use in Advent: Waiting with a Grateful Heart
By Linda Kennedy, UTO Board Province 4 Representative, Member of the Formation and Development Committee Advent is one of those gifts in the church calendar. It gives us much needed time during the days between Thanksgiving and Christmas to pause and reflect on the year that has been and the year that will be. Practicing […]
