The Connectional Giving Presentation is Coming
To the Rocky Mountain Annual Conference

Have you ever wondered how the United Methodist Church spends the money you send to and through the Rocky Mountain conference office? Are you curious about where your apportionment, or in the Rocky Mountain Conference case, your Tithe + one or "mission" dollars go? Well have we got a deal for you! Here is your chance to learn how your giving supports ministries of the United Methodist church through out the world, ministries that “Advance,” the realm of God, and ministries funded by the six special offering taken each year.

Ken Sloane, the director of the Communications Ministry Group, United Methodist Communications, will be traveling throughout the Rocky Mountain Conference telling the story of the worldwide work and ministry of the people of the United Methodist Church. It is easy to forget that as United Methodists we do not just serve the people in our local communities, but we are a connected, global church. Everyday our connectional ministry serves millions of people through out the world. Through our cooperative ministries in the United States and around the world we change peoples lives by helping to make them better. Ken is joining us to tell us“OUR” story.

His presentation will be a little less than two hours in length. Highlights include:

• Understanding how the mission of the United Methodist Church is being accomplished throughout the world.
• Learning about the four new focus areas of the church for the next quadrennium.
• Information about how we are organized as the United Methodist Church
• Understanding the General Church Budget, where our apportionments come from and how are they spent.
• Interesting facts about what percentage of all local church funds go to support General and Annual Conference ministries.
• Information about the six special Sunday offerings and the Advance.
• A discussion about First and Second mile giving
• A brief introduction to the new Igniting Ministries Campaign
• And some brief information about our conference “tithe + Mission” plan and how it supports General Church Apportionments.

Ken provided the same presentation to the people of the Yellowstone Conference and both lay and clergy found it to be very helpful. Also I know you will enjoy meeting Ken, and he is looking forward to meeting each one of you and will try to answer any of the questions you always wanted to ask an executive from the General Church.

Check for the time and day when Ken Sloane and the Connectional Giving Presentation will be in your area and plan to attend. Pray for Ken as he discovers how geographically large the Rocky Mountain Conference is.

Pastors invite as many lay persons as you wish. Lay leaders invite your pastor to attend with you. More information will coming out soon from your district offices.

If you have further questions call your district office or either Skip Strickland (Director of Mission Ministry) 303-389-9456 or Nancy Butterfield 303-389-9460.