Benevolence - Southeast Michigan Synod - ELCA
ELCA members in more than 9,300 congregations in the United States and Caribbean
give approximately $1.75 billion in regular offering to support ELCA ministries in their
local communities and worldwide. When members give through their congregations,
a percentage of that money is then shared with the local synod and the national
churchwide organization.
This unrestricted giving, called Mission Support, gives us both the foundation and the fuel to do God’s work in the world and a portion of the gifts circle back to support ministries in synods and local congregations. Of these unrestricted gifts, the churchwide organization receives around 2.6 percent. This represents the largest portion of the ELCA churchwide organization’s operating budget.
This unrestricted giving, called Mission Support, gives us both the foundation and the fuel to do God’s work in the world and a portion of the gifts circle back to support ministries in synods and local congregations. Of these unrestricted gifts, the churchwide organization receives around 2.6 percent. This represents the largest portion of the ELCA churchwide organization’s operating budget.