Tag: Episcopal Fund
Denominational giving drops for 3rd year
![Giving down third year in a row](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Giving-Pixabay-Gerd-Altmann-Lauren-Glass.jpg)
The decline in UMC giving comes as COVID-19 continues its menace and a possible denominational separation is on the horizon.
Finance board gets update on giving
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The General Council on Finance and Administration learns of volatility in apportionment giving across the connection. Collection rates in the first quarter varied widely among the seven general church funds.
Council urges no new bishops
![Council of Bishop's chair Cynthia Fierro Harvey](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Harvey-Cynthia-Nov-2020.jpg)
The Council of Bishops wants to postpone electing any new bishops in the U.S. and slow down adding more bishops in Africa.