The four church wide Special Offerings of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are a collective witness to Jesus Christ's love for the whole church. They play an important role in defining what it means to be a connectional church.
# 5001 - Pentecost helps the church encourage, develop, and support its young people, and also address the needs of at-risk children and young people. 40% Congregational ministries with children at risk, 60% Presbyterian Mission Agency 50% ministries with youth and young adults 10% child advocacy/children at risks.
# 5005 - Peace & Global Witness The Peace & Global Witness Offering enables the church to promote the Peace of Christ by addressing systems of injustice across the world. Individual congregations are encouraged to utilize up to 25% of this Offering to sustain their local peacemaking ministries. 25% is used by Mid Councils (Presbyteries and Synods), and rest is used by the Presbyterian Mission Agency Compassion Peace and Justice ministries through the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program.
# 5006 - Christmas Joy 50% of the receipts to the Christmas Joy Offering are distributed to the Board of Pensions for assistance programs that provide support to retired and active church workers and their spouses and families. The other 50% supports Presbyterian-Related Racial Ethnic Education through the National Ministries Division of the General Assembly Mission Council.
PC(USA) OTHER VALIDATED CAUSES
# 5007 - Cents-Ability Collected on a PCUSA GA level for National and International projects of the Presbyterian Hunger Program. (PHP).When members bring their Cents-Ability offerings to church on the appointed Sunday, all of those coins "make a joyful noise unto the Lord"
# 5004 - Thanksgiving In 2001, the Thanksgiving Offering began to be collected by Barium Springs (North Carolina Presbyteries) and Presbyterian Homes and Family Services (Virginia and Northern Presbyteries). This offering is used to provide general financial support for Children's Care Institutions. The Offering is distributed to the child and youth care agencies based on designations and an agreed upon formula for undesignated funds.
# 5008 - Souper Bowl Sunday Souper Bowl of Caring equips and mobilizes congregations to positively impact their communities by collecting money or food on or near Super Bowl weekend.
