Online Giving

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Thank you for contributing to the ministry at Olivet Congregational UCC. We are pleased to provide a simple way to make giving as easy as possible.  Donations and pledges can be given via the  link below, or on your smartphone.  By clicking on the Give Now button, or through your smart phone using the Vanco Give+ app you can set up your on time, or recurring giving schedule.  Vanco provides highly secure online donations service to over 20,000 churches in the US.

One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) works with international partners to provide sources of clean water, food, education and health care, small business micro-credit, advocacy and resettlement for refugees and displaced persons and emergency relief and rehabilitation. OGHS also supports domestic and international ministries for disaster preparedness and response.  Find promotional resources and learn more at www.ucc.org/oghs 

Our Church’s Wider Mission Wisconsin Impact supports programs to strengthen local congregations through the ministry of the conference and partners like United Church Camps, Inc., the national setting of the UCC, and other partners. Each congregation decides how much of its members’ financial support it will contribute to Our Church’s Wider Mission Wisconsin Impact. On average, congregations in the conference give 3.89% of their local church expenses to support the wider mission of the UCC. Visit us at:  OCWM: Our Church’s Wider Mission | Wisconsin Conference UCC 

Neighbors in Need supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States, including the Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM), justice and advocacy, and direct service projects supported by Justice and Local Church Ministries. Visit us at:  Neighbors in Need Special Mission Offering - United Church of Christ 

The Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross and the Emergency Fund is a Special Mission Offering that congregations have been supporting for over 100 years.  The offering is administered through the United Church Board for Ministerial Assistance, the charitable arm of the Pension Boards.  Funds provide direct financial support to those who serve the church and are facing financial difficulties.  Active and retired clergy, lay employees, and their surviving spouses may be eligible for the Supplementation of Small Annuities, Supplementation of Health Premiums, Emergency Grants, and/or Christmas “Thank You” Gift Checks.   This offering is received on the Sunday before Christmas. Find promotional resources and learn more here. 

Strengthen the Church is a special mission offering to reimagine and build the future of the UCC. Shared at the conference and national levels, STC largely supports youth ministries and full-time leaders for new churches in parts of the country where the UCC does not have a strong presence. It also provides support for existing church’s new initiatives.  Find promotional resources and learn more at www.ucc.org/stc