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World Communion Sunday Resources

Bishop Martinez and others prepare for communion.World Communion Sunday is a time to be in communion with Christians all over the world and to enable us to "press on toward the goal" of serving God in life-changing ministries. It is observed on the first Sunday of October.

Fifty per cent of the special offering goes to the World Communion Scholarship Program of the General Board of Global Ministries.

Scholar of the Month
Each month Global Ministries features podcast interviews of individuals who have received a World Communion Scholarship. Listen to Scholar of the Month.
 
World Communion Sunday
World Communion Sunday is a time to be in communion with Christians all over the world and to enable us to "press on toward the goal" of serving God in life-changing ministries. Read more...
 
Resources on Other Websites

Get more World Communion Sunday resources from these offsite United Methodist and ecumenical websites:
 
Facts and Worship Resources
United Methodist Giving
Portable Document Format PDF World Communion Sunday Brochure
 
World Communion Sunday Worship and Music Resources
General Board of Discipleship
An entire page of resources from the General Board of Discipleship for World Communion Sunday, which is the first Sunday in October. Read more...
 
There's Room at God's Table for All
The Interpreter
Bishop Joel N. Martinez experienced the call to ministry as a teenager. With the help of the World Communion Scholars program, he followed that call at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas. Read more...
 
Special Sundays
United Methodist Giving
Six times throughout the year, United Methodist congregations celebrate Churchwide Special Sundays with offerings. This site can provide you with an overview, history and worship resources. Read more...
 
World Communion Sunday
National Council of Churches, USA
World Communion Sunday -- celebrated the first Sunday in October -- is one of the most venerable of "Special Sundays." The day has taken on new relevancy and depth of meaning in a world where globalization often has undermined peace and justice -- and in a time when fear divides the peoples of God's earth. On this day we celebrate our oneness in Christ, the Prince of Peace, in the midst of the world we are called to serve -- a world ever more in need of peacemaking. Read more...

 
News Archives

 
World Communion Sunday: An Opportunity to Support the Education and Training of Church and Community Leaders
This Sunday, October 1, 2006, United Methodists will come together once again to celebrate World Communion Sunday, a time of communion with Christians all over the world, and a joining together in an effort to serve God in life-changing ministries.  The offerings from this special Sunday will help to support the education and training of church and community leadership - individual students from around the world whose future work will have a lasting impact on the communities in which they serve.  Read more ...