Remember that last year the matching funds were depleted in mere minutes! If you would like to try to get your donation included in the matching funds, please plan to give right at midnight Eastern time on Tuesday, December 2. The charity world has claimed the Tuesday after Thanksgiving as “Giving Tuesday.” The United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries has announced that on December 2, 2014, it will match up to $1 million in gifts made online to any project through The Advance as part of UMC Giving Tuesday.
The following are the guidelines for this year's Giving Tuesday campaign: Global Ministries will allocate the matching funds dollar for dollar up to the first $1 million in gifts to Advance projects received online on Dec. 2 between 12 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. EST. A maximum of $2,500 per individual gift to a project will be dispersed as matching funds. A project may receive a maximum of $25,000 in matching funds.
Below are the Advance Fund numbers related to Latvia.
- Latvia Mission Initiative - 00235A
- Hope Center of Latvia - 3020447
- Wesley Camp of Latvia - 15160N
- Salary Support for Pastors - 14706A
To give online through the Advance, go to www.umcmission.org/advance. For resources related to Giving Tuesday that you can use in your church, visit www.umcmission.org/Giving-Tuesday.