Easter Offering 2026

A reminder: how to pay in the money collected at the Easter Offering service for the World Mission Fund

Sending in donations to the World Mission Fund
Once a church has collected and banked their donations into the church bank account, they can then do one of the following:
• The church treasurer can write a cheque, made payable to ‘Methodist Church World Mission Fund’ for the total amount
donated (a further cheque will need to be sent when the Gift Aid amount is refunded). The cheque for donations made can then be brought (or sent) to the MWiB Treasurer at the circuit-wide Easter Offering dedication service. All cheques should then be collected by circuit MWiB
treasurers and banked using the ‘O2’ paying-in books.
• If churches cannot get in touch with their circuit MWiB treasurer, cheques may be sent to the Finance Department at Methodist Church House with a covering letter indicating the circuit’s name and ID number, so that those donations can be properly attributed.
• Alternatively, the total donation can be paid by BACS transfer directly into the World Mission Fund account using the following information:
Sort code: 40-02-06
Account number: 70951706
If making a payment using this method, be sure to include your circuit reference followed by 02. For example circuit number 18/9 would
use the reference 180902. If there is space, please also include your circuit name. This information ensures that your donation is
attributed to the correct circuit

This year’s materials are available as downloads now from http://methodist.org.uk/EasterOffering

Or see links below

Collection envelopes can be ordered now from https://www.methodistpublishing.org.uk/features/easter-offering

These are free but have a p&p charge.

Unbound: a gospel that breaks barriers

Jesus talks about God’s Kingdom as a place of release from captivity. This stories in this year’s Easter Offering tell of different ways that this is coming true. People across the world might be trapped in many ways – by poverty, by violence, by the actions of others or by their own past. Sometimes the things that bind us are in deep in our own hearts. Through Bible study, worship, art and story, the Easter Offering resources help us to think about God’s Good News of freedom. There is inspiration in the stories of others and prayer for all those still struggling for liberation.

The Easter Offering service can be used ‘off the peg’ as a special service or as Sunday worship in the period between Easter and the summer. The materials could also easily be adapted for a group activity or Café Church. For over 100 years, the Easter Offering service has been a key fundraiser for the Methodist Church’s World Mission Fund – a response to the Easter celebration of the new life of the resurrection. Thank you for your generous support of this service.

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