United Mission Dollar Distribution

How are United Mission dollars distributed?

62% Regional Ministries

• Implementing policy decisions of the Region Board
• Relating to and coordinating the work of the regional and area boards
• Fostering relations with regional churches and pastors
• Raising the mission budget
• Providing staff services for the Region Board
• Arranging for the Annual Meetings of the Region

10% General Ministries

• Implementing policy decisions of the General Board
• Relating to and coordinating the work of the national and regional boards
• Fostering ecumenical relations
• Raising the mission budget
• Overseeing the Office of Communications an d such denominationwide media, the American Baptist News Service and the American Baptist home page on the World Wide Web (www.abc-usa.org)
• Providing staff services for the General Board
• Arranging for the Biennial Meetings of the denomination
• Operating a human resource management/legal services program and Maintaining denominational records
• Professional Registry

7% International Ministries

• Board of International Ministries, World Council of Churches, Overseas Missionaries

7% Shared Ministries

6% National Ministries, Discipleship and Education

• National Council of Churches, Refugee Resettlement, Disaster Relief, Baptist World Alliance, Chaplaincy, ABPS

3% Kansas Plan Institutions

2% Administratively Related Organizations, Colleges, Seminaries, Historical Society, Women, Men and Ministers

2% Representative Process

• General Board, ABC/USA and Denominational Task Force

1% Reserve for Ministry