UTO Ingathering
In the late 1800s, the women of The Episcopal Church were gathered for their triennial meeting and reviewing the requests for funding that they received from Episcopal missionaries and their communities. The idea was created to take up a thank offering from the women gathered and give the funds away. That first year, 1883, half of the collection was given to support domestic missions and the other half for those outside of the United States.
MTF in Action
Because of the Memorial Trust Fund, no United Thank Offering (UTO) administrative or staffing costs are paid for by the annual UTO Ingathering. The Trust promotes participation in the spiritual discipline of gratitude, which is the foundation of the United Thank Offering, by funding the creation and production of printed and online materials, videos, social media, smartphone apps, podcasts, and more. Finally, the Trust allows the staff and Board to promote UTO, administer the annual granting process, and respond to the needs of our members and leaders in living more grateful lives.
Give thanks for the special people and events in your life.
In recognition for faithful service in ministry, leadership or friendship.
For special events, such as births, confirmations, weddings, birthdays, and achievements.
In loving memory of a cherished friend, relative, church member or leader.
Thanking and acknowledging donors and their intentions.
Your gift to the United Thank Offering Memorial Trust is tax-deductible. After donating, you will receive a thank you card that conforms to Internal Revenue Service standards.
If your donation was made in the name of a person or family and you provided us with their address, then we will send a card informing them of your generous gift. We have two cards to choose from: one in celebration and one for memorials. Please see the images below of the cards, and let us know in the comments which card you would prefer when you make your gift online.
Additionally, your name and the intention of your gift will be added to the Memorial Trust Book. The book is available digitally below and is updated in July and January. The 1883-2015 book is now in the Archives of The Episcopal Church so the intentions of those donors lives on.
End-of-life Planning
Remember the MTF in your Will
If participating in the spiritual discipline of gratitude has impacted your life, we invite you to consider remembering the Memorial Trust in your will so that this ministry will continue to serve new generations and teach generosity and gratitude throughout the church.
Funeral Planning
As you begin to consider your end-of-life choices, we recommend thinking through those things you would prefer for your funeral. We’ve created a worksheet to help get you started, and we hope that you’ll list UTO as a donation site in lieu of flowers.
Give to the Memorial Trust Fund
To give online, please fill out the secured form below. To ensure your gift is towards the Memorial Trust Fund, select “United Thank Offering – Memorial Trust ” as the designation.