Advance Specials are those approved missions projects and personnel which local churches, groups, classes and individuals are encouraged to support. This entails giving beyond apportionments, World Service and/or Conference Benevolences.
Local congregations, individuals and groups are encouraged to be faithful in helping to financially undergird these bold and creative ministries. By designating level categories through which persons are encouraged to channel their gifts, donors are helped to consider a broad spectrum of needs. These seven categories or channels are:
1. Africa Church Growth and Development
2. World Hunger and Poverty
3. Mission Personnel
4. Global Mission Projects
5. United Methodist Committee on Relief
6. Conference Advance Specials
7. PLUS Lane (Conference Special Support)
Below is a just a sampling of projects recommended for Second Mile giving for Lanes 1-5. to help you meet the Three Star Church challenge requirements. Additional projects can be found at https://advance.umcmission.org. A helpful Advance e-catalog is available. Learn more about Global Ministries' areas of impact, where they work, and see a full list of projects and missionaries in this catalog. In addition, we have included a full list of Lane 6 (Conference Advance Specials) and PLUS Lane (Conference Special Support) below.
LANE 1: AFRICA CHURCH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Kamina Orphanage (North Katanga) - No. 1750
Wings of the Morning (North Katanga) - No. 1697
Babyfold Children’s Home - No. 1744
Quessua Mission Boarding School - No. 1746
LANE 2: WORLD HUNGER/POVERTY
North Katanga (Kamisamba Farm) - No. 2824
World Hunger/Poverty - No. 2823
Faith Based Advocacy to End Hunger - No. 2820
Living Gifts: Heifer International - No. 2818
LANE 3: MISSION PERSONNEL SPECIALS
Lorraine Charinda (missionary in North Katanga) - No. 3913
Ntambo, Gaston Nkulu (missionary in North Katanga) - No. 3914
Ntambo, Jeanne Kabove (missionary in North Katanga) - No. 3915
Missionaries Around the World - No. 3863
For information on Global Ministries missionaries, visit umcmission.org.
LANE 4: WORLD & NATIONAL MISSION PROJECTS
SEJ United Methodist Volunteers in Mission Work Teams - No. 4847
Appalachian Regional Ministries - No. 4802
Global Health Action, Atlanta, GA - No. 4895
Hinton Rural Life Center, Hayesville, NC - No. 4801
Society of St. Andrew, Big Island, VA - No. 4836
LANE 5: UNITED METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF (UMCOR)
International Disaster Response - No. 5885
US Disaster Response - No. 5886
Refugee Response - No. 5858
Sager Brown Depot - No. 5864
We encourage you to visit the UMCOR’s website, www.umcor.org, for updated news.
LANE 6: CONFERENCE ADVANCE SPECIALS
I. United Methodist Colleges and Wesley Foundations
Andrew College, Cuthbert - No. 6608
GA United Methodist Commission on Higher Education - No. 6647
Wesley Foundation – Coastal Georgia - No. 6616
Wesley Foundation – Columbus State - No. 6625
Wesley Foundation – Valdosta State - No. 6665
Wesley Foundation – University of Georgia, Athens - No. 6644
Wesleyan Disciples at Wesleyan College - No. 6611
II. South Georgia Area Conference Advance Specials
Camp Connect - No. 6607
Faithworks: Cancer Network of Hope - No. 6688
Faithworks: Homeless Day Service Center – No. 6678
Faithworks: Homeless Transition Home - No. 6672
Faithworks: Open Doors - No. 6674
Faithworks: Sparrows Nest - No. 6794
Green Bough House of Prayer - No. 6778
Macon Outreach at Mulberry - General Fund - No. 6728
Magnolia Manor – Americus - No. 6603
Magnolia Manor – Coast - No. 6614
Magnolia Manor – Columbus - No. 6772
Magnolia Manor – League of The Good Samaritan - No. 6602
Magnolia Manor – Macon - No. 6605
Magnolia Manor – Macon County - No. 6720
Magnolia Manor – Marion County - No. 6612
Magnolia Manor – Midway - No. 6771
Magnolia Manor – South (Moultrie) - No. 6661
Magnolia Manor – St. Marys - No. 6662
Magnolia Manor – St. Simons - No. 6623
Methodist Children’s Home – Coastal (St. Marys Campus) - No. 6780
Methodist Children’s Home – Columbus Campus - No. 6620
Methodist Children’s Home – North Central (Macon Campus) - No. 6613
Methodist Children’s Home – Northwest (Americus Campus) - No. 6699
Methodist Children’s Home – South Central (Valdosta Campus) - No. 6783
Moore Methodist Museum - No. 6767
Open Door Community House, Columbus - No. 6606
Open Door Community House, Columbus – Capital Funds - No. 6775
South Georgia Conference Church Planting & Revitalization - No. 6615
South Georgia Conference Storm Recovery (Disaster Response) - No. 6796
South Georgia UMVIM (Volunteers in Mission) - No. 6651
The Vashti Center, Thomasville - No. 6627
Wesley Community Centers, Savannah - No. 6621
Wesley Community Centers, Savannah – Walkathon - No. 6668
Wesley Glen Ministries - No. 6655
PLUS Lane: OTHER CONFERENCE SPECIALS
Caring Connection Chaplaincy - No. 7663
Global Frontier Mission - No. 7616
Good News TV - No. 7615
Light for the Nations Ministries (Rev. Mike Ricker) - No. 7687
Living Water Ministries - No. 7740
Mission on The Move - No. 7731
Unto the Least of His (Rev. Bobby Gale) - No. 7672