Shared Offering
Each Sunday, in recognition of our very real interdependence and reliance on each other, we pass the plate and share our offering with an organization doing the work of justice in the world. Organizations are nominated by congregants and voted on also by the congregation.
October 2026 Shared Offering
Our Shared Offering recipient for the month of October is the NAACP of Champaign County
The NAACP Champaign County Branch, our shared offering organization for October, provides programs and services that promote and enhance civil and equal rights, political empowerment, educational excellence, economic development, and outreach. The principal objectives of the Association are
- To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens
- To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States
- To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes
To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights
- To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek its elimination
- To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof
Some of NAACP of Champaign County’s programs:
- Get out the vote
- Negotiated signing of 10 principles with local police emphasizing diversity in police recruitment, de-escalation training, building trust, and listening to community members
- ACT-SO (Afro-Centric, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics for high school students) in STEM, humanities, performing arts, dramatics, visual arts, business, culinary arts)
2026 Shared Offering
| Month | Organization | Total Donation | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Planned Parenthood of Illinois | https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-illinois | |
| February | The LGBTQ+ Impact Fund through Cunningham Township | https://ctso.org/angel-donor-fund/ | |
| March | Daily Bread and Soup Kitchen | https://dailybreadsoupkitchen.com/ | |
| April | Birth Equity Fund, U-C Reproductive Justice | https://www.cubirthfund.org/ | |
| May | Days for Girls Champaign Team | https://www.daysforgirls.org/ | |
| June | Illinois Coaliton for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | https://www.icirr.org/ | |
| July | Worthy Now Prison Ministry Network | https://clfuu.org/worthynow/ | |
| August | Urbana-Champaign Books for Prisoners | https://www.books2prisoners.org/ | |
| September | Habitat for Humanity | https://cuhabitat.org/ | |
| October | NAACP of Champaign County | https://naacpcc.org/ | |
| November | Community Choices | https://communitychoicesinc.org/ | |
| December | Partner Churches |
2025 Shared Offering
| Month | Organization | Total Donation | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Elevated Access | $1,462.90 | https://www.elevatedaccess.org/ |
| February | Middle East Children’s Alliance | $2,080.89 | https://www.mecaforpeace.org/ |
| March | Rape Advocacy, Counseling, and Education Services | $1,878.39 | https://www.cu-races.org/ |
| April | Keep Our Clinics (Abortion Care Network) | $2,288.87 | https://keepourclinics.org/ |
| May | Partner for People and Place | $1,476.05 | https://peopleandplace.org/ |
| June | Greater Community AIDS Project of East Central Illinois (GCAP) | $1,923.52 | https://gcapnow.com/ |
| July | MAIA Impact School (MAIA) | $1709.00 | https://www.maiaimpact.org/ |
| August | C-U at Home | $2295.52 | https://www.cuathome.us/ |
| September | The Immigration Project | $2055.74 | https://www.immigrationproject.org/ |
| October | Trauma and Resilience Initiative | $2091.25 | https://www.traumaresilienceinc.org/ |
| November | Advocates for Trans Equality | $1960.74 | https://transequality.org/ |
| December | Partner Churches | $1549.00 |
