Congregational Recognition
Honoring Generosity
Congregations giving to the Annual Program Fund (APF) are recognized and affirmed by a variety of methods, including at distinction at General Assembly; and in the Annual Report on Giving.
Recognition categories:
- Leadership Congregations—the fifty highest contributing Honor Congregations each fiscal year.
- 25 year+ Honor Congregations—those contributing the full requested contribution for twenty five or more consecutive years
- 10 year+ Honor Congregations—those contributing the full requested contribution for ten or more consecutive years but less than 25.
- Honor Congregations—those contributing their full requested contribution of the end of the fiscal year. Honor is used synonymously with the moniker "Fair Share Congregation".
- Merit Congregations—Is awarded to those congregations who increase their contributions to the APF by .5% of their operating expenditures over the prior year.
Honor Congregations by Region
FY2023: July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
FY2024: July 1, 2023- June 30, 2024 (Honor as of 01/15/24)