The Peacemaking Offering is one of the special offerings of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and it is received on World Communion Sunday, the first Sunday in October of each year. A portion of the Peacemaking Offering is retained by the congregation, and the remainder is shared among presbyteries, the synod and General Assembly. The generous gifts of our congregations are used to encourage and enable peacemaking mission and study throughout the Presbyterian Church.

How Are Peacemaking Funds Distributed? (PDF)

2009 Peacemaking Fund Recipients

• Detroit
  Rev. Diane Smalley, Gratiot Avenue Presbyterian Church, received Peacemaking Funding to attend "A Journey to Healing: Find the Path in Long Beach, California.
• Maumee Valley
  The Peacemaking Scholarship Committee approved $2,000 to assist First Presbyterian Church of Findlay with a youth mission trip to Grenada.
  First Presbyterian Church of Bowling Green members Chloe Umbarger, Nathan Weisert and Cameron Orr attended the Son Servants Youth Ministries Conference in New Orleans. They each received $425.
  Marissa Phillips and Sarah Stuckey were the recipients of $500 each to help them fund a mission trip to Swaziland, Africa. Report                                                      
  Lynn Bova,First Presbyteryian Church of Maumee received $500 to fund Mediation Skills Training presented by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center.
  3 funding requests came from the Delphos First Presbyterian Church to help Harry and Judith Tolhurst and Lew VanderNaald participate in a mission trip to Malawi.
• Scioto Valley
  Rev. Sharon Sauer, minister member at large of the Scioto Valley and Ann B. Walker of the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Columbus were able to attend the Big Tent Event in Atlantic with $500 each from the Peacemaking Scholarship. Report from Rev. Sauer
• Western Reserve
  Two member of the First Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland, Jackie Reid and Sharon Simmons, were also able to attend the Big Tent Event with Peacemaking funds.
  Courtney Payne, also from the First Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland recieved funding to attend a Travel Study Seminar in South Africa.
  The presbytery's newly-formed JustReach Ministry recieved $7,000 from a Peacemaking Grant to continue their five year Matthew 25 Peace and Justice vision and program. "Specifically, in 2009 the focus of the program will be on Health Care..."