Africa University celebrates generous giving to the AUF
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Upper New York: “e simple truth is that the conference leadership team and council on finance and administration made the decision that the Upper New York Conference would improve,” says Steve Hustedt, director of communications. “is did mean some painful cuts to other areas of spending, but the feeling was that our connection is a priority.” Sharing the success of Africa University is essential, he notes. “Our Africa 360 project, which includes raising funds for Africa University and Imagine No Malaria, has done an excellent job of telling the story of the good that has been done by Africa University in … exciting and inspirational ways.” Eastern Pennsylvania: About her conference’s success in paying the Africa University Fund apportionment 100 percent, Bishop Peggy A.
Johnson says simply, “I hope we can keep it up! “It is because we paid all of our apportionments in full this year that we can celebrate that Africa University was a part of it,” Johnson says. Pacific Northwest: “Pacific Northwest leadership made the bold decision to pay 100 percent in 2015,” notes Gretchen Engle, executive to Bishop Grant Hagiya. “It was included in church apportionments.”
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’m singing the Doxology,” says James H. Salley, “because of the numbers we have received from the General Council on Finance and Administration about the Africa University Fund.” Salley is associate vice chancellor for institutional advancement for the United Methodist institution in Mutare, Zimbabwe. “Once again, local congregations invested generously, providing 93.65 percent of the asking for a total of 32 annual conferences paying 100 percent or more,” he said, adding, “Local congregations invested a total of $2,185,211.73 in the Africa University Fund for the 2015 calendar year.” Among the annual conferences stepping up their commitment were Upper New York, which went from 54 percent to 100 percent; Eastern Pennsylvania (96 percent to 100 percent); Pacific Northwest (100 percent for the first time in several years), and Indiana (67.5 percent to 90 percent). In the Northeastern Jurisdiction, all conferences gave at 100 percent, and in all five jurisdictions, giving to Africa University increased.
Indiana: “Indiana has been intentional on moving toward 100-percent payment of our general church apportionment,” says Cindy Reynolds, executive assistant to the bishop. “e increase for Africa University is part of our commitment. Reynolds credits a campaign to raise $1.6 million for a special Africa University project with keeping awareness high in Indiana. “We are now at $1.3 million in our campaign,” she says, “and plan to finish it this year.”
Barbara Dunlap-Berg, general church content editor, United Methodist Communications, Nashville, TN.
100% SUPPORT
CELEBRATING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN AFRICA UNIVERSITY AND UNITED METHODIST CONGREGATIONS
Thank you for supporting Africa University through your 100 percent remittance of the Africa University Fund apportionment in 2015. Here is the listing of Annual Conferences with 100 percent or more in 2015 (with 2014 performance for comparison): North Central Jurisdiction Dakotas East Ohio Illinois Great Rivers Iowa Minnesota West Michigan West Ohio Jurisdiction Total Support
2015 100.03% 99.99% 100% 116.54% 100% 100% 100% 96.27%
2014 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 91.25%
Northeastern Jurisdiction Baltimore-Washington Eastern Pennsylvania Greater New Jersey New England New York Peninsula-Delaware Susquehanna Upper New York West Virginia Western Pennsylvania Jurisdiction Total Support
2015 100% 110.65% 100% 100% 100% 100.43% 100% 100% 100.02% 100.01% 101.11%
2014 100%
100% 100% 95.76%
South Central Jurisdiction Central Texas Oklahoma Indian Missionary Jurisdiction Total Support
2015 100% 100% 89.54%
2014 100% 100% 89.22%
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Southeastern Jurisdiction Florida Holston Kentucky North Carolina Red Bird Missionary South Carolina Tennessee Jurisdiction Total Support
2015 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 101.41% 100% 91.73%
2014 100% 100% 100% 100% 100.50% 102.98% 100% 91%
Western Jurisdiction Alaska United Methodist California Pacific Desert Southwest Oregon Idaho Pacific Northwest Rocky Mountain Jurisdiction Total Support
2015 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 92.77%
2014 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 91.78%