Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering
Since 1935, American Baptists have contributed to special offerings received in their churches for retired ABC ministers and missionaries, or their widowed spouses. The Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO) was established in 1977.
Through this annual offering, American Baptist congregations say thank you in a tangible way to the denomination's retired ministers and missionaries or their widowed spouses.
The offering provides them with:
- Emergency and other financial assistance, based on financial need.
- Thank You checks, based on 15 or more years of ABC service.
Receipts from the 2004 RMMO totaled $1,764,749, a 1.1% increase over the 2003 receipts of $1,744,801. Of this amount, $774,564 was made available to meet immediate emergency and special financial needs. The balance of the receipts was distributed by The Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board (MMBB) on behalf of American Baptists in the form of Thank You checks: 3,252 checks were distributed in 2004, ranging from $53.50 to $428. The average check was $304.49.
The RMMO will be taken by most ABC congregations on Sunday, December 4, 2005.
RESOURCES
Honor Roll:
Churches Giving $600 or More, Arranged by ABCUSA Regions
Top 50 churches by Total Dollar Amount and Per Capita
Resources in English:
Sample Letter*
Sample RMMO Announcements*
Responsive Reading
Resources in Spanish:
Sample Letter Spanish**
Sample RMMO Announcements Spanish**
Responsive Reading Spanish
Download RMMO graphics here.
* To customize these resources, once the .pdf document is opened, go to Edit - Select All (or use CTRL-A) to select all text, and then copy and paste into your word processing program.
** Para personalizar estos recursos, una vez que se abre el documento de .pdf, haga click en CTRL-A o "Redactar - Escoge Todo" ("Edit - Select All") para escoger todo el texto. Entonces, copie y pasta en cualquier programa de texto.
