The 226th General Assembly (2024) approved several changes to the churchwide Special Offerings to take effect January 1, 2026. These changes were recommended by the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board through the Special Offerings Review Task Force. The biggest change you will note is a new lineup of offerings: One Great Hour of Sharing, World Communion Offering, & Christmas Joy Offering. For additional information on these changes, please visit: Special Offerings Changes for 2026 | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Contributions may be mailed to the church payable to “First Presbyterian Church” at P.O. Box 385, Blairstown, NJ 07825 – please specify the special offering you are supporting. Contributions may also be made electronically for PC(USA) Special Offerings; simply select “Give Now” to begin.
One Great Hour of Sharing
Offering season Feb. 18–April 5, 2026
Traditionally received on Palm Sunday or Easter but can be received anytime during the Lenten season.
Causes supported: disaster, hunger, poverty, climate change, immigration, migration and refugees
For more information on One Great Hour of Sharing, visit https://pcusa.org/special-offerings/one-great-hour-sharing.
World Communion Offering | Season of Preparation
Offering Season: Sep. 6–Oct. 4, 2026
Traditionally received on World Communion Sunday but can be received anytime during A Season of Preparation
Causes supported: racial justice, gender justice, peacemaking, global witness, ecumenical and interfaith relations
As part of this Offering, a grant program is being created that allows any council of the PC(USA) — session, presbytery or synod regardless of participation in the World Communion Offering — to apply for funds to support their own efforts to do ministry around these cause areas.
Christmas Joy Offering
Offering season Nov. 29–Dec. 19, 2026
Traditionally received on the fourth Sunday of Advent or Christmas Eve but can be received anytime during the Advent season
Causes supported: children-at-risk, youth and young adults, leadership development for people of color, Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color, servants of the Church in need through the Assistance Program of the Board of Pensions.
For more information on the Christmas Joy Offering, visit https://pcusa.org/special-offerings/christmas-joy-offering.