Want to make your 2024 donation by check or by mail? Great! Download the remittance form for churches or the remittance form for individuals, print it, and send it in by mail along with a check made out to the South Dakota Conference. Mailing address: UCC Conferences, c/o Plymouth Church, 4126 Ingersoll Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312.

Donations for 2023 5 for 5 contributions must be postmarked by
January 10th, 2024. Donations for 2024 must be postmarked by December 31, 2024.

Donations by credit card or check (less than $1000) can also be made online via the form to the left.

Support the Ministry of the South Dakota Conference and the Wider United Church of Christ

Friends of the Conference (Shared) and Our Church’s Wider Mission (OCWM)

Provides funding for the South Dakota Conference and the national ministries of the UCC (85% of the funds support the ministries of the South Dakota Conference and 15% are shared to support the ministries of the UCC national setting).

Friends of the Conference (Unshared) and Our Church’s Wider Mission (OCWM)

Provides funding for the South Dakota Conference and is not shared with national ministries of the UCC (all funds support the ministries of the South Dakota Conference).

UCC Special Offering – Christmas Fund

Funds provide direct financial support to those who serve the church and are facing financial difficulties.

UCC Special Offering – Neighbors in Need

Supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States, including the Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM), justice and advocacy, and direct service projects supported by Justice and Local Church Ministries.

UCC Special Offering – One Great Hour of Sharing

Channels resources for international programs in health, education and agricultural development, emergency relief, refugee ministries, and international and domestic disaster response.

UCC Special Offering – Strengthen the Church

STC largely supports youth ministries and full-time leaders for new churches in parts of the country where the UCC does not have a strong presence. It also provides support for existing church’s new initiatives. 50% remains in the South Dakota Conference and 50% is remitted to UCC national setting.

CUE Mid-America Seminaries (Chicago, United, and Eden Seminaries)

CUE brings together over 2,000 UCC churches in mid-America, Local Church Ministries, and Chicago, United, and Eden Theological Seminaries (the three UCC seminaries in this region).

Scholarship Fund

Donations to the scholarship fund provide support for post high school education.

Support the Ministry of South Dakota’s Dakota Association

Donations to this campaign support the Native American ministry of the Dakota Association.

Placerville Camp – General Support

Donations to this campaign support the many ministry opportunities of the camp.

Placerville Camp – Camp Improvements

Donations to this campaign help the upkeep of facilities and development projects of the camp.

South Dakota Disaster Relief

Donations to this campaign support short-term assistance and the long-term recovery of communities, churches, and individuals affected by natural disasters in South Dakota.

National UCC Disaster Relief

The UCC’s National Disaster Ministries (NDM) helps with short-term assistance and in the long-term recovery of communities, churches, and individuals affected by natural disasters in the U.S. and abroad.

One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) Endowment

The One Great Hour of Sharing Endowment Fund is not intended to compete with the regular annual giving of congregations or individuals nor to diminish the opportunities for responsible stewardship in the present or in the future. Rather it is to enable long-term stability for the UCC’s systemic and relational participation in disaster recovery, sustainable development and refugee relief.

Want to send your donation by mail? Download the remittance form for churches or the remittance form for individuals, print it, and send it in by mail along with a check made out to the South Dakota Conference. Mailing address: UCC Conferences, c/o Plymouth Church, 4126 Ingersoll Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312.

Want to donate to another conference?  Visit the donate pages for the Iowa Conference or the Nebraska Conference.