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Good to Know
- Choose what to donate to from the drop-down menu. If you want to contribute to something that isn’t listed, choose “other” and let us know in the comments on the second screen.
- Consider giving by ACH (bank transfer) rather than credit card to minimize fees.
- If you’re giving toward a pledge, please let us know in the comments on the second screen.
What Your Giving Supports
General Operations
The general operations account supports the whole of First Church’s vibrant worship, community life and ministries. Contributing to general operations ensures that your gift can be used where it’s most needed.
Reparations
We are committed to the ongoing work of making reparations for colonization and racial injustice. Our 2025 reparations funds supported five organizations:
- Anishinabe Academy—a community school engaging students through an American Indian, Indigenous lens, with a Native-centered curriculum, and through Ojibwe and Dakota language
- Makoce Ikicupi (Land Recovery)—seeking to bring Dakota relatives home, re-establish Dakota spiritual and physical relationship with our homeland, and ensure the ongoing existence of Dakota People
- All Nations Indian Church—a UCC church serving the American Indian community through worship, community service, and cultural preservation
- Minnesota Freedom Fund—working to end wealth-based detention and power build with community to dismantle the systems that turn poverty into punishment while expanding access to freedom, safety, and dignity for all Minnesotans
- Clark-Grace UCC—an intentionally multicultural church in St. Paul whose predecessor congregations include the first African-American United Church of Christ congregation in Minnesota
Monthly Special Offerings
Monthly special offerings are dedicated to various needs in our local and wider community.
March: First Church Little Free Pantry
Our Little Free Pantry has provided shelf-stable food to neighbors since 2020. Repeated vandalism has taken the pantry down from its spot in front of the church, but we’re still using these funds to get food to hungry folks in our neighborhood—and we’re hoping to have the pantry back up this spring.
April: One Great Hour of Sharing
One Great Hour of Sharing is an ecumenical tradition of collecting funds for disaster relief, refugee assistance, and development aid that dates back to World War II. It is one of four special offerings of the United Church of Christ.
Through your support, OGHS funds comprehensive development programs in areas such as healthcare, education, agriculture, food security, microfinancing, and women’s empowerment. By partnering with Global Ministries and international response networks, OGHS maximizes its impact. Your contributions help meet urgent needs while addressing the root causes of vulnerability, ensuring long-term, sustainable solutions for affected communities.