When is the Offering?
Most congregations receive OGHS on Easter Sunday, Passion/Palm Sunday or both, while many receive it throughout Lent. However, your congregation is welcome to celebrate this Offering at any point in the year.
March 5 - April 20, 2025
One Great Hour of Sharing
For 75 years, One Great Hour of Sharing has provided Presbyterians a way to share God’s love with our neighbors in need around the world.
in a world of disaster, hunger, and oppression
Millions of people lack access to sustainable food sources, clean water, sanitation, education, and opportunity.
The three programs supported by One Great Hour of Sharing - Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Presbyterian Hunger Program, and Self-Development of People - all work in different ways to serve individuals and communities in need. From initial disaster response to ongoing community development, their work fits together to provide people with safety, sustenance, and hope.
Providing relief to those affected by natural disasters
Providing food to the hungry
Resourcing communities working to cast off the bonds of poverty and oppression
your impact
Restoring Hope, Feeding the Hungry, Empowering the Oppressed
Typically received during the season of Lent, each gift to One Great Hour of Sharing supports efforts to relieve hunger through the Presbyterian Hunger Program, promote development through the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People, and assist in areas of disaster through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
$3.1 million
granted by PDA in the United States and 35 countries
90
grants impacting 22 countries given by PHP
over 55,000
pounds of seeds and seedlings were distributed for farming
228,318
Gift of the Heart Kits and Blankets distributed
291
certified PC(USA) Earth Care congregations helped care for creation
875
Chickens were distributed in Guatemala and Colombia
$5,500
grant helped small famers in South Sudan
105
Women became self-employed in Malawi
872
Presbyterian congregations purchased eco-palms for sustainable forestry and livelihoods
152
People won their land back in Sri Lanka
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Research shows that when church leaders encourage their congregations to support initiatives like the Special Offerings, their members give significantly more. This guide will walk you through effective ways to promote and celebrate One Great Hour of Sharing. But don't feel limited! Your enthusiasm and creativity are invaluable to this cause.
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Common Questions
How can I order print resources?
Visit pcusastore.com or contact Customer Service by calling 800-533-4371, or email customer_service@presbypub.com to order bulletin inserts, posters, and other free offering materials.
How do I change my standing order?
To check or revise your standing order, call Customer Service at 800-533-4371 or email customer_service@presbypub.com.
Where do I send my Offering?
Congregations remit through their normal receiving agency (usually the presbytery) or Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) P.O. Box 643700 Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700. Mid Councils remit to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) P.O. Box 643751 Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3751
This kind of generosity is like a huge wave of compassion to reach those who may have lost sight of the truth that God loves them and that there are communities of caring who surround them.
Rev. Aisha Brooks-Lytle, Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta
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I really appreciate that the support is not about charity, about people doing things for other people. It is much more about how we can create space and opportunity for people in marginalized places.
Jimmy Wells, board member for Southern Work Center in Tuscon, AZ (recipient of Self-Development of People grant)
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Our small congregation gives freely from the heart. The One Great Hour of Sharing Offering is an opportunity for us to participate by giving our gifts and supporting the good work that the Offering does. It is one way that we show dignity and love to those in need.
Rev. Neil McKay, University Community Presbyterian Church, Fairbanks, AK
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To send in people from outside to be the presence of Christ in the midst of chaos is literally the presence of God showing up. One Great Hour of Sharing makes programs that do this possible.
Rev. Dr. David Holyan, First Presbyterian Church, Kirkwood, MO
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I thank the Presbyterian Church from the bottom of my heart on behalf of the people in the communities where we help. It speaks volumes about our humanity as a people.
Peter Michael Egwudah, program coordinator for the Civil Society Coalition for Poverty Eradication (CISCOPE)
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stories of impact and engagement
See how the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering changes lives:
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One Great Hour of Sharing brings hope and healing to the most vulnerable
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When we all do a little,
it adds up to a lot.
Each gift to One Great Hour of Sharing helps to improve the lives of people in challenging situations. The Offering provides us a way to share God’s love with our neighbors in need. In fact, OGHS is the single, largest way that Presbyterians come together every year to work for a better world. Join us!
