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World Evangelism Fund (WEF)

What Is the World Evangelism Fund? Thanksgiving offerings. Some
Missions in the Church of the Nazarene is a churches continue to successfully
large enterprise. To accomplish the Great raise their entire fund this way.
Commission—spreading the gospel and the
message of holiness around the world— Faith Promise is a plan based on
requires money. mission giving at systematic intervals
rather than just twice a year. Through
The World Evangelism Fund (WEF) was Faith Promise, people pray about the
created to allow missionaries to work more amount they should give for missions
effectively and to encourage all churches to (over and above their tithe). The
support missions. amount is often
The World Evangelism Fund given weekly,
The World Evangelism biweekly, or
Fund goes directly is the funding that operates monthly. Over
toward accomplishing the Church of the Nazarene time, churches
the mission of the and its entire mission effort find they raise
Church of the Nazarene, their mission
to make Christlike disciples in the support and often go over their goal
nations. The World Evangelism Fund is the through this giving plan.
funding that operates the Church of the
Nazarene and its entire mission effort, from The Benefits of the WEF
the operation of the Global Ministry Missionaries—The World Evangelism
Center to districts and churches around the Fund provides the strategic
world. foundation and base for the work of
our missionaries around the world.
How does the WEF work? This funding allows our missionaries
Employed missionaries (excluding to expand their ministry by building
volunteers) in the Church of the Nazarene upon your support.
receive a monthly paycheck based on a
standard amount plus a cost-of-living Churches—Regardless of size, each
adjustment. church has the opportunity to take
part in the global mission endeavor.
Missionaries also receive medical insurance, Also, just as individuals are blessed by
a pension provision, and other benefits such God when they commit a portion of
as housing and travel costs.
their resources for His kingdom, so
The World Evangelism Fund comes from churches are blessed when they
the generosity of Nazarenes around the allocate funds to help reach the lost
world. Each church is challenged to around the world.
contribute an assigned apportionment, but What is a Church of Excellence?
many, seeing the effectiveness of the world A Church of Excellence is a church
mission enterprise, choose to overpay. that gives at least 5.7% or $1,500

How is the WEF collected? above 5.5% of current income for the
Traditionally, it has been through two World Evangelism Fund.
large offerings a year—the Easter and

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