The United Thank Offering raises funds and makes grants, both in the United States and worldwide, that address compelling human need and that support ministry initiatives in churches and diocese.  UTO is a project of the Women’s Ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas. 

UTO - Theology of the Offering

The Mission of the United Thank Offering is to invite people to offer daily prayers of thanksgiving to God and outward and visible signs of those prayers which will benefit others.

God calls each of us to grow in awareness of God, our own relationship with God, and our relationship in community with all whom God has created. As habits of daily thankful prayer mature, our personal relationship with God grows. Daily prayers of thanksgiving strengthen our being and doing. The blue box can be a reminder of our many blessings. Uniting our own gifts of thanks with those of others keeps us in thankful relationship them and with all of creation. In sharing our thank offerings with those throughout the Communion who seek to address compelling human need and extend the mission of the Church, we deepen our sense of participation in the lives of others. The shared prayer and money offerings help others to respond to God's call and to grown in their own deepend sense of living within the greater Christian community. Through our shared stories, God calls us to continue to grow into the fullness of the Kingdom.

October 2001