"I am calling, again this year, for a Miracle Offering to be received at the 2015 Conference Session in Fargo.  I invite each of our 250 congregations to begin preparing, even now, to participate in another miraculous expression of God’s love in action. The 2015 Miracle Offering will go to support The United Methodist Church’s remarkable Imagine No Malaria Campaign."                     

Bishop Bruce R. Ough, Dakotas-Minnesota Area UMC

Unlike many other diseases that are awaiting a cure, malaria was eliminated in the U.S. in the 1950s. However, in Sub-Saharan Africa, malaria continues to kill a person every 60 seconds. But there is hope! Imagine No Malaria is part of a global partnership and together with our partners our generation can beat malaria once and for all. Through Imagine No Malaria and the predecessor Nothing But Nets campaign we have cut the death rate from malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa in half!

United Methodists with key partners, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, have set out to raise $75,000 million to eliminate malaria.  A goal we intend to reach by the 2016 General Conference. To date, we have raised just over $65MM of our $75MM goal. Together, we can eliminate malaria!

“I am asking that we set a goal of $100,000 for our 2015 Miracle Offering. This amount will insure the Dakotas Conference is a key partner in achieving our goal.,”  said Bishop Ough.

“If each of our 250 congregations raises $500 we will exceed our goal. Last year the average cash gift to our Bakken Oil Rush Miracle Offering to launch a new faith community in the Kenmare region was $800.  Imagine the miracle we will experience if the Holy Spirit prompts a similar response in 2015! “

Get started now helping this miracle happen.  Resources are available on the Conference website. 

Read Bishop’ Ough’s letter of  invitation for the 2015 Miracle Offering.