Giving at Myers Park UMC

We are grateful for the ways in which your giving supports the ministry of our church and enables us to be the presence of God’s love in our community and world. Your tithes and offerings help us to live out the ministry begun by Jesus to offer healing, companionship, and hope to the world.

2026 Pledge

Thank you. Your generosity both to our budget and to our Mission & Outreach Fund is a beautiful, impactful investment in God’s work and the good of the world. And you grow when you realize all we have is entrusted to us by the Lord who indeed is good.

Read James’ 2026 Generosity Letter

Thank you for your generosity! Join our family in making a solid, generous, growing commitment to our church’s 2026 Operating Fund and 2026 Mission & Outreach Fund. We are making such a difference. Commitment cards can be returned via mail or online.

Ways to Give

By Mail:
Myers Park United Methodist Church
Business Office
1501 Queens Road
Charlotte, NC 28207

To make a charitable fund contribution, submit an estimate of giving, or ask questions about how to make a gift or pledge contributions, contact Linda Edwardsen, 704-295-4842.

New to Realm or online giving? Take a look at our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Need to update your recurring gift in Realm? Click here for a step-by-step guide: Realm Recurring Gift Instructions

Operating Fund

Your support of Myers Park UMC’s annual church operating fund allows the day-to-day ministry and operations of our church to thrive. Worship on Sunday, chorale ensembles for all ages, Bible studies, faith formation and fellowship for youth and children, congregational care – all of these ministries and more are made possible through your generosity to our church’s operating fund. Your financial commitment enables MPUMC to serve as a resource for the Charlotte community and beyond, sharing the word of God with neighbors near and far.

Mission & Outreach

The Mission & Outreach Fund was created in 2007 to support local and world outreach as well as justice work, and to provide scholarships for students pursuing a call to ministry. It is a separate fund beyond our church’s operating fund; we find it important to reach beyond our walls to make a generational impact within the communities we engage and form life transforming relationships with. We joyfully celebrate that 100% of Mission & Outreach funds go out to advance God’s Kingdom.

Planned Giving

What will my legacy be? Myers Park United Methodist Church is eager to help provide an answer through planned giving. A planned gift in any form to our church goes to the Wesley Foundation, which focuses on preserving the beauty of our campus while supporting significant outreach. Those who make a planned gift to our church become part of the Wesley Circle and help ensure God is glorified not just now but for generations to come.

Wesley Foundation

Our church’s Wesley Foundation was established in 2010. The foundation includes our endowment which is primarily funded through planned gifts to our church. All gifts to our foundation will be endowed in perpetuity.

Investment proceeds focus on preserving the beauty of our church campus through capital improvements and support significant outreach for our local and global mission partners through our Wesley Grant program.

Love Offerings

Love offering contributions can be made online. On the giving form, select Special Gifts as the Fund, and enter the recipient’s name in the Memo line. Or write a check with Love Offering for [Name] in the memo line and mail it to the church at 1501 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207.

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    Parenting Book Recommendations

    Bibles and Devotions

    Breakfast with Jesus: 100 Devotions for Kids by Vanessa Myers

    Indescribable: 100 Devotions for Kids about God and Science by Louie Giglio and Nicola Anderson (5-9 years)

    Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids by Sarah Young (6-11 years)

    Love Does for Kids by Bob Goff (ages 5-9)

    The Beginners Bible 365 Devotions for Kids (ages 2-5)

    The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones (2+ years)

    Mental Health

    Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World by Sissy Goff

    Seen: Despair and Anxiety in Kids and Teenagers and the Power of Connection by Will Hutcherson and NCC Chinwe’ Williams

     

    Technology

    The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch

     

    Parenting Books

    Faithful Families by Traci Smith

    Family Discipleship by Matt Chandler and Adam Griffin

    Habits of the Household by Justin Early

    Parenting in the Pew: Guiding Your Children into the Joy of Worship by Robbie Castleman

    The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively by Gary Chapman

    To Light Their Way: A Collection of Prayers and Liturgies for Parents by Kayla Craig

     

    BOOKS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

    Masterpiece: an inclusive kids book celebrating a child on the autism spectrum by Alexandra Hoffman and Beatriz Mello

    Everyone Belongs by Heather Avis and Sarah Mensinga

    Included: A book for all children about inclusion, diversity, disability, equality and empathy by Jayneed Sanders and Camila Carrossine

    This is Me (Kids With Special Needs And Disabilities) by Larry S Glover

    Brilliant Bea: A Story for Kids With Dyslexia and Learning Differences by Shaina Rudolph, Mary Vukadinovich, et al.

    Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutierrez and Angel Chang

    Different--A Great Thing to Be! By Heather Avis and Sarah Mensinga

    Like Me: A Story About Disability and Discovering God's Image in Every Person by Laura Wilfer and Skylar White

     

    ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

    Advent with Kids by Wendy Wallace-Wright

    All the Colors of Christmas by Matthew Paul Turner

    B is for Bethlehem by Isabel Wilner

    Donkey’s Christmas Song by Nancy Tafuri

    Faithful Families for Advent & Christmas by Traci Smith

    God Gave Us Christmas by Lisa Tawn Bergren

    Home by Another Way by Barbara Brown Taylor

    Room for a Little One by Martin Waddell

    Song of the Stars by Sally Lloyd-Jones

    The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado

    The Night of His Birth by Katherine Paterson

    The Sparkle Box by Jill Hardie

    The Tiny Star by Arthur Ginolfi

    ‘Twas the Season of Advent by Glenys Nellist

    Waiting by Kevin Henkes