Help Five Talents strengthen the church overseas and families barely surviving on about a $1 or $2 a day by fighting poverty, creating jobs and transforming lives as a Five Talents Partner Congregation.
When your church becomes a Five Talents Partner Congregation, you support churches and dioceses on the ground through the worldwide Anglican Communion to reach the poorest of the poor who have enough capacity to be able to participate in the microfinance programs and savings groups that we offer. These trusted community partners serve everyone in the name of Christ, and we invite your congregation to join them in our mission to fight poverty, create jobs and transform lives.
There are many ways to partner with us -- from prayer and worship to bible study and Christian formation programs to sharing your treasure through financial support from your stewardship budget. Partner with Five Talents as a way to live out your expressed commitment to the Millennium Development Goals or your commitment to world mission!
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Millennium Development Goals
Our commitment to the Millennium Development Goals began in 2000. This challenge asked dioceses and congregations to earmark 7 cents of every $1 in their budgets to international development. Your church or diocese can support the 0.07% challenge and promote the Millennium Development Goals by donating now or by calling (800) 670-6355.
We encourage you to share the chart below with your congregations as one way to become involved in supporting this initiative.
What does this mean for you?
| Annual Income | Suggested Donation |
|---|---|
| $20,000 | $140 |
| $25,000 | $175 |
| $30,000 | $210 |
| $35,000 | $245 |
| $40,000 | $280 |
| $45,000 | $315 |
| $50,000 | $350 |
| $75,000 | $525 |
| $100,000 | $700 |
| $200,000 | $1,400 |
Sponsor a Loan Program
Your church can set a specific fundraising goal or designate a portion of your pledges to the establishment of a new loan program.
- $100 creates a new job (which supports six people on average).
- $1,000 provides 10 jobs in the first six months.
- $25,000 to $35,000 will fund an entire Talent Bank program helping hundreds of families.
Make Us Your Mission
Five Talents gets much of its support from church mission committees who budget between $200 and $5,000 each year to go to our ministry. Remember that sometimes as little as $55 can change the life of one poor entrepreneur. Click here to read a testimony from a partner church, St. Dunstan's of Bethesda, Maryland.
Promote Five Talents
Designate any Sunday that is convenient for your church as Five Talents Sunday and use it to kick off an effort to support our vital ministry among the very poor in developing countries. E-mail
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to receive your FREE Five Talents Sunday Kit. 
Click here to download our Sunday School Curriculum.
Other Ways to Promote Five Talents
- Include a link on your website to ours: www.fivetalents.org.
- Display our poster or place brochures or newsletters in your church tract racks.
Invite a Speaker
Need a compelling speaker for your church, mission conference or other event? We have speakers ready to give profound presentations on topics ranging from microfinance to the theology of the poor to the Millennium Development Goals. Click here to invite a Five Talents speaker.
Host a Fundraising Event
We encourage churches, youth groups, and other ministries to find creative ways to support Five Talents. Ideas ranging from car washes and bake sales to prayer breakfasts and formal dinners are great for raising awareness about the plight of the poor. One church held an international dinner to raise funds for Five Talents. (Let us help you with our very own cookbook that is filled with tips on how to plan the dinner and then spice it up with international recipes!) Another Sunday School class raised money through a Cows for Kenya bake sale.
Click here to download an International Cookbook.
