2020RMMO_Video from MMBB on Vimeo.
The roots of the Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO) originated in the mid-1930s, when American Baptist congregations received a Communion Fellowship Offering on the first Sunday of each month to support retired ministers, missionaries, their widowed spouses and elderly clergy within their churches. In 1977, American Baptist Churches USA launched RMMO to continue this appreciation of God’s service.
The offering is rooted in thankfulness and honors the individual acts of support and faith that recipients have shown to their congregations and communities.
We hope you will join us in honoring God’s committed servants.
Thank you for your continued support.
The offering is rooted in thankfulness and honors the individual acts of support and faith that recipients have shown to their congregations and communities.
We hope you will join us in honoring God’s committed servants.
Thank you for your continued support.
Honoring the Service of God’s Servants
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV)
Congregants have always looked forward to coming together to worship in the house of the Lord. During these unprecedented times, this type of fellowship has been disrupted and pastors have stepped up to provide creative and inventive online alternatives. They have also been called to offer greater outreach to congregations and communities in need of hope, promise and support. On behalf of American Baptist Churches USA, the Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO) is a personal offering rooted in thanks for the immeasurable ways ministers and missionaries continue to guide members of the church toward faithful and committed discipleship.
This year, to honor this tradition and acknowledge the current circumstances, we chose Hope for Today, Hope for Tomorrow as our theme. This theme encompasses the true strength and dedication of ministers, missionaries and their widowed spouses who have devoted 15 years or more to ABCUSA.
Christians facing uncertainty and difficult situations today can take comfort in the text from Jeremiah 29:11-13 which states, 11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
To help your congregation organize RMMO, we provided a mix of printed and online marketing materials available at abc-usa.org/RMMO. We understand the challenges churches are facing and wanted to offer practical options for a successful campaign.
We hope you will support our ministry and partner with us to encourage participation within your congregation. Through your generosity in 2019, RMMO provided Thank You checks to more than 3,432 eligible recipients. Our goal for the 2020 national RMMO campaign is to reach $1.2 million.
Honoring those who have walked and prayed with you over the years gives us everlasting Hope for Today, Hope for Tomorrow. Rev. Dr. Perry Hopper Associate Executive Director MMBB Financial Services
Thank you.
Rev. Dr. Perry Hopper
Associate Executive Director
MMBB Financial Services
This year, to honor this tradition and acknowledge the current circumstances, we chose Hope for Today, Hope for Tomorrow as our theme. This theme encompasses the true strength and dedication of ministers, missionaries and their widowed spouses who have devoted 15 years or more to ABCUSA.
Christians facing uncertainty and difficult situations today can take comfort in the text from Jeremiah 29:11-13 which states, 11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
To help your congregation organize RMMO, we provided a mix of printed and online marketing materials available at abc-usa.org/RMMO. We understand the challenges churches are facing and wanted to offer practical options for a successful campaign.
We hope you will support our ministry and partner with us to encourage participation within your congregation. Through your generosity in 2019, RMMO provided Thank You checks to more than 3,432 eligible recipients. Our goal for the 2020 national RMMO campaign is to reach $1.2 million.
Honoring those who have walked and prayed with you over the years gives us everlasting Hope for Today, Hope for Tomorrow. Rev. Dr. Perry Hopper Associate Executive Director MMBB Financial Services
Thank you.
Rev. Dr. Perry Hopper
Associate Executive Director
MMBB Financial Services