SPECIAL EMPHASIS DAYS AND EVENTS


CALENDAR OF SPECIAL DAYS, EVENTS AND OFFERINGS – 2024

GC Suggested Worship Themes TED offering Schedule
January 
06: Quarterly Day of Prayer
10-20: Ten Days of Prayer – For more information, visit the Ten Days of Prayer website. 
13: Health Ministries – For more information, please contact your local division.
20: Religious Liberty Day – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty.
 
February
03: Reach the World: Personal Outreach – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Sabbath School and Personal Ministries.
10-17: Christian Home and Marriage Week – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Family Ministries
Offering: Newbold College (100% to Newbold)
March
02: Women’s Day of Prayer – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Woman’s Ministries.
09: Adventist World Radio – For more information, please contact Adventist World Radio
16-23: Youth Week of Prayer – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Youth Ministries.
16: Global Youth Day – For more information, please see the Global Youth Day website.
16: Global Children’s Day – For more information, please see the General Children’s Ministries website. 
23: Christian Education – For more information, please contact your local division.
Offering: Adventist World Radio/Hope Channel
April
06: Quarterly Day of Prayer
06: Youth Spiritual Commitment Celebration (Northern Hemisphere) – For more information, please contact your local division.
13: Friends of Hope Day (Visitor’s Day) – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Sabbath School and Personal Ministries.
13: Hope Channel International – For more information, please contact Hope Channel International.
13-19: Literature Evangelism Rally Week – For more information, please contact your local division.
13: World Impact Day—for Distribution of Missionary Book – For more information, please contact your local division.
20: Possibility Ministries Day – For more information, please contact the Adventist Possibility Ministries.
Offering: Adventist Mission Emphasis
(100% to GC)
May
04-25: Drug Awareness Month – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Health Ministries.
04: Reach the World: Using Communication Channels – This day has been set aside to share our church’s global strategic plan with the world.
11: Reach the World: In the Community – For more information, please contact your local division
18: Global Adventurer’s Day – For more information, contact the General Conference Youth Ministries department.
25: World Day of Prayer for Children at Risk 
Offering: Disaster and Famine Relief
(100% to TED)
June
0 1: Reach the World: Bible Study: Sabbath School and Correspondence Courses
08: Women’s Ministries Emphasis Day – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Woman’s Ministries.
15: Reach the World: Nurturing Other Members and Reclaiming
15: Adventist Church World Refugee Day – For more information, please contact the Adventist Development and Relief Agency.
22: World Public Campus Ministries Day – For more information, please visit the General Conference Youth Ministries department website.
 
July
06: Quarterly Day of Prayer
13: Mission PromotionWorld Mission 
20: Reach the World: Media Ministry – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Communication.
27: Children’s Sabbath – For more information, please see the General Children’s Ministries website.
Offering: World Mission Budget (100% to GC)
August
03: Global Mission Evangelism – For more information, please contact your local division.
10: Reach the World: Church Planting – For more information, please contact Adventist Mission.
17: Education Day – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Education.
24: enditnow Day – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Women’s Ministries.
24: Lay Evangelism – For more information, please contact your local division.
 
September
01-7: Family Togetherness Week of Prayer – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Family Ministries.
07: Family Togetherness Day of Prayer – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Family Ministries.
07: Youth Spiritual Commitment Celebration (Southern Hemisphere) – For more information, please contact your local division.
14: Mission Promotion: Unusual Opportunities – For more information, please contact Adventist Mission.
 21: Pathfinder Day – For more information, visit the Youth Ministries website.
28: Sabbath School Guest Day – For more information, please contact your local division.
Offering: World Mission Budget
(Unusual Opportunities – 100 % GC)
October
05: Quarterly Day of Prayer
05: Adventist Review Subscription Promotion – For more information, visit the Adventist Review website.
12: Pastor Appreciation Day – For more information, visit the Elder’s Digest website.
19: Spirit of Prophecy and Adventist Heritage – For more information, please view the Ellen G. White Estate website.
26: Creation Sabbath – For more information, please view the Creation Sabbath website.
 
November
02-9: Week of Prayer
09-15: e-Week of Prayer for Youth and Young Adults – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Youth Ministries.
09: Mission Promotion: Annual Sacrifice Offering – For more information, please visit Global-Mission.org/mysacrifice.
16: World Orphans-Vulnerable Children Day
23: HIV/AIDS Awareness – For more information, please contact Adventist AIDS International Ministry.
30-December 7: Stewardship Revival Week  – For more information, please visit Stewardship Ministries website.
Offering: Annual Sacrifice
(Global Mission 100% GC)
December
07: Annual Stewardship Sabbath
14: Health Emphasis – For more information, please contact your local division.
 
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2023

GC Suggested Worship Themes TED offering Schedule
January
07 Day of Fasting and Prayer
11-21 Ten Days of Prayer
14 Health Ministries
21 Religious Liberty Day
 
February
04 Reach the World: Personal Outreach 
11-18 Christian Home and Marriage Week 
Offering: Newbold College (100% to Newbold)
March
04 Women’s Day of Prayer
11 Adventist World Radio 
18-25 Youth Week of Prayer
18 Global Youth Day/Children’s Day
25 Christian Education 
Offering: Adventist World Radio/Hope Channel
April
01 Day of Fasting and Prayer
01 Youth Spiritual Commitment
08 Friends of Hope Day (Visitor’s day)
     Mission Promotion World Mission
08 Hope Channel International – For more information,              please contact Hope Channel International.
15-21 Literature Evangelism Rally Week
15 World Impact Day for distribution of Missionary Book
22 Possibility Ministries Day 
Offering: Adventist Mission Emphasis
(100% to GC)
May
06-27 Drug Awareness Month
06 Reach the World: Using Communication Channels
13 Reach the World: In the Community 
20 Global Adventurer’s Day
27 World Day of Prayer for Children at Risk 
Offering: Disaster and Famine Relief
(100% to TED)
June
03 Reach the World: Bible Study, Sabbath School
     and Correspondence Courses
10 Women’s Ministries Emphasis Day
17 Reach the World: Nurture and Reclaiming
17 Adventist Church World Refugee Day
24 World Public Campus Ministries Day – For more information, please visit the General Conference Youth Ministries department website.
 
July
01 Day of Prayer and Fasting
08 Missions Promotion World Mission 
15 Reach the World: Media Ministry
22 Children’s Sabbath 
Offering: World Mission Budget (100% to GC)
August
05 Global Mission Evangelism
12 Reach the World: Church Planting
19 Education Day – For more information, please contact         the General Conference Department of EducationPresentation about Adventist Education (zip).
26 enditnow Day
26 Lay Evangelism
 
September
02: Youth Spiritual Commitment Celebration (Southern Hemisphere) – For more information, please contact your local division.
03-09 Family togetherness Week
09 Family Togetherness Day of Prayer
09 Mission Promotion Unusual Opportunities – For more       information, please contact Adventist Mission.
16 Pathfinder Day
23 Sabbath School Guest Day – For more information, please contact your local division.
Offering: World Mission Budget
(Unusual Opportunities – 100 % GC)
October
07 Day of Prayer and Fasting
07 Adventist Review Subscription Promotion
14 Pastor Appreciation Day
21 Adventist Heritage and Spirit of Prophecy – For more information, please view the Ellen G. White Estate website.
28 Creation Sabbath 
 
November
04-11 Week of Prayer
11-17 e-Week of Prayer for Youth and Young Adults  – For more information, please contact the General Conference Department of Youth Ministries.
11: Annual Sacrifice Offering – For more information, please visit Global-Mission.org/mysacrifice.
18 World Orphans-Vulnerable Children Day
25 HIV/AIDS Awareness For more information, please contact Adventist AIDS International Ministry.
25-2: Stewardship Revival Week
Offering: Annual Sacrifice
(Global Mission 100% GC)
December
02 Stewardship
09 Health Emphasis – For more information, please contact your local division.
 
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