When designated mission offering money is received at the local church from a donor, it is reported as income (total money raised) because all charitable offerings should be reported. But, when churches give that designated offering to the World Evangelism Fund or an Approved Nazarene Mission Project the Funding the Mission application adjusts the church’s goals so that they will not increase due to the designated mission giving. By choosing to make an exception for funds given to missions, the Church of the Nazarene enables churches to devote more money to the local and global missions of their choice.

Receiving and sending offerings to the following funds will never raise a local church’s giving goals:

• World Evangelism Fund: this includes general WEF offerings, the Easter Offering, Faith Promise Offering, and the Thank Offering.
• Approved Nazarene Mission Projects: all approved Nazarene mission projects both inside and outside of the US. This would include all Global Mission projects, Nazarene Compassionate Ministry projects, Jesus Film Harvest Partner projects and all deputation gifts to contract missionaries with the Church of the Nazarene.

Local churches receiving an offering for WEF and/or any other Approved Nazarene Mission Projects will never raise the giving goals of a local church.