Mission share (a.k.a. assessment, fair share, or apportionment) is each congregation’s contribution to our common mission and values. We all contribute as members of the Body of Christ.
Mission share is one way we live out our theology of money:
- All that we are and all that we have comes from God
- God has given us enough when we share, from each according to their ability (Acts 2:44-47; Acts 11:27-30)
- Giving money away outside of our control is an important spiritual practice.
What does mission share fund?
Mission share funds just under half of the diocese’s annual budget. Endowments including the William Cooper Procter Fund support the remainder, including Beloved Community, Latino Ministry, Commission on Ministry, and diocesan residents.
How is Mission Share calculated?
Each congregation’s Mission Share is calculated according to a formula approved by the diocesan convention.
Mission Share Funding Plan 2026-2028
In passing R2025-04, the 151st convention set the Mission Share Funding Plan for the years 2026 – 2028 using a graduated share formula applied to all congregations of the diocese. This share formula consists of the Total Non-Restricted Revenue (currently defined on page 3 of the Parochial Report as Line 3 & Line 5, is subject to change with subsequent versions of the Parochial Report by General Convention) multiplied by a simple rate determined by the following graduated scale:
Total non-restricted revenue
Less than $200,000
Between $200,001 and $350,000
Between $350,001 and $1,000,000
Over $1,000,000
Mission Share
5% of total non-restricted revenue
8% of total non-restricted revenue
12% of total non-restricted revenue
13% of total non-restricted revenue
The funding plan also provides for a “glide path” for growing congregations that are moving up a tier. In the glide path, if a parish exceeds a rate threshold of their tier in a given year, the Mission Share Rate increases by one-half of the difference between the tier rates for the first year, allowing the parish two years to realize the new rate.
Mission Share Review Process
The Mission Share Review process is overseen by Diocesan Council. The review process is initiated upon petition by a congregation to Council to reduce its mission share percentage because of extenuating circumstances. Additionally, the diocesan Finance Committee also may petition Diocesan Council to revise a congregation’s Mission Share Rate.
For questions about this review process, please contact subcommittee chair, the Rev. David Burman (St. John’s, Worthington).
Mission Share Formula Review
R2025-04 directs Diocesan Council set a Funding Plan Review in the year 2028 to review and adjust the Mission Share Funding Plan for subsequent years or earlier in the case of changes by the General Convention to the Parochial Report.
Resources and Downloads
- Download the Mission Share Remittance form
- Read the presentation on the 2026-2028 funding model to the 151st Convention by the Rev. Gia Hayes-Martin, chair of the Mission Share formula review committee. See the accompanying slides.
Questions about Mission Share? Contact Susan Byrnside, controller, at 513.421.0311.
