The United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of The Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. Through UTO, individuals are invited to embrace and deepen a personal daily spiritual discipline of gratitude. UTO encourages people to notice the good things that happen each day, give thanks to God for those blessings and make an offering for each blessing using a UTO Blue Box. UTO is entrusted to receive the offerings, and to distribute the 100% of what is collected to support innovative mission and ministry throughout The Episcopal Church and Provinces of the Anglican Communion.
To learn more about how to participate in the United Thank Offering or to order materials to start the program in your congregation, please use the links below or send us an email. We are happy to help you get started.
2024 UTO Grant Awards
The 2024 UTO grant awards have been announced. Download the grants brochure and read more about the awards.
Call for Prayers
We’re in the process of gathering prayer for the 2027 UTO Prayer Booklet. You can write any prayer you want, and anyone can write a prayer.
Waves of Gratitude: A Vacation Bible Camp presented by UTO
Free curriculum and resources to host a gratitude based camp using water, Bible Stories and STEAM.
UTO and Illustrated Ministries Collaboration
Free coloring sheets, formation materials, and coloring contest information
Please mail all UTO checks to:
United Thank Offering
The Episcopal Church (DFMS)
P.O. Box 958983
St. Louis, MO 63195-8983
For the street address to send funds via FedEx or UPS, please contact Heather Melton, Staff Officer, The United Thank Offering.
Please make checks payable to “DFMS” with “UTO” in the memo line. All funds must be received at the above address by December 13, 2024 for inclusion in the 2024 ingathering.
Please send all other correspondence to:
United Thank Offering
The Episcopal Church
815 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Keep Connected!
We want to stay connected with you! Please fill out this form if you are a new UTO Coordinator or if you are transitioning out of leadership.
UTO e-Newsletter
Sign up to receive monthly news about the United Thank Offering–current events, grant site updates, and more! Check out our archive of past newsletters, and subscribe today.
Register Your Parish
If your parish participates in UTO, please let us know and register here. By registering your parish, you will have access to newsletters, UTO events and webinars, free gratitude materials and resources, and much more!
The Latest Blog Posts
- Grant Stories: 2022 Grant to the Anglican Church of Southern Africa: Green Anglicans – Food Justice, Action, and AdvocacyFrom the final grant reporting process. Tell us a bit about your project and how it went. Gardening courses: Gardening courses were held in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. The goal was to equip people to… Read more: Grant Stories: 2022 Grant to the Anglican Church of Southern Africa: Green Anglicans – Food Justice, Action, and Advocacy
- UTO Christmas Materials for Use in Advent: Waiting with a Grateful HeartBy Linda Kennedy, UTO Board Province 4 Representative, Member of the Formation and Development Committee Advent is one of those gifts in the church calendar. It gives us much needed time during the days between Thanksgiving… Read more: UTO Christmas Materials for Use in Advent: Waiting with a Grateful Heart
- End-of-Year Giving is Upon Us!By UTO Finance and Archives Committee As we head toward the end of the year, we want to remind you to consider a year-end gift to UTO, and there are a variety of ways to give!… Read more: End-of-Year Giving is Upon Us!
- Thanksgiving Items from UTOBy UTO Formation and Development Committee Thank you to everyone who participated in our October gratitude program. We tried something new with the stories from the grant sites, so please let us know (you can email… Read more: Thanksgiving Items from UTO
- 2025 UTO Grant Process: November OfferingsBy UTO Grant Committee Open office hours are a great chance to meet one-on-one with UTO Grant Committee members and/or staff to talk through your application or project ideas. If you’re not sure if your project… Read more: 2025 UTO Grant Process: November Offerings