Give by Mail
Donate through the mail
by sending gifts to our office address at:
2903 Guess Road Durham, NC 27705
Give in Person
Every Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. we gather for worship and there will be a time to collect any donations and tithes during the offering time.
Worship is at 2809 Guess Road Durham, NC 27705
Special Ways the Church Gives Back Financially
The Lillian O. Holsclaw Memorial Endowment
On September 29 of 1992, the Trustees of Bethany United Methodist Church created an endowment in memoriam of Lillian O. Holsclaw. It was decided that the Fund net income would be distributed annually to Bethany United Methodist Church for special missions and ministries in the Durham Community. In 2025, the funds were considered by our Missions Committee to be dispersed as follows:
Share the Light = $250
Urban Ministries = $548.74
Meals on Wheels = $500 (Increased over 2024 due to Federal cuts)
Jubilee Home = $300
Families Moving Forward = $250
LGBTQ Center of Durham = $150
Durham Literacy Center = $250
L’arche North Carolina = $200
A picture of Lillian O. Holsclaw
from a Church Directory (Upscaled using A.I.)
A picture of Jacob Bauer and his wife, Joan,
from a Church Directory (Upscaled using A.I.)
The Jacob M. Bauer Scholarship
In the 1980’s the United Methodist Men created a scholarship fund, as led by Jacob M. Bauer, with the United Methodist Foundation. Donations, Meals and Barbeque were given by the United Methodist Men to raise money for this fund. In 2025, a special committee was formed by the United Methodist Men to pick the recipient of the Jacob M. Bauer Scholarship which was presented on May 11, 2025 at Sunday morning Worship to:
Parker Apisai – Appalachian State University to study Liberal Arts
Jasper Joy Fiddler – UNC Wilmington to study Biology
Marin Sprague – UNC Greensboro to study Studio Art in Media Studies
We are so excited for what God has in store for our scholarship recipients and we pray for them as they enter a new season of growing, learning and leading.
The United Methodist Church Apportioned Funds
The main way we support the ministries of the church is through our apportioned funds (apportionments), a method of giving that proportionally allocates the churchwide budget to conferences and local churches. For United Methodists this method of giving has become a strong, generous tradition.
Together, through our connected congregations, we accomplish what no single church, district or annual conference ever could hope to do alone. In this way, each individual, each family, each congregation gives a fair share for the church’s work. We combine our prayers, presence, gifts and service to make a significant difference in the lives of God’s people.
Below is a chart created by the Dakotas Annual Conference of how those apportioned funds are distributed:
