It's easy to give! Just simply mark your donation "Lottie Moon".

What is the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering®?

Lottie Moon is an international mission offering that directly supports mission work around the globe. 100% of your funds given to Lottie Moon go directly to support an international missionary or program. International missions would not be possible without this crucial support.

Southern Baptist churches collect the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for the sole purpose of supporting international missions. Every penny of the offering goes to the International Mission Board's overseas budget, thus supporting our missionaries and their work.

What is the goal for this year's offering?

The national goal for the 2011 offering is $175 million.

 

Who was Lottie Moon?

Lottie Moon - the namesake of the international missions offering - has become something of a legend to us. But in her time Lottie was anything but an untouchable hero. In fact, she was like today's missionaries. She was a hard-working, deep-loving Southern Baptist who labored tirelessly so her people group could know Jesus.

Why was the offering named for this early China missionary? Throughout her career, Lottie Moon wrote numerous letters home, urging Southern Baptists to greater missions involvement and support. One of those letters triggered Southern Baptists' first Christmas offering for international missions - enough to send three new missionaries to China.