The Easter Offering 2026 service focuses on freedom. Jesus talks about God’s kingdom as a place of release from captivity, and this year’s Offering, Unbound: a gospel that breaks barriers, tells stories of how this is true.
People across the world might be trapped in many ways – by poverty, by violence, by the actions of others or by their own past. Sometimes the things that bind us are in our hearts. Through Bible study, worship and story, Unbound: a gospel that breaks barriers offers inspiration and prayer for all those struggling for liberation.
The Unbound Easter Offering materials provide adaptable, easy-to-use resources for local services and include:
- ready-made Order of Service. This can be used as a special service or as Sunday worship and could be easily adapted for a group or Café Church.
- leader’s notes to provide helpful guidance.
- case studies from across the world sharing stories of liberation.
These materials can be used at any time, but particularly as a response to the Easter celebration of the new life of the Resurrection.
For over 100 years, the Easter Offering service has been a key fundraiser for the Methodist Church’s World Mission Fund.
All resources will be available to download in PDF format from 27 February.
To order your Easter Offering collection envelopes, please visit the Methodist Publishing website.
About Easter Offering
Each year, the Methodist Church holds an Easter Offering dedication service. This tradition dates back to 1883, when women in Manchester collected £32 for missionary work overseas from 'Christmas pennies' at family gatherings on Christmas Day. In March 1884, the London Districts distributed Easter envelopes and collecting bags asking for a penny a head, and collected around £100. In 1900, Women’s Work raised £1,655 for the work of overseas missions.
Since then, each successive Methodist women’s movement has encouraged donations in support of God’s mission. Recently, Methodist Women in Britain (supported by the Global Relationships team) have produced an annual service of dedication, often used widely around the Connexion as a circuit service.
All the money raised through the Easter Offering goes to the World Mission Fund of the Methodist Church in Great Britain for work in our Partner Churches around the world.
In 2023, collections from Easter Offering services raised over £190,000, thanks to the generosity of Methodists.
We thank Methodist Women in Britain for running this appeal, and you for making a difference by contributing to God’s mission in this way.
For information about Methodist Women in Britain, please write to MWiB, c/o Stamford Methodist Church,11 Barn Hill, Stamford, Lincs PE9 2AE or visit mwib.org.uk.