United World Mission / UWM

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Summary

90% of churches in the world are led by men and women who have little or no training for ministry.

Our goal is bold: To make relevant theological education, practical training, and spiritual formation accessible to every ministry leader in every nation!


Contact information

Mailing address:
United World Mission
PO Box 602002
Charlotte, NC 28260-2002

Website: www.uwm.org

Phone: (704) 357-3355

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 596045867

CEO/President: Dr. John Bernard

Chairman: David Dwight

Board size: 14

Founder: Dr. Sidney Correll

Ruling year: 1947

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 06/30

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1987


Purpose

Our Vision - To see a flourishing church, led by well-equipped local leaders, serving every city and neighborhood of the world.

A flourishing church...
- Proclaims the good news of Jesus Christ.
- Demonstrates the gospel through loving community that overcomes the divisions of society.
- Pours itself out for the good of its neighborhood through acts of service, mercy and justice.

A flourishing church requires...
- Local leaders who are formed theologically, spiritually, and practically so that they serve in the Way of Jesus Christ.
Flourishing leaders. Flourishing church. Flourishing world.


Mission statement

To equip leaders, establish churches, and engage in holistic ministry by partnering with the church globally.


Statement of faith

United World Mission has adopted the Statement of Faith of the World Evangelical Alliance. We Believe...

...in the Holy Scriptures as originally given by God, divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy; and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct...

One God, eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit...

Our Lord Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His vicarious and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, His mediatorial work, and His Personal return in power and glory...

The Salvation of lost and sinful man through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith apart from works, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit...

The Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the believer is enabled to live a holy life, to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ...

The Unity of the Spirit of all true believers, the Church, the Body of Christ...

The Resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation."

In addition to our Statement of Faith, we affirm the Lausanne Covenant (1974) and look to it for wisdom and guidance in our faith and practice.

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Transparency grade

C

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Foreign Missions

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating738 of 107692 of 141
Fund acquisition rating857 of 1077106 of 141
Resource allocation rating764 of 107796 of 141
Asset utilization rating352 of 107647 of 141

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20202019201820172016
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
5%9%10%11%5%4%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
4%8%10%11%4%4%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
98%97%97%96%96%97%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
5%9%10%11%5%4%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
2%3%3%4%4%3%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20202019201820172016
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
84%81%80%80%86%86%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
89%97%102%101%93%96%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
75%78%82%81%81%83%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
11%3%-2%-1%7%4%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
15%6%-4%-2%14%8%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
9%10%10%10%9%10%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20202019201820172016
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.181.581.741.571.872.04
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.241.091.061.141.091.12
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.641.721.851.792.042.29
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20202019201820172016
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
22.3520.98101.2358.6760.4137.13
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.040.050.010.020.020.03
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
6.646.646.426.595.785.11
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20202019201820172016
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
6%7%3%4%4%6%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%1%0%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
82%59%56%62%51%46%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20202019201820172016
Cash$5,156,997$2,306,654$4,490,005$6,182,934$4,166,232
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$0$367,958$509,215$425,317$563,416
Short-term investments$7,167,332$8,968,234$6,057,419$1,755,328$2,123,746
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$12,324,329$11,642,846$11,056,639$8,363,579$6,853,394
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$501,939$732,281$799,154$792,651$820,116
Other long-term assets$571,171$0$781,365$0$0
Total long-term assets$1,073,110$732,281$1,580,519$792,651$820,116
Total assets$13,397,439$12,375,127$12,637,158$9,156,230$7,673,510
 
Liabilities20202019201820172016
Payables and accrued expenses$141,491$115,014$188,467$138,454$176,210
Other current liabilities$446,056$0$0$0$8,350
Total current liabilities$587,547$115,014$188,467$138,454$184,560
Debt$96,862$0$0$0$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$244,858$245,465$262,926$264,974$280,905
Total long-term liabilities$341,720$245,465$262,926$264,974$280,905
Total liabilities$929,267$360,479$451,393$403,428$465,465
 
Net assets20202019201820172016
Without donor restrictions$4,604,289$5,050,461$5,037,803$2,795,725$2,195,023
With donor restrictions$7,863,883$6,964,187$7,147,962$5,957,077$5,013,022
Net assets$12,468,172$12,014,648$12,185,765$8,752,802$7,208,045
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20202019201820172016
Total contributions$21,302,699$20,442,094$18,849,732$17,636,078$15,761,421
Program service revenue$386,367$507,060$513,907$522,893$347,038
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$105,359$0$0$0$0
Other revenue$128,959$131,001$171,234$120,468$156,277
Total other revenue$620,685$638,061$685,141$643,361$503,315
Total revenue$21,923,384$21,080,155$19,534,873$18,279,439$16,264,736
 
Expenses20202019201820172016
Program services$17,165,396$17,342,614$15,752,032$14,760,790$13,512,542
Management and general$2,206,232$2,142,189$1,903,313$1,518,311$1,510,433
Fundraising$1,828,652$2,072,291$2,144,802$800,964$647,704
Total expenses$21,200,280$21,557,094$19,800,147$17,080,065$15,670,679
 
Change in net assets20202019201820172016
Surplus (deficit)$723,104($476,939)($265,274)$1,199,374$594,057
Other changes in net assets($269,580)$305,822$3,698,237$345,383$0
Total change in net assets$453,524($171,117)$3,432,963$1,544,757$594,057

Compensation

Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.


Response from ministry

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History

Overseas Council merged into United World Mission in 2018 and the Latin America Mission merged into United World Mission in 2014.

United World Mission was born in the heart of a local church pastor in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Sydney Correll and his wife, Helen, led their church on evangelistic and compassion trips to India, Africa, and Latin America. They established a Bible School and local churches in Cuba, with a vision to see Cubans go as missionaries to Latin America. Their vision attracted seventeen like-minded churches in Ohio that "united" for world mission. In 1946 they incorporated as United World Mission (UWM) and began to grow into a global interdenominational ministry with a passion for church planting, ministry training, and ministries of compassion and development. Since the early 1990s, UWM has focused on partnership with the national church around the world. UWM leaders made an intentional shift in the missionary role from "doing" to "facilitating," especially by equipping and capacity-building, rather than by leading and directing. An era of partnering was born.

The Latin America Mission

The Latin America Mission was born in the hearts of Harry Strachan, a Canadian-born Scot and his Irish-born wife Susan who felt God's missionary call to Argentina. In 1921, the Strachans moved from Argentina to San Jose, Costa Rica, where they founded what would later be called the Latin America Mission. The Latin America Mission was innovative, inter-denominational, and bold in its efforts to bring the whole gospel to all of Latin America. Evangelism and social concern were always integrated in the LAM, which became known for "integral mission." In 1971, control of all LAM ministries was legally transferred to Latin partners. The LAM's conviction was that the future of the gospel in Latin America was with the Latin Church, and missionaries needed to serve Latin vision and under Latin leadership. An era of partnering was born.

Overseas Council

Overseas Council was born of the vision of several businessmen in Indianapolis. While attending a building dedication of the Seoul Theological Seminary (STS) in 1974, they noticed the inability of students to pay for their seminary studies. The group returned home, determined to raise scholarship funds for STS, and Overseas Council for Seoul Theological Seminary was born! Within five years, the ministries of Overseas Council expanded beyond scholarships for Korean students to include various programs and strategies for assisting seminaries and men and women in many nations who were called to Christian ministry. By 2017, Overseas Council was helping provide excellent theological education to equip Christian leaders through 130 seminary partners in 70 nations.


Program accomplishments

415 global staff members
53+ nations served missionally
700 global partners


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