Engaging our community with compassion, for justice and transformation
A founding principle of the Episcopal Church of the Advocate is our commitment to giving a minimum of 10% of our income – from pledges and cash received at the Offertory each Sunday – to individuals and organizations in the community. In other words, for every $10 received, $1 will be given to those in need and those working for peace and justice in the world. We call this The Advocate Tithe. Everyone participates, both through their donations and in determining who receives the funds. Advocates are encouraged to apply for funding for organizations with whom they are involved.
2025 Applications Due November 15, 2025
2025 Distribution Meeting: Sunday, December 7, 2025 after the 10:30 service
Questions? Contact Day Smith Pritchartt
How to apply
Anyone in the congregation may apply on behalf of an organization or individual they support. Applications will be evaluated by:
- How closely they match the Advocate’s Core Values (Compassion, Justice, and Transformation) as well as the priorities for giving and involvement identified by the Vestry and the congregation.
- Directly involvement, or opportunities for involvement, by members of the congregation.
- Service to the marginalized and disenfranchised.
- Accountability and sustainability, and willingness to share outcomes with the congregation.
The Advocate Vestry authorizes the funds to be distributed, and the community gathers at the Distribution Meeting to consider applications and reach consensus on distribution. The final distribution is also approved by the Vestry. Approximately 10% of the Tithe is designated for the Rector’s Discretionary Fund.
2025 Advocate Tithe Disbursement
Amani USA $500
Chapel Hill-Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk $150
Community Art Workshop Series and Show on Housing Justing $250
Community Empowerment Fund $500
Iglesia de la Sagrada Familia (formerly Episcopal Farmworkers Ministry) $750
Inter-Faith Council for Social Services $2,000
Kakuma Refugee Camp, North Kenya $300
Ocaneechee Band of the Saponi Nation $250
Orange County Arts Alliance Paint It Orange $500
Orange County Justice United $1,500
Pee Wee Homes $1,000
Prison Ministry Support (Samantha) $320
Rector’s Discretionary Fund (10%) $1,474
Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA) $4.000
Siembra NC $743
Triangle Bikeworks $500
Total Disbursed $14,736
2024 Advocate Tithe Disbursement
American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem $750
CROP Walk $150
Empowerment Inc. $500
Episcopal Farmworker Ministry $1,250
Episcopal Relief & Development (Hurricane Relief) $1,000
Inter-Faith Council for Social Service $1,500
Johnson Service Corps $2000
Justice United $1,500
Occoneechi Band of the Sapponi Nation $1,000
Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice $750
Pee Wee Homes $1,000
Prison Ministries of Individual Advocates $566
Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association $4,000
Triangle Bike Works $500
Rector’s Discretionary Fund $2,100