United Methodists from across the connection help bridge the gap between church and community by participating in the Human Relations Day offering. Human Relations Day offering is one of the denomination's six church-wide special Sundays with offerings. It is observed annually on the Sunday before the national observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.

Human Relations Day programs look at all ethnic backgrounds and all churches and brings them together around an issue. The goal is to serve and empower the community.