Giving Opportunities
Avalon Girls Higher Education School, India
The Avalon Girls' School in Pathankot, Punjab, has an enrollment of more than 900 in classes from kindergarten through 12th grade. More than 100 are residential students. This fund supports scholarships for their room and board.
E862390. Read moreB'Tselem
Established in 1989 by a group of prominent academics, attorneys, journalists and Knesset members, B'Tselem endeavors to document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about the human rights violations in the Occupied Territories, combat the phenomenon of denial prevalent among the Israeli public and help create a human rights culture in Israel.B'Tselem in Hebrew literally means "in the image of," and is also used as a synonym for human dignity. The word is taken from Genesis 1:27 "And God created humans in his image. In the image of God did He create him." It is ...
E052806. Read moreBaale Outreach Project
The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, South West Bethel Synod (SWBS) is partnering with the PC(USA) to share the good news of Jesus Christ with the Baale People of South West Ethiopia. The initiative for this outreach is the fruit of many years of prayer for the Baale People and a hope that this marginalized people group will have an opportunity to learn of God's love. A joint team of two SWBS evangelists trained in Cross-cultural mission and PC(USA) mission Co-workers will join together in this outreach. Together, the team will reach out to the Baale community ...
E052137. Read moreBaltic Ecumenical Outreach
The Reverend Jane Holslag, long time Presbyterian mission co-worker in Berlin, is now serving on the faculty of the LCC International University in Klaipeda. Jane also assists Presbyterians in the US in building relationships with Christians in Poland, Lithuania and surrounding countries. This account supports any number of special needs for her ministry including scholarships to Lithuanians and Poles, costs of student retreats, buying Bibles, travel expenses, etc.
E047989. Read moreBarber-Scotia College, North Carolina
The education of young women and men who represent the Racial Ethnic Constituencies of the PC(USA) is of very high priority. Developing and training leaders from within these constituencies enriches the larger community for service and witness. Your contributions in support of these important institutions will allow the visions of these young women and men to become realities.
E862809. Read moreBeit El-Salam Conference Center, Alexandria, Egypt "Meeting Christ By The Seashore"
A major ministry of the Synod of the Nile is carried out at Beit El-Salam Conference Center at Agamy, on Alexandria's Mediterranean coast, where more than 12,000 persons "encounter Christ by the seashore: each year. It was started as a work camp fifty years ago on the remote outskirts of this legendary coastal city and became a legend in itself. Former Moderator Jack Rogers was among the early campers' group of Egyptian and American youth in 1955 when he was discerning his call after graduating from college. Since that time, hundreds of campers became leaders not only in ...
E052800. Read moreBelarussian Partner Churches
Belarus remains the most repressive state of the Slavic-speaking portion of the former Soviet Union. PC(USA) is expanding its relationship with Russian Orthodox, Baptist,and other churches in the country. Gifts will enable this relationship to grow by supporting new church development, theological training, congregational twinning and outreach projects. Mission workers: Alan and Ellen Smith.
E051630. Read moreBerhane Yesus Elementary School
Berhane Yesus Elementary School in Dembi Dollo, western Ethiopia, has long been a first entry point to education for poor and rural Ethiopians. The school is operated by the Western Wollega Bethel Synod and serves children of subsistence farmers, migrant workers and sometimes displaced groups of people.
E051836. Read moreBering Witness Mission To The Russian Far East
The Yukon Presbytery, in ecumenical partnership with four other denominations, is preparing and sending Yupik (Eskimo) evangelists to the native peoples of Siberia. New believers from Siberia have come for several of training and encouragement to serve as house church leaders and Bible study leaders in their home villages. The goal is to establish an indigenous, self-sustaining church among the native peoples of the Chukotka Peninsula of Siberia.
E050020. Read moreBethany Hospital, Tacloban, Philippines
Started in 1913 by a Presbyterian missionary, Bethany Hospital continues to serve the people of this island community. Community Health Programs are in constant need of funding. Funds will support the outreach programs to remote areas and smaller islands and provide supplies and equipment.
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