Extra Commitment Opportunities

There is a channel through which gifts can be designated for specific items that support the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s work around the world. These are called Extra Commitment Opportunities (ECOs). You can give directly to an ECO account online or by mailing your check designating the name and account number of the particular item you have chosen to:

PC(USA) Individual Remittance Processing
P.O. Box 643700
Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700

Your gift will go directly into the ECO Account designated, and you will receive a letter indicating that your gift has been received and will be used for the purpose intended.

Currently there are some Extra Commitment Opportunities specifically dedicated for work in the Dominican Republic. For other giving opportunities in the area visit Mission Funding's Web site and type in Caribbean, Central America, or other specific countries in the search box.

Mission Personnel

Kristin Hamner — SDOP partnership facilitator

Kristin Hamner was appointed in January 2008 as partnership facilitator in Santo Domingo for the PC(USA)’s Self-Development of People (SDOP) program and its partners. Kristin provides face-to-face assistance to communities of economically poor, oppressed and disadvantaged people in the Dominican Republic wanting to establish a partnership with the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People. She will maintain contact with the groups and provide technical assistance when needed. To involve Presbyterian congregations wanting to do mission in the Dominican Republic Kristin will be available to arrange work camps and site visits. Kristin's work is in partnership with the Foundation for Peace. Kristin is also a resource for the Dominican Republic Mission Network.

Other Support

Dominican Evangelical Church

Donations to this ECO will support the Dominican Evangelical Church's many-faceted programs.

Regional Liaison Caribbean

Gifts to this account will be used to defray the direct and indirect costs of travel and operating expenses for the work of the regional liaison in helping implement agreed-upon programs with partner churches and institutions, supporting PC(USA) congregations and presbyteries in mission involvement with partners, and supporting PC(USA) mission personnel serving in the region. This region includes Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean is the focus for a large proportion of Presbyterians' mission trips and partnership involvements.

Women's Program

Women in Development

In the Dominican Republic, women and their children live in extreme poverty often time without a roof over their heads, food on their table or access to education. This project will benefit women who are working together in projects they own and control to address poverty, hunger and justice issues in their communities. These projects will positively affect the women, their families and communities.