Europe Giving Opportunities

There is a channel through which gifts can be designated for specific projects 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.

Below are some ECOs related to Europe. For a listing of giving opportunities in other areas visit Mission Funding's Web site and type other specific countries or regions into the search box.

Agriculture and Hunger

Hunger and Human Development in Europe 
   
Children and their families throughout Eastern Europe continue to suffer from hunger and poverty brought about by civil war, social disruption, political oppression, economic inequities and natural disasters. Church groups and community organizations are mobilized to address these problems. They need financial assistance to support agricultural and economic development, education and nutritional enhancement, and training and technical assistance for poor people in rural and urban areas.

Disaster Response and Relief 

Disaster Response — Europe 

This account supplements the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering to enable a significant response for relief and disasters in Europe. If the need for the funds for a specific project no longer exists, those funds may be applied to a similar project or need at the discretion of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA). Visit the PDA Web site for updates and information on the responses.

Evangelism

Iranians (Europe) PFF 
   
Iranians may be today's most responsive segment of the Muslim world. Much of this openness occurs as Iranians have been uprooted from their home country. From a base in Berlin, the Rev. Sadegh Sepehri ministers to Iranians who have immigrated to Europe.

Human Rights, Justice and Peacemaking

Peacemaking in Europe 

Gifts to this ECO assist peacemaking, reconciliation and conflict resolution in Europe. Other goals include developing educational and human resources to enable U.S. Presbyterians to learn about the complexities that exist in the region.

Mission Personnel

Give to Mission Personnel in Europe 
   
At first glance one might say that the church in Europe has drifted from its roots. Fewer than 20 percent of Western Europeans say they go to church twice a month or more. However, signs of renewal are all around. God is doing a new thing in Europe. The PC(USA) is a part of this renewal. The group of regional liaisons and mission personnel, both short- and long-term, are vital to this mission. They have an enormous impact on the families and communities with whom they do the day-to-day hard work of ministry in another culture and church tradition. Gifts to this account assure a strong mission connection through our mission co-workers in Europe.

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Other Support

Central and Eastern Europe: Witness, Reconciliation and Reconstruction

A difficult period of changes in countries of Central and Eastern Europe provide new opportunities for witness, reconciliation and reconstruction. There is a special need for PC(USA) to respond to its partner churches in these areas when they request help. Gifts to this ECO help provide the following services and resources: Bibles, theological literature, assistance with evangelism, human resources to help the elderly and disabled, leadership development resources, church building repairs and church school reopening.

Europe General 

Regional Liaison for Albania, Azerbaijan, the Balkans and Turkey — Expenses

This ECO helps provide travel and operating expenses for the work of the regional liaisons in supporting partner churches and programs, mission personnel and the involvement of PC(USA) presbyteries and congregations, along with organizations and mission networks in the region. This region includes Albania, Azerbaijan, the Balkans and Turkey. The PC(USA) has been vitally involved in frontier mission efforts in these countries — helping national leadership to develop a strong Christian witness through the formation of indigenous Protestant churches.

Work of the Churches in Europe 

The PC(USA) is related to partner churches, large and small, in more than 40 countries in Europe and the former Soviet Union. Each church has identified opportunities for outreach that require resources they are unable to provide. Gifts to this ECO make funds available for some of the most critical needs in this region. They may also assist with necessary related expenses, such as mission personnel, travel and administrative support.