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.

Below are two ECOs related to Jordan. For other giving opportunities in the Middle East visit Mission Funding’s Web site and type Middle East or other specific countries in the search box.

Regional Liaison for Palestine, Israel and Jordan — Expenses

Funds from this account will be used for operating expenses, travel and administrative expenses for the work of regional liaisons in helping implement agreed-upon programs with partner churches and institutions; supporting PC(USA) congregations and presbyteries in direct mission involvement with partners; and giving practical, pastoral and culture/language transition support to other PC(USA) mission personnel serving in the region.

Mission Personnel

Douglas Dicks — Regional Liaison for Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Territories

Doug Dicks serves as the PC(USA)’s regional liaison for church partnerships in Israel, Palestine and Jordan. After living for many years in Bethlehem and Jerusalem, Doug moved to Amman, Jordan, in July 2007. As a liaison, Doug helps Presbyterians connect with churches in the Middle East and understand the context in which those churches minister. Recently Doug began to give priority to building partnerships with PC(USA)’s Jordanian partner, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and Palestine.