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 some ECOs related to Europe. For a complete listing visit Mission Funding's Web site and type Europe into the search box.

Education

Baltic Ecumenical Outreach  

The Rev. Jane Holslag, a longtime Presbyterian mission co-worker serving on the faculty of the LCC International University in Klaipeda, also assists Presbyterians in the United States in building relationships with Christians in Poland, Lithuania and surrounding countries. This ECO account supports any number of special needs for her ministry, including scholarships for Lithuanians and Poles, costs of student retreats, buying Bibles and travel expenses.

Mission Personnel

Jacquelin Bartz — Teacher

Jacquelin Bartz teaches English at LCC International University in Klaipeda and is chair of the English Department. The college, which has an increasingly international student population, seeks to prepare future leaders by offering a liberal arts Christian education.

Eric and Rebecca Hinderliter — Professor of Economics & Coordinator of Micro-Enterprise Center

Dr. Eric Hinderliter is coordinator of the micro-enterprise center at LCC International University in Klaipeda and teaches economics, sociology, and theology. Rebecca teaches accounting. LCC International University, which has an increasingly international student population, prepares future leaders by offering a liberal arts Christian education.  Each summer the Hinderliters also go to Moscow, Russia, to teach similar courses at the Russian-American Christian University.

The Rev. Jane Holslag — Professor Theology & English LCC International University

An ordained PC(USA) minister, Jane teaches in both the English and Theology departments of the LCC International University in Klaipeda.