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.

Human Rights, Justice and Peacemaking

Corrymeela Community

Corrymeela is a dispersed ecumenical community whose members come from various Christian traditions and political backgrounds but share a common commitment to reconciliation. Since 1965 Corrymeela's vision has been expressed in the healing of social, religious and political divisions that exist in Northern Ireland and throughout the world. Programs include work with school groups, youth, families, churches and voluntary organizations. At its conference center on Ireland's north coast Corrymeela provides a safe space where people from diverse backgrounds can meet and trusting relationships can grow, providing hope of a new way of living together. Corrymeela's experience in Northern Ireland has shown that reconciliation is possible. Contributions to this ECO will assist this work.

Face to Face/Faith to Faith

Face to Face/Faith to Faith is an international multi-faith youth leadership program that brings together Christian, Jewish and Muslim teenagers from Northern Ireland, the Middle East, South Africa and the United States to develop a new generation of leaders trained to negotiate conflict in a global community. The yearlong program includes a summer intensive in the United States and ongoing educational and service projects in the home countries.

Mission Personnel

Rev. Doug Baker and Elaine Baker — Regional Liaison for the United Kingdom and YAV Site Coordinator

Doug, an ordained PC(USA) minister, and Elaine Baker have been PC(USA) mission workers for more than two decades. Although their roles have changed over the years of their ministry in Northern Ireland, their ministry has always served the cause of peacemaking and reconciliation. Doug is now the PC(USA)’s regional liaison for Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Other Support

Northern Ireland Young Adult Volunteer Program

Young adult volunteers serving in Northern Ireland experience a year of developing Christian community through spiritual formation and volunteer service. Serving at several sites across Northern Ireland, young adult volunteers live together in Christian community and serve neighborhood ministries. Gifts to this ECO will be used for programmatic site support or to directly support young adult volunteers through reimbursement of outstanding student loans, housing and food allowances, and/or a travel subsidy.

Program Development, Northern Ireland

As a part of the reconciliation work in Northern Ireland, funds are needed for projects and programs like Nexus (working with children from north and south Ireland), the Northern Ireland Innovation Programme (small business creation) and the Irish Summer Institute (an educational program for non-Irish Protestants and Catholics).

Regional Liaison for Ireland and the UK           

Contributions to this ECO will be used for operating expenses, travel and administrative 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 direct mission involvement with partners; and giving practical, pastoral and culture/language transition support to other PC(USA) mission personnel serving in the region.