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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 Venezuela. For a complete listing visit Mission Funding's Web site and type Venezuela into the search box.

             
 
 

Camps and Conference Centers

Community Centers of the Presbyterian Church of Venezuela

Gifts to this ECO assist the Presbyterian Church of Venezuela to serve poor populations through community centers that accommodate a variety of community activities, meetings, conferences and retreats to serve both church and community.
 
     
  864562   Goal: $10,000    
             
 
 

Development

Mission Plan of the Presbyterian Church of Venezuela

The synod's mission plan, which consumes 75 percent of the synod's budget, enables churches to become self-supporting in five years. The program makes gradually decreasing grants that can be stopped if periodic evaluations determine that a pastor is not meeting the goals.

 
     
  047886   Goal: $15,000    
             
 
 

Education

Leadership Training, Presbyterian Church, Venezuela

The Presbyterian Church of Venezuela is an active church with a young and dynamic leadership. The church looks to grow and train faithful teachers in the Reformed tradition. Assistance will be directly applied to seminary and practical training for preaching and teaching.

 
     
  862544   Goal: $8,000    
             
 

Scholarships for Students in Presbyterian Schools in Barquisimeto, Guarenas & Guatire

Gifts to this ECO assist these schools, which serve low-middle-class neighborhoods with excellent elementary and secondary education. There are 230 students in Barquisimeto, 600 in Guarenas and 180 in Guatire.

 
     
  051845   Goal: $15,000    
             
 

Venezuelan Ecumenical Seminary - IEES

This account supports the educational needs of the Venezuelan Ecumenical Seminary-IEES (Instituto Ecumenico de Estudios Superiores) in Caracas, Venezuela.

 
     
  051834   Goal: $500,000    
             
 
 

Other Support

Regional Liaison South America

Gifts to this ECO 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 Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The regional liaison also visits Presbyterian theological institutions and gatherings of Latin American seminaries and assists in developing and implementing a theological education strategy with the PC(USA)'s partners in the region.

 
     
  051807   Goal: $10,000    
             
             
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