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

Children and Youth

Children of Africa

Education

Justo Mwale Theological College

Justo Mwale Theological College, owned by the Reformed Church in Zambia, is situated approximately 10 km. east of the city centre of Lusaka. It is governed by representatives from the Reformed Church in Zambia, the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe, the Presbyterian Church of Zambia and the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (Lundazi Synod).

Health

AIDS Crisis Overseas

AIDS continues to be a crisis for entire families in many parts of the world. Gifts to this account will support congregation-based AIDS projects, prevention education, various forms of training and continuing education events, including the training of pastors, materials development, support of hospitals doing testing, counseling and training of staff among other things.

Mwandi Christian Hospital is a 100-bed hospital located more than 50 miles from Livingstone on the banks of the Zambezi River. The surrounding villages are isolated, and sanitation and nutritional problems affect many.

Mission Personnel

After serving in a suburban Philadelphia church for 22 years, Ted, an ordained PC(USA) minister, and Sue Wright felt called in 2005 to serve in Africa. They are now PC(USA) regional liaisons for East and Central Africa. They help connect PC(USA) churches and middle governing bodies with partner churches and institutions in the area. They focus on evangelism and new church development in Zambia, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Other Support

CCAP — Zambia — General Support

Donations to this ECO will support the work of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) in Zambia.

Regional Liaison for Southeast Africa

The Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa

The Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) is the result of the union of two churches — the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa and the Presbyterian Church of South Africa. It is the largest PC(USA) partner church in Southern Africa, having presbyteries in Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa and is a reflection of the racial, cultural and socioeconomic diversity in this region of Africa. As such the church faces a number of challenges and opportunities for ministry in the countries it serves. Gifts to this ECO will help the UPCSA with rural development, lay and pastoral training and development, evangelistic outreach and ministries of racial reconciliation.