Haiti 2010

Kentucky Council of Churches

HAITI RESPONSE

The prayers and compassionate actions of Kentuckians are going out to our Haitian brothers and sisters. Thank you.

The actual harm that can be done by collection and shipping of unsolicited household donations has not been sufficiently emphasized. Please do not begin collecting, packing, or shipping until or unless you have a known recipient to accept it. Money is widely recognized as the most effective and efficient means of providing relief to Haiti's earthquake victims espeically when donors select an agency with experience working in Haiti.

The offices of members and affiliates of the Kentucky Council of Churches have recommended the following avenues for donated support, listed in alphabetical order:

The African Methodist Episcopal Church
How to Help:
http://www.ame-sada.org
Please make checks payable the 13th Episcopal District and mail to:
Bishop Vashti M. McKenzie
500 Eighth Avenue South, Suites 201-203
Nashville, TN 37203

The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
How to Help:
https://www.amez.org/news/amezion/crisis/index.php
Mrs. Shirley Welch
P. O. Box 26770
Charlotte, NC 28221
Checks should be made payable to the A. M. E. Zion Church - Haiti Relief Fund.

Baptist World Alliance
How to Help:
703-790-8980
http://bwanet.org/bwaid
Baptist World Aid
405 N. Washington Street
Falls Church, VA, 22046

Catholic Relief Services
How to Help:
Donate via phone: 1-877-HELP-CRS
Donate online: www.crs.org
Write a check: Catholic Relief Services
P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, Maryland 21203-7090
Memo portion of check: Haiti Earthquake
For more information go to crs.org and crsespanol.org

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
How to Help:
Week of Compassion
P.O. Box 1986, Indianapolis, IN 46206
(317) 713-2442
https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=6566

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
How to Help:
http://www.c-m-e.org/CME-Haiti-Relief.pdf
Give money through your local Church, making checks payable to the Department of Finance and on the memo line of your check please write "Commission on Emergency Relief."
For information about how to send Mission Teams, please contact
The Rev. Mary Campbell McKinney
11351 Manatee Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32218
1-904-619-8342

Church World Service
How to Help:
www.churchworldservice.org/haitiearthquake
CWS has an established presence in Haiti, with partners Service Chretien d´Haiti, Christian Aid, SKDE and the Ecumenical Foundation for Peace and Justice. EFPJ’s House of Hope is a day school CWS supports in Port au Prince.

Cumberland Presbyterian Church
How to Help:
http://www.cumberland.org/bom/giving/DisasterReliefUpdate.htm
Missions Ministry Team
8207 Traditional Place
Cordova, TN 38016
(designate: "Haiti Relief")

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
How to Help:
https://www.thefellowship.info/Give/Donate.aspx?fund=17015
or call 1-800-352-8741
or send your check payable to Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, P.O. Box 101699, Atlanta, GA., 30392. To designate your gift, indicate "Haiti Relief 17015" in the memo line.

Episcopal Church
How to Help:
Episcopal Relief & Development: Haiti Fund
To donate to the Haiti Fund, visit www.er-d.org or call 1-800-334-7626 , ext. 5129.
Gifts can be mailed to Episcopal Relief & Development, PO Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058. Please put "Haiti Fund" in the memo line of all checks.

Evangelical Lutheran Relief
How to Help:
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
1-800-LWR-LWR-2
http://www.lwr.org/giving/
Contributions by Cash, Check, or Money Order may also be sent to:
Lutheran World Relief
PO Box 17061
Baltimore, MD 21298-9832 USA

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
How to Help:
http://www.pcusa.org/pda/
or by mail:
PCUSA
PO Box 643700
Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700
The account number to put on the check is: DR000064

Salvation Army
How to Help:
The Salvation Army is accepting monetary donations to assist in the effort via www.salvationarmyusa.org 1-800-SAL-ARMY and postal mail at:
The Salvation Army World Service Office
International Disaster Relief Fund
PO Box 630728
Baltimore, MD 21263-0728

United Chruch of Christ
How to Help:
https://secure3.convio.net/ucc/site/Donation2?df_id=1234&1234.donation=form1
Or send gifts, made out to Wider Church Ministries and marked in the memo portion "OGHS – Haiti Earthquake Relief" to
Wider Church Ministries
700 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115.

United Methodist Church
How to Help:
www.kyumc.org/haitiresponse
Online donations can also be made at http://secure.gbgmumc.org/donations/umcor/donate.cfm?code=418325&id=3018760
Donating by mail east of the Tennessee River:
KY Annual Conference Contact person: The Rev. Julie Hager Love
Kentucky Conference Treasurer, 7400 Floydsburg Road, Crestwood, KY 40014 and include Advance #418325 on the check.
Donating by mail west of the Tennessee River:
Memphis Conference, 24 Corporate Blvd., Jackson, TN 38305 and include Advance #418325 on the check.
Online donations can also be made at http://secure.gbgmumc.org/donations/umcor/donate.cfm?code=418325&id=3018760

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There is a great deal of additional information available online about other avenues for compassionate giving, and you may wish to explore these sites:

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