wfn.org | Church of the Brethren gives two more grants for Hurricane Katrina

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Date: Sept. 23,  2005
Contact: Cheryl  Brumbaugh-Cayford
V: 847/742-5100 F: 847/742-6103
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CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NEWSLINE
Sept. 23, 2005

Church of the Brethren gives two more grants for Hurricane Katrina relief
efforts

Sept. 23, 2005 (Elgin, IL) --  The Church of the Brethrenâs Emergency
Disaster Fund has given two more grants of $50,000 and $15,000 toward the  Hurricane
Katrina relief effort in addition to several previous grants, bringing	the
total to $110,000. The fund is a ministry of the Church of the Brethren
General Board.

The $15,000 grant supports the clean-up project in Citronelle, Ala.,
opened 
by the Brethren Disaster Response program on Sept. 13. The project is
based at
 Cedar Creek Church of the Brethren and is a cooperative effort with the
congregation and Southeastern District.

The $50,000 grant supports a greatly expanded Church World Service appeal  of
more than $9,500,000 related to Hurricane Katrina. The appeal includes
five 
major areas of response: deployment of Disaster Response and Recovery
Liaisons;  the distribution of Tools of Hope, blankets, and Gift of the Heart Kits;
development and support of longterm recovery organizations; spiritual care and
Care-for-Caregivers; and a relocation program for 500 displaced Americans.

To give to the Emergency Disaster Fund go to
_www.brethrendisasterresponse.org_ (http://www.brethrendisasterresponse.org)   or mail checks made payable to
the Emergency Disaster Fund to 1451 Dundee Ave.,  Elgin, IL 60120.

The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to
continuing the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its faith  in
community. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith
traditions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrates its  300th
anniversary in 2008. It counts about 130,000 members across the United
States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Brazil,
the 
Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Nigeria.

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For more information contact:

Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
Director of News Services
Church of the  Brethren General Board
1451 Dundee Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
847-742-5100  ext. 260
_cbrumbaugh-cayford_gb@brethren.org_
(mailto:cbrumbaugh-cayford_gb@brethren.org)

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