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Richard W. Schramm, Director 
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WORLD RELIEF COMMITTEE IS INTRODUCED TO ONE GREAT HOUR OF 
SHARING WEBSITE, APPROVES FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
 GREEN LAKE,WIS.--In semiannual meetings here 
June 22 the American Baptist Churches' World Relief 
Committee was introduced to the new One Great Hour of 
Sharing Website---www.abc-oghs.org---and voted to fund 
a variety of programs and projects within the U.S. as 
well as provide assistance to support a program of 
Church World Service.  
 The committee establishes policy for distribution of 
funds from the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering.  
 World Relief Officer Charles Sydnor introduced the 
OGHS Website, which currently is geared toward supplementing 
the promotion of the offering and complements the OGHS 2000 
leaders' guide.  The Website is being developed as a major 
resource for news pertaining to OGHS-sponsored ministries 
and about ABC/USA responses to crisis situations.
 During the meeting the committee also funded a number 
of projects:
 $15,000 for the People and Congregations Together for 
Stockton (PACT) of New Bethel Baptist Church in Stockton, 
Calif., which provides a variety of ministries promoting 
community organization among Stockton's diverse ethnic 
communities; 
 $20,000 for Hands for America, a job development and 
training ministry for former welfare recipient mothers in 
New York City that is endorsed by the American Baptist 
Churches of Metropolitan New York;
 $12,000 for Justice-Action-Mercy (J.A.M.), an 
interfaith community organizing program, involving First 
Baptist Church of Springfield, Ohio, and endorsed by the 
American Baptist Churches of Ohio, that addresses issues 
arising from urban poverty; 
 $15,000 for Clara's House, a ministry for expectant 
mothers choosing to bring their children to term, supported 
by First Baptist Church of Blakely, Pa., and endorsed by the 
American Baptist Churches of Pennsylvania and Delaware;
 $30,000 over three years to expand the feeding program 
of Millcreek Baptist Church in Philadelphia from one day a 
week to several days; and 
 $5,000 to assist in funding the annual expenses of 
regional disaster response facilitators of Church World 
Service, the relief and development arm of the National 
Council of Churches of Christ.
6/28/00
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