Ways to Give
There are people in our congregations who can and want to give financial assistance to Christians fleeing or enduring oppressive circumstances.
Make it easy to give, by regularly advertising links to reputable relief aid organisations, such as these items - ready to drop into your Sunday bulletin:
Make it easy to give, by regularly advertising links to reputable relief aid organisations, such as these items - ready to drop into your Sunday bulletin:
Opportunities to offer finanical aid for persecuted Christians
Anglican Board of Mission ABM is the national mission agency of the Anglican Church of Australia working with overseas and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. ABM has a holistic view of God’s mission, working with Anglican Church partners and others to see lives empowered and transformed spiritually, materially and socially. ABM helps the Anglican Church and the wider community realise and respond to the invitation for all to be a part of God’s hope for the world. To learn more about this work, visit www.abmission.org Link to their Donations page here: http://www.abmission.org/pages/donate.html |
Opportunities to offer finanical aid for persecuted Christians
Caritas Australia For many years, Caritas Australia has been working in partnership with local Caritas agencies in the Middle East to help in many of the countries where the Middle East migrants and refugees originate from, including Syria. Their work in Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq is prioritising the displaced families, as well as supporting the neighbouring countries that host refugees. To learn more about this work and to make a donation, visit www.caritas.org.au Link to their Middle East Crisis Appeal here: http://www.caritas.org.au/learn/emergency-response/middle-east-crisis-appeal |
Opportunities to offer finanical aid for persecuted Christians
The Assyrian Church of the East Relief Organization (ACERO) is a non-profit organization which donates 100% of all funds raised directly towards helping needy Assyrian brothers and sisters in their desperate time of need. Donations assist them to purchase food, medicine, medical supplies, pay their rent, and ensure the provision of other necessities that many of us take for granted. To learn more about ACERO and to make a donation visit www.theacero.org |
Opportunities to offer finanical aid for persecuted Christians
Act for Peace Act for Peace is the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA). The NCCA is an ecumenical council of 19 member churches. Act for Peace is providing emergency relief packs to families fleeing Syria. They work with their Partners to support displaced families staying in urban areas. To learn more about this work and to make a donation, visit www.actforpeace.org.au Link to their Syrian Appeal here: https://www.actforpeace.org.au/Get-Involved/Our-latest-appeals/Syria-Crisis-Appeal |
Opportunities to offer finanical aid for persecuted Christians
Catholic Mission Australia Catholic Mission is the international mission agency of the Catholic Church in Australia. It operates in over 160 countries to support initiatives in 1,100 dioceses, including remote Australia. Grassroots needs are identified by local Catholics, to give people the opportunity for a full, enriched life - physically and spiritually - regardless of race, stigma, religion or gender. To learn more about this work and to make a donation, visit www.catholicmission.org.au |
Opportunities to offer finanical aid for persecuted Christians
Aid to the Church in Need Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is a Catholic charity that provides pastoral assistance to the Church wherever she is poor, persecuted or threatened. Areas of help include the training of seminarians and catechists, the printing and distribution of religious literature and supporting poor priests overseas with Mass offerings. Church construction, broadcasting radio programmes, providing vehicles and aiding refugees are also given priority. To learn more about this work and to make a donation, visit www.aidtochurch.org Follow this link to ACN's Religious Freedom in the World Report 2014 |
A 2016 Lenten action to help middle eastern Christians The Knights of Columbus is asking those considering a Lenten sacrifice to give “40 Bucks for Lent” and use the hashtag #40BucksForLent to help Middle Eastern Christians and other religious minorities suffering religious persecution there. More...