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

Education

Silliman University Divinity School, Books and Scholarships

Silliman Divinity School is one of the major schools for theological education for the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP). Gifts to this ECO will help upgrade the school's library and assist with desperately needed scholarship aid for bright, needy ministry students.

Evangelism

Frontier Mission: New International Projects

Windows of opportunity open regularly during the year to reach out in the name of Christ among international unreached people. In recent years money has gone to the Philippines as well as to Nigeria, South Asia, West Africa and Latin America.

Health

Bethany Hospital, Tacloban

Started in 1913 by a Presbyterian missionary, Bethany Hospital continues to serve the people of this island community. Community Health Programs are in constant need of funding. Funds will support the outreach programs to remote areas and smaller islands and provide supplies and equipment.

Mission Personnel

Assigned to the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), Becca Lawson works in the area of ecumenical relations. She supports the national and international partnerships between the UCCP and other churches, NGOs and people’s organizations.

Paul Matheny and Mary Nebelsick teach at Union Theological Seminary in Dasmarinas, near Manila. Mary, an ordained PC(USA) minister, teaches biblical studies, and Paul, a minister of the Christian Church, teaches Christian theology, the philosophy of religion and ministerial studies. Both are involved in the seminary’s program to develop future leaders in theological education.

Cobbie Palm, a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in New York City and the son of Presbyterian missionaries, has served in the Philippines for more than a decade. He is director of spiritual formation at the Divinity School at Silliman University in Dumaguete City. Silliman is a premier academic institution under the auspices of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. Cobbie designs and facilitates retreats and workshops, which are incorporated into the semester for each class and the whole seminary community.