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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 several Extra Commitment Opportunities related to Turkey. FOr a complete listing visit Mission Funding's Web site and type Turkey into the search box.

             
 
 

Children and Youth

Children at Risk

Several PC(USA) mission workers are involved in a variety of social ministry outreach programs to children at risk, reinforcing the PC(USA)'s commitment to holistic ministry. Refugee/immigrant assistance programs in Istanbul, a special ministry to children with disabilities in Antalya, and social outreach to families in Denizli and Izmir benefit from contributions to this ECO.

 
     
  E051788   Goal: $15,000    
             
 
 

Mission Personnel

The Rev. Arthur and Sonia Beals — Regional Liaison for Albania, Azerbaijan, Kosovo, Turkey

Art Beals, a retired PC(USA) minister, is regional liaison for Albania, Kosovo, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, with particular emphasis on Turkey. Sonia assists in the ministry. The Beals travel to the region often and reside in Turkey part of the year. Among other books, Art is the author of When the Saints Go Marching Out! Mobilizing the Church for Mission, a guide to involving congregations in mission published by the Geneva Press in 2001. Art and Sonia have been long-term volunteers for more than a decade.

 
     
  E074163        
             
 
 

Other Support

Regional Liaison Turkey, Albania, Azerbaijan and the Balkans—Travel and Expenses

Gifts to this ECO provide travel and operating expenses for the work of the regional liaison in supporting partner churches and programs; mission personnel; and the involvement of PC(USA) presbyteries and congregations, and organizations and mission networks in the region. This region includes Turkey, Albania. Azerbaijan and the Balkans. The PC(USA) has been vitally involved in frontier mission efforts in these countries — helping national leadership to develop a strong Christian witness through the formation of indigenous Protestant churches.
 
     
  051761   Goal: $20,000    
             
             
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