As the focus in Haiti shifts from first-response relief efforts in the days immediately following the mid-January earthquake to the longer term work of rebuilding lives, homes, and the nation’s infrastructure, the Brethren in Christ Church in North America continues to accept gifts designated for Haiti through the World Hunger Fund (WHF). We will also follow the stories of BIC volunteers and mission workers who are involved in bringing help, hope, and a brighter future to the Haitian people.
BIC-Haiti Connections
BIC churches contribute more than $70,000 to Haiti relief
Canadian woman chronicles Haiti experience
Rachel Montgomery—a member of the Falls View BIC Church (Niagara Falls, ON) who is working with Mission of Hope in Haiti—provides an on-the-ground account of post-earthquake recovery activities. Read more »
March 28, 2010
UPDATE: Canadian woman chronicles Haiti experience
Rachel Montgomery—a member of the Falls View BIC Church (Niagara Falls, ON) who is working with Mission of Hope in Haiti—provides an on-the-ground account of post-earthquake recovery activities.
March 4, 2010
Franklin Countians able to provide surprise help for Haitians
Intending to serve spiritual and physical needs in the Dominican Republic, a mission team from Franklin County, Pennsylvania found themselves helping Haitians who lived and worked in the D.R. through a difficult emotional crisis.
January 22, 2010
Carlisle BIC members return after trip to Haiti
January 21, 2010
Beach woman aids Haitian medical relief effort
Youth pastor at New Life Brethren in Christ Church travels to Haiti to work with orphans
January 21, 2010
Haiti hits home for church
Members of Wainfleet BIC were in Haiti at the time of the quake
January 19, 2010
Shippensburg orphanage worker haunted by Haiti
Mt. Rock BIC church member left Haiti on furlough days before the quake—and is anxious to return and help survivors
January 18, 2010
Carlisle BIC members to travel to Haiti orphanages
Four members will leave for Haiti on Monday to provide aid to orphanages in Port-au-Prince.
January 15, 2010
Local Missionaries Survive Haiti Quake
Seven members of Cedar Grove BIC were in the island nation during the earthquake
Because the BIC Church does not have a presence of its own in Haiti, we are working in partnership with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and several other organizations within which there is a significant BIC contingent, as we seek to represent the love of Jesus to people whose lives have been devastated by last week’s earthquake and the continuing after-shocks. Gifts through the WHF communicate to MCC and our other ministry partners in Haiti that we Brethren in Christ are united in our commitment to serving compassionately, and allows the denomination as a whole to celebrate the generosity of our people.
About the World Hunger Fund
For more than 30 years, the World Hunger Fund (WHF) has provided a way for BIC churches and individuals in Canada and the U.S. to extend a “cup of cold water” to their global neighbors. Over the years, the purpose of the WHF has expanded to include a wider range of relief assistance, including flood recovery, school supplies, and housing.
Please note: Checks and online gifts designated to “World Hunger Fund—MCC Haiti” will go 100% to our affiliate MCC. Gifts designated to “World Hunger Fund—Haiti” will be distributed according to our standard policy, available on our website at www.bic-church.org/ministries/compassion/whf.asp.
In the U.S.: Donations can be made online by selecting “World Hunger Fund.” Additionally, you can mail your check to the Brethren in Christ Church Offices at 431 Grantham Rd, PO Box A, Grantham, PA 17027. When giving by check, please make it out to “General Conference of the Brethren in Christ, Inc.”
In Canada: Donations can be made online by selecting “World Hunger Fund.” However, donors will not be eligible to receive tax credit for any gifts given to the BIC Church online. Cheques should be made out to the “Canadian Conference of the Brethren in Christ Church ” and sent directly to the Canadian Conference of the BIC Church: 2700 Bristol Circle, Oakville, ON L6H 6E1.
For more information on Brethren in Christ on the ground in Haiti, please visit the BIC Church of North America website (www.bic-church.org).
