UCC Issues $300,000 Appeal for Pakistan Flood Relief

Today the United Church of Christ issued a special disaster appeal seeking $300,000 to support the emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation initiatives of Church World Service in Pakistan. The torrential rains and flooding that have affected Pakistan in recent weeks continue, with at an estimated 1,600 dead and 17.2 million affected. Some 1.5 million people are now homeless. The floods which began in the northern parts of country have spread to four provinces covering over 132,000 square kilometers, or about 82,000 square miles. (Pakistan’s total square miles: 340,132.) According to Church World Service, some 186 villages in Sindh have been affected in seven local municipalities, affecting 38,656 individuals, thus far. Read more.
You Can Help Now:
1. Pray for the people of Pakistan, their leaders, and all emergency response workers.
2. Please help the people of Pakistan by sending gifts payable to your congregation marked for “Pakistan Flood Relief” with the request they be sent through your Conference office on to Wider Church Ministries. If you would like to see the expanse of the disaster or donate online, go to this link at ucc.org.
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Send gifts, made out to Wider Church Ministries and marked in the memo portion
“Pakistan Flood Relief” to Wider Church Ministries,
700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115.