Brethren Provide Grant For Relief

An initial grant of $25,000 from the Church of the Brethren’s Emergency Disaster Fund is being given in support of disaster relief work in Japan following the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the island nation on March 11. The grant will support work by Church World Service (CWS) and local partner organizations.

This initial grant from the Brethren fund will provide emergency relief supplies at evacuation sites where basic food, water, sanitation, electricity, and fuel needs are not being met. CWS is coordinating the response by working with partners such as the Japan Platform and the national Council of Churches in Japan.

(The above information comes from the COB Newsline. Please visit www.brethren.org for more information) Article appeared in the Springfield COB newsletter “Boulevard News”