Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort

About Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort

Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Inc centers its grantmaking on immediate disaster response, sending truckloads of food, water, cleaning supplies, infant care items, shelter and recovery supplies, and volunteer support after major events in the United States and U.S. territories. The giving is built around local Church of Christ congregations that distribute aid directly to disaster victims regardless of race, color, creed, or religion. The largest recent grant in the data went to Church of Christ of Greater New Orleans in Bernard, Louisiana, for $983,063, followed by $467,129 to Maplewood Church of Christ in Sulphur, Louisiana, both for disaster assistance. Other large awards show the same pattern of rapid response through congregational partners, including $335,738 to Church of Christ at Sioux Center in Sioux Center, Iowa, and $319,822 to Waverly Church of Christ in Waverly, Tennessee. The foundation’s recent activity also includes support for churches in Arkansas, Kentucky, Florida, Texas, Georgia, and other disaster-affected places. With annual grants of $10,479,870 and assets of $85,805,088, it operates at a substantial scale while keeping the grant purpose tightly tied to relief and recovery.

What Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Funds

In disaster-relief work, the foundation gave $204,575 to 13th & Jefferson Church of Christ in Perryton, Texas, and $197,613 to Jackson Church of Christ in Jackson, Kentucky, both for disaster assistance. Those grants fit a broader pattern of underwriting local response capacity through congregations positioned in affected communities. Recovery support extends beyond the first emergency period. The foundation awarded $137,904 to Elizabethton Church of Christ in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and $114,781 to Wynne Church of Christ in Wynne, Arkansas, again for disaster assistance, indicating that its aid reaches communities working through cleanup and rebuilding. The same approach appears in Florida, where Gulf Coast Church of Christ in Fort Myers received $131,916 and Church of Christ at Veronica Shoemaker Blvd in Fort Myers received $84,786. Grants also reached South Burlington, Vermont, and Wise County, Virginia, showing that the organization responds across a wide set of disaster locations.

How Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Gives