How does The United Church of Canada do relief work?
Some Canadian denominations maintain separately incorporated, specialized ministries that are dedicated to relief and development (e.g., Presbyterian World Service and Development). The United Church, however, does not have a separate relief and development wing and engages in emergency relief work in a limited and indirect way only, through support of others directly engaged in such work. When a major disaster occurs, The United Church of Canada can respond in one or more of the following ways: • We respond to appeals for financial support for disaster mitigation issued by Action by Churches Together* (ACT). • We respond to requests from global partners who are doing disaster relief work in their localities or regions. • As a member of Canadian Foodgrains Bank* (CFGB), we allocate United Church member equity held in trust by the bank for food aid (often purchased locally in the affected region) and food security responses that often involve United Church partners. Learn more about Uni
