Relief request for Lake County

Week of Compassion Relief request for Lake County

On October 6, Vy Nguyen, Minister of Week of Compassion and Rev. Dr. LaTaunya Bynum, Regional Minister for CCNC-N visited with Shannon Kimbell-Auth, pastor of United Christian Parish in Lakeport, a congregation of the Disciples, United Methodist, and Presbyterian (USA) churches. Reverend Kimbell-Auth talked to us about the congregation's response to people who have been impacted by the fires in Lake County.

While there will be opportunities for hands on help beginning in a few months. Right now the immediate need is for funds to help with the ongoing costs of displacement such as providing necessary supplies, replacing lost documents, providing temporary housing, and other needs.

Every need is different and your financial support can help to bring relief to someone's life.

You can double the effectiveness of your donation in the following way:

From now until the end of the month, for every gift Disciples churches in this region make toward fire relief in Lake County, Week of Compassion will match it up to $10,000. If you would like to make a donation, write a check to First Christian Church, Concord with Lake County Fire Relief in the memo line and drop it in the offering plate on Sunday or mail it to the church (3039 Willow Pass Road, Concord, CA94519) and we will write one check at the end of the month to the region.

Check the Week of Compassion website for updates on relief efforts. Week of Compassion is the relief, refugee and development mission fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. It seeks to equip and empower disciples to alleviate the suffering of others through disaster response, humanitarian aid, sustainable development and the promotion of mission opportunities.