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Program Committees

National denominations and church-related agencies work together for the greater benefit of disaster survivors through the CWS Emergency Response Executive Committee and related Domestic and International Roundtables. The Executive Committee includes representatives of CWS member denominations who participate in discussions around policy.  The committee’s two Roundtables include representatives of CWS member and non-member denominations who look at disaster response field issues and how to cooperate in their work.


Executive Committee:  
American Baptist Churches USA/ABC-World Relief Office , Brethren Disaster Response, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)/Week of Compassion, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America/Lutheran Disaster Response, Episcopal Relief & Development, International Orthodox Christian Charities, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Reformed Church in America, United Church of Christ/Wider Church Ministries, United Methodist Church/United Methodist Committee on Relief


Domestic Roundtable: 
Adventist Community Service, American Baptist Churches USA, Catholic Charities USA, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)/Week of Compassion, Brethren Disaster Response, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, Episcopal Relief & Development, Evangelical Lutheran Church/Lutheran Disaster Response, International Orthodox Christian Charities, Friends Disaster Service, Habitat for Humanity, Mennonite Disaster Service, Moravian Church, Nazarene Compassionate Ministry, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Reformed Church in America, Southern Baptist Convention, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, United Church of Christ/Wider Church Ministries, United Methodist Church/United Methodist Committee on Relief.


International Roundtable: 
Adventist Community Service, American Baptist Churches USA/AB-World Relief Office, Brethren Disaster Response, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)/Week of Compassion, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Habitat for Humanity, Interchurch Medical Assistance, International Orthodox Christian Charities, Mennonite Central Committee, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Reformed Church in America, United Church of Christ/Wider Church Ministries, United Methodist Church/United Methodist Committee on Relief.


Contact List


Adventist Community Service: 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904. Contact: Sung Kwon -- (301) 680-6438/6464 (FAX), sun.kwon@nad.adventist.org; Website: www.adventistcommunityservices.org

American Baptist Churches USA/ABC-World Relief Office: Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851; 588 North Gulph Road, Loading Dock B, King of Prussia, PA 19406. Contacts: Lisa Rothenberger -- (610)-768-2156, lisa.rothenberger@abc-usa.org; Kenneth George -- (610) 768-2034/2453 (FAX), ken.george@abc-usa.org; Website: http://www.abc-usa.org/


Brethren Disaster Ministries: P.O. Box 188/601 Main Street, Box 188, New Windsor, MD 21776. Contact: Roy Winter -- (410) 635-8748/8739 (FAX), bdm@brethren.org; Judy Beson -- (410) 635-8748; Website: www.brethrendisasterministries.org


Catholic Charities USA: 1731 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Contact: Kim Burgo (703) 549-1390 (X 18) / 1656 (FAX), kburgo@catholiccharitiesusa.org; Website: www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/disaster


Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)/Week of Compassion:  Box 1986, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (130 E. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204). Contact: Amy Gopp -- (317) 635-3100/3700 (FAX), agopp@woc-disciples.org, Website: http://www.weekofcompassion.org/


Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: 400 76th Street, Suite 17, Bryon Center, MI 49315.  Contact:  Bill Adams -- (800) 848-5818/(616) 560-2728, adamsb@crcna.org; Website: www.crwrc.org

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-6800.  Contact: Garry Flake -- (801) 240-3022/1417 (FAX); Website:  http://www.lds.org/


Episcopal Relief & Development: 815 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Contacts: Nagulan Nesiah, nnesiah@er-d.org; Website: www.er-d.org


Evangelical Lutheran Church in America/Lutheran Disaster Response: 8765 W. Higgins Road, Chicago, IL 60631-4190. Contracts: Kevin Massey -- (773) 380-2719/2493 (FAX), kevin.masey@elca.org; Louis Dorvillier -- (773) 380-2633, louisdorvillier@elca.org; Website: http://www.ldr.org/

Friends Disaster Service: 4609 State Route 45, Leetonia, OH. Contact: Bob Winn -- (330) 332-2381, bobwinn@copper.net

Habitat for Humanity:  121 Habitat Street, Americus, GA 31709-3498.  Contacts:  Giovanni Taylor-Peace -- (229) 924-6935, gtaylorpeace@habitat.org; Mario Flores -- (229) 924-6935, mflore@habitat.org; Paul Wood (192 Chapman Road, Keene, NH 03431) -- (603) 357-5166, pwood@habitat.org
 
Interchurch Medical Assistance, Inc.: Box 429, New Windsor, MD 21776. Contact: Paul Derstine -- (410) 635-8720/8726 (FAX),
paulderstine@interchurch.org; Website: http://www.filariasis.org/resources/ima.htm
 

International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC): 110 West Road, Suite 360, Baltimore, MD 21204.  Contacts: Constantine (Dean) Triantafilou --
(410) 243-9820/9824 (FAX), 
relief@iocc.org; Nicholas Chakos -- (410) 243-9820, nchakos@iocc.org; Pascallis (Lee) Papouras -- (410) 243-9820/9824 (FAX), ppapouras@iocc.org; Mark O'Hanian -- (410) 243-9820, mohanian@iocc.org; Chrysanthe Loizos -- (410) 243-9820, cloizps@iocc.org;  Website: www.iocc.org.

International partner representatives:  Nebojsa Jovicic -- Bihacki put bb, 80260, Drvar, Bosnia-Herzegovina.  387-34-819,
boris.d@inecco.net; Lorenzo Mota-King -- Calle Luis E Perez No. 8, ens. La Fe, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.  809-542-6050, lmotaking@yahoo.es

Mennonite Disaster Service/Mennonite Central Committee:1018 Main Street, Akron, PA 17501. Contacts: Kevin King -- (717) 859-2210, kking@mds.mennonite.net; Scott Sundberg -- (717) 859-2210, ssundberg@mds.mennonite.net; David Martin -- (717) 859-1151, dtm@mcc.org; Website: www.mds.mennonite.net


Moravian Church: Box 1245, Bethlehem, PA 18018. Contact: William C. Sibert --(610) 868-6271, will@mcnp.org; Website: http://www.moravian.org/


Nazarene Compassionate Ministry: 102 Bennet Drive, Plymouth, NC. Contact: Tom Nees -- (252) 799-6888 (cell phone), tnees@tomnees.com

Presbyterian Church (USA): 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY 40202, Contacts: Randy Ackley -- (502) 569-5837; Luke Asikoye -- (502) 569-5837,
lasikoye@ctr.pcusa.org; John Robinson -- (540) 539-3233, john.robinson@pcusa.org; Website: www.pcusa.org/pcusa/wmd/pda/index.html


Reformed Church in America: 4500 60th Street, SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512. Contact: David Dethmers -- (616) 698-7071/6606 (FAX); Website: www.rcws.rca.org


Southern Baptist Convention
: 4200 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30022. Contact: Terry Henderson -- (800) 462-8675 (x 6432)/(770) 410-6432 (cell phone), thenderson@namb.net; Website: http://www.namb.net/


United Church of Christ/Wider Church Ministries: 700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-1100. Contacts: Florence Coppola -- (216) 736-3211,coppolaf@ucc.org; Susan Sanders—(216) 736-3210, sanderss@ucc.org; Website: www.ucc.org/global/disaster


United Methodist Church/United Methodist Committee on Relief
: 475 Riverside Drive, (3rd Floor), New York, NY 10115. Contacts: Thomas Hazelwood --100 Maryland Avenue, NE (#330), Washington, DC 20002, (202) 548-4002/4116 (FAX), tomhaze@earthlink.net; David Sadoo (New York) -- (212) 870-3520, dsadoo@gbgm-umc.org; Melissa Crutchfield -- (212) 870-3909, mcrutchfield@gbgm-umc.org; Website: http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/



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