Relief, development and peace in the name of Christ
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), a worldwide ministry of Anabaptist churches, shares God's love and compassion for all in the name of Christ by responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice.
It's been 100 years since we first started responding to basic human needs in southern Russia (present-day Ukraine). Now, we continue to work for relief, development and peace all over the world.
2022 VBS and Sunday school Giving opportunities for children
Thank you for supporting MCC’s ministries this year! The giving options below can be used for vacation Bible school, Sunday school classes and other fundraising. Cost breakdowns and suggested amounts are included, but donations of any size are welcome toward these projects.
Photos are available. Please contact your regional MCC office with requests: https://mcc.org/contact.
For more giving options or to submit your donation online, visit https://donate.mcc.org.
1. Nepal: Clean water and better health for families
You can help bring water taps and piped water systems to families in rural Nepal. Imagine the gift that clean, running water is for children like Bishwas Chepang, age 10, who can now wash his hands and get a drink of water at his home! The money that you give will help to build and repair home water systems like this. It will also fund other activities that improve health and nutrition for children in Nepal.
Any amount donated will help to support this ministry. Please designate your MCC donation to Nepal/water.
2. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Share with families who are making a new start
You can help churches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reach out and share God’s love with families who are new in their communities. These families had to flee their hometowns because of violence, and now they need to make a new start. With your donation, the churches can purchase items that school children need.
$9 provides a school uniform and shoes for one child. Please designate your MCC donation to DR Congo/education.
Your gift will help families in Prey Veng Province, Cambodia, boost their nutrition and incomes. Each family receives training and supplies so they can start a household garden and raise chickens and fish. With your support, parents can grow healthy food at home and earn money for expenses like school fees and medical care for their children. These opportunities also prevent family members from needing to migrate to find work.
$10 provides chickens for one family $20 provides fish fingerlings to stock a pond $30 provides vegetable seeds and tools for a garden $40 provides materials for a chicken shelter $100 provides all of these items for a family Please designate your MCC donation to Cambodia/food.
Without a plot of land, growing your own nutritious vegetables might seem impossible. But with your help, poor families in cities like Bethlehem and Beit Sahour can start a garden on their roof! These rooftop gardens use special wicking beds that work well in urban environments and require minimal water. Your gift will bring fresh, inexpensive vegetables right to people’s fingertips. Pictured, Zakaria Sheibat checks the plants in his family’s rooftop garden in Beit Sahour. For the first time they are growing their own cucumbers, lettuce, eggplants and peppers.
$180 provides supplies for a rooftop garden (includes wicking beds, soil, fertilizer, seeds, seedlings and materials for a shade structure) Please designate your MCC donation to Palestine/food to support this program.
5. Collect kits (or cash for kits) for people in need around the world
Looking for a hands-on project that makes a difference? Join MCC to share with families facing crisis because of natural disasters or violence. MCC kits offer many ways to share God’s love and care, reminding people that their needs are not forgotten.
Or you can choose to collect money to contribute toward items and shipping costs for MCC kits. Here are approximate dollar values for several types of kits: $3 provides items for one hygiene kit. $6 provides items for one school kit. $30 provides items for one relief kit. If collecting money, please designate your MCC donation to Cash for kits.
