Member Press Releases
Mar 28, 2013
IRD promotes food security and nutrition in Mali.
Mar 28, 2013
High school senior earns grand prize for her essay on immigration issues in the U.S.
Mar 28, 2013
Annual Days of Prayer and Action event calls on U.S. congregations to stand in solidarity with brothers and sisters in Colombia, including by calling on the U.S. government to turn military aid into initiatives for peace and development.
Mar 26, 2013
The MCC U.S. board took unanimous action to respond to a call from partners, including churches, by not knowingly supporting through its investments and purchases violence against Palestinians, Israelis and other people groups.
World Vision urges Senate to protect funding to International Affairs budget
Mar 22, 2013
As the U.S. Senate considers a budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2014, World Vision urges members to oppose any amendments that would reduce funding for the international affairs budget or that would withdraw the United States from the United Nations.
Mar 22, 2013
The Rev. Eugene van Kramberg, of Eldorado Park, South Africa, works with other pastors and community members to address criminal activity through restorative justice mediation. MCC supports this initiative.
Mar 19, 2013
International Medical Corps marks 10 years helping Iraq recover from the war.
Mar 12, 2013
In a new report, Childhood Under Fire, launched to mark two years of violence in Syria, Save the Children details the impact of the conflict on children, showing that many are struggling to find enough to eat; are living in barns, parks and caves and are unable to go to school with teachers having fled and schools being attacked.
Mar 12, 2013
During the past two years, violent conflict in Syria has forced more than 400,000 refugees across their country’s border into Jordan. Daryl Byler, MCC representative who lives in Amman, Jordan, explains why Jordan keeps its borders open even as the country struggles to meet the basic needs of its Syrian “guests” and assimilate them into its schools, communities and economy. Nongovernmental organizations, including MCC, assist Jordan with meeting its Biblical and cultural mandates to show hospitality to strangers.
Mar 04, 2013
Winrock International’s Board of Directors today announced that Rodney Ferguson will become the organization’s new President and CEO on April 1, succeeding Frank Tugwell, who is retiring after leading Winrock for more than 14 years.