World Relief

The World Relief "ministry began in 1944 when leading American denominations realized they had a unique means of addressing the needs of war-torn Europe. Many had sister churches located in some of the hardest-hit regions of the continent. The National Association of Evangelicals established the War Relief Commission to send clothing and food to victims of World War II. After the war, evangelical leaders decided that the ministry of the War Relief Commission should continue because the human need was still great in post-war Europe."

Partners include InterAction.

Directors

• Chair, Dr. Gordon MacDonald - First Baptist Church
• Vice Chair, Samuel C. Wolgemuth
• Secretary, Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins - Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
• Treasurer, Robert Landrebe - Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
• Rev. Scott Arbeiter - Elmbrook Church
• Rev. Leith Anderson - National Association of Evangelicals
• Rev. Paul Borthwick - Development Associates International
• Jill Briscoe -Elmbrook Church
• Kathy Vaselkiv
• Don Bray -Evangelical Fellowship of Mission Agencies
• John Griffin -AARP
• William Hamel - Evangelical Free Church of America
• Deborah A. McFarland - Emory University
• Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Jr. - National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
• Jim Sundholm -Covenant World Relief, Evangelical Covenant Church
• Rev. Sanders Willson - Second Presbyterian Church
• J. Stephen Simms - Simms Showers LLP
• Lt. Col. Dan Starrett - Salvation Army World Services
• Roy Taylor - National Association of Evangelicals

Contact

Web: http://www.wr.org

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