Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD)

• International relief and development agency of the Episcopal Church of the United States
• An independent 501(c)3 organization
• ERD saves lives and builds hope in communities around the world
• Provides emergency assistance in times of crisis
• Rebuilds after disasters
• Enables people to climb out of poverty by offering long-term solutions in the areas of food security and health care, including HIV/AIDS and malaria

Episcopal Relief and Development's partnerships with dioceses responding after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are providing relief to people in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas, as well as evacuees relocated in states that include Tennessee, Kansas and Texas. Please remember to contribute to ERD to help those whose lives have been devastated by the disasters. To donate online visit the ERD web site. To make your contribution, you may prefer to call ERD at 1-800-334-7626 extension 5129.

Please keep people in need in your prayers. For more information, you may contact Saint Barnabas' Vestry Liaison to ERD, Kim MacMillan.