First Churches of Northampton

First Churches has a special connection to Haiti, with members traveling (along with members from the Longmeadow church) there regularly in connection with CONASPEH.  We are, of course, very concerned about the disaster that is unfolding there and will be responding as a church. If you wish to contribute towards humanitarian relief, there are myriad ways to do so, including through our denominations — the UCC has a page for donation, as does the American Baptist Church.

In addition, Hatian-born musician Wyclef Jean set up a way to donate to the relief fund similar to the Red Cross’s. Text YELE (the name of the non-profit benefiting Haiti) to 501501 and a $5 donation to the program’s earthquake relief fund will be billed to your cell phone bill.

This Sunday, January 17, David Entin, who chairs the church’s Peace & Justice Committee, will be giving the sermon, addressing Haiti.  We will take up a special collection at the service to assist with the disaster relief.  After the service, David and Pauline Bassett will discuss their recent trip to Haiti.

This entry was posted on Thursday, January 14th, 2010 at 7:30 am and is filed under Missions.