Bishops' Appeal Committee
Bishops’ Appeal: 50th anniversary video
A video to mark the 50th anniversary of the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal for World Aid and Development was presented at our 2022 General Synod in Belfast.
A video to mark the 50th anniversary of the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal for World Aid and Development was presented at our 2022 General Synod in Belfast.
The Church of Ireland’s Bishops’ Appeal for World Aid and Development is releasing a further €40,000 and £35,000 to Christian Aid and Habitat for Humanity in support of humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and the surrounding countries. This brings the total released so far to €50,000 and £43,300.
Bishops’ Appeal is immediately releasing €10,000 and £8,300 to Habitat for Humanity and Christian Aid for their humanitarian responses.
The Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal for World Aid and Development has committed €10,000 (£8,300) from its emergency funds to assist with the humanitarian response to the current crisis in Ukraine. Bishops’ Appeal is partnering with Habitat for Humanity Ireland and Christian Aid, and encouraging parishes across the island to contribute to our response to help people seeking refuge.
The Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal has released €10,000 (equivalent to around £8,600) in emergency funding to support two frontline agencies responding to India’s second coronavirus wave: Asha, a Christian charity working in communities in Delhi; and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
The Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal has released €10,000 in emergency funding to support Covid relief efforts in India. Individuals and parishes are invited to contribute to support these efforts. Funds will be channelled to partner agencies working on the ground in communities in India providing vital support and supplies.
The Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal for World Aid and Development is encouraging parishes across the island to take part in its #Connect4Creation project for Lent 2021. This initiative helps members of the Church to connect with God, who is in our midst, and with their surroundings and the natural world.
The Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal for World Aid and Development has launched a Mother and Child Advent Appeal, which seeks to raise support for four initiatives in Nepal, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sierra Leone.
The Bishops’ Appeal Harvest Newsletter is now available, with stories of how your giving is making a difference in sub–Saharan Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.
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