Community of Christ Gives $25,000 
to Aid Afghanistan Refugees

The Reverend John L. McCullough  (center) with Community of Christ President  W. Grant McMurray (left) and World  Hunger Fund chair Wallace B. Smith

The Reverend John L. McCullough, executive director of Church World Service, traveled from New York to Community of Christ World Headquarters in Independence, Missouri, to acknowledge the $25,000 grant from the World Hunger Fund to support Church World Service's efforts to aid Afghanistan refugees. 

McCullough spoke at a luncheon saying, “This assistance will make a real difference for those who are suffering from hunger and exposure this winter in refugee camps in Afghanistan and on the Pakistani border.”

In addition to the $25,000 presented now, Community of Christ has challenged members and friends to contribute an additional amount to the World Hunger Fund in February and March for the same cause.  Church World Service will also be the recipient of these funds.

These dollars will be used to meet basic living needs of those displaced by Taliban rule, the devastation of the air strikes, and the impact of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan. Aid agencies believe more than two million people will not have enough food for the winter. But these contributions can help!

Dr. Wallace B. Smith, chair of the World Hunger Fund, said, “We are happy to establish this relationship with one of the major relief and service organizations in the world. We look forward to participation with them in other mutually satisfying projects.” 

This is an invitation for people to go beyond what has been done to fund the significant needs related specifically to the events of September 11. For more information about Church World Service, visit www.churchworldservice.org . For more information about Community of Christ World Hunger Ministries, visit www.CofChrist.org/hunger.