Week of Compassion is the relief, refugee and development mission fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). WoC works through implementing partner organizations to facilitate relief and development efforts in ...

The emphasis on "Week" in our name indicates the fund's beginnings as a week-long effort to raise money for those in need. The first official collection under this name was made ...

The first "Brotherhood Dinner" took place March 24, 1938, with the goal of "increasing a sense of cohesiveness in order to become a greater force of advancement in the Kingdom of ...

Week of Compassion is deeply invested in Disciples congregations and their members. In situations where local Disciples communities and members are affected by a disaster, such as a hurricane, flood, or ...

WoC can help resource a congregation looking for a mission project by connecting them with a local Foods Resource Bank growing project, a program that raises money to fund food security ...

Because Week of Compassion is a mission fund, it does not oversee its own programs. Rather, it works through partner organizations that are also dedicated to disaster relief, refugee assistance, and ...

Sustainable development refers to long-term social and economic recovery and development in poverty-stricken or disaster-ravaged communities. Education, health care and medical assistance, accessible and clean water, sanitation, food security and agricultural ...

Week of Compassion partners with the general ministries of the Church to enhance Disciples' efforts and opportunities for mission. For instance, WoC supports Disciples Volunteering of DHM to coordinate congregational work-mission ...

WoC is uniquely Disciple but also inherently ecumenical. Decades ago, during World War II and immediately following, Protestant churches made appeals for relief and reconstruction. In 1946, Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill, ...

On average approximately $2.7-3.5 million is received in a given year. In 2011 about $3 million was distributed for relief and development.

Approximately 6% of the budget goes to administrative costs. Approximately 50% goes to disaster relief out of the Compassion Response Fund and 25% to sustainable development. The remaining funds support the ...

Funding decisions are made in a variety of ways. WoC responds--almost every other day--to appeals from our partner organizations on the ground. Often through Action by Churches Together (ACT Alliance), the ...

Week of Compassion has an Endowment program through the Christian Church Foundation with over 100 named funds -- and it continues to grow! The approximate market value of all CCF funds ...