Emergency Disaster Fund

Inspired by Jesus, Brethren Disaster Ministries focuses on rebuilding homes, caring for children, and providing international relief by engaging our volunteers, supporters, and partners to serve communities recovering from disaster. You can learn more at the Brethren Disaster Ministries webpage. 

Rebuilding Program

Brethren Disaster Ministries’ Rebuilding Program engages volunteers to repair and rebuild storm damaged homes for some of the most vulnerable disaster survivors, thereby easing trauma and promoting recovery. By demonstrating Christ’s love and putting their faith in action as they restore damaged homes, volunteers also restore broken lives.

Children's Disaster Services

Since 1980 Children’s Disaster Services (CDS), a program of Brethren Disaster Ministries, has been meeting the needs of children by setting up child care centers in shelters and disaster assistance centers across the nation. Specially trained to respond to traumatized children, volunteers provide a calm, safe and reassuring presence in the midst of the chaos created by tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, wildfires, and any natural or human-caused disaster.

Global Response

Every year, natural disasters, violence, and other emergencies put thousands of people at risk of losing their lives, their homes, and their sources of income. In the developing world, unrelenting poverty and disparity make disaster recovery especially difficult. Through the Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF), countless disaster survivors are given hope in desperate situations. The EDF enables the Church of the Brethren to actively support coordinated disaster relief efforts, mostly through faith-based international partners, wherever disaster strikes.

If you would prefer to send a check donation:

Please make checks out to Church of the Brethren and in the memo add "Emergency Disaster Fund". 

Send checks to 

Church of the Brethren

1451 Dundee Ave

Elgin IL 60120

Your generous gifts will support Brethren Disaster Ministries rebuilding homes, caring for children, and providing international relief by engaging our volunteers, supporters, and partners to serve communities recovering from disaster.

A gift to a restricted fund such as the Emergency Disaster Fund includes a Ministry Enablement Contribution of 9 percent to help cover the cost of carrying out the intended purpose of the gift.