{"id":18300,"date":"2022-02-25T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=18300"},"modified":"2022-02-25T20:55:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:55:01","slug":"crisis-in-ukraine-preparing-to-respond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2022\/crisis-in-ukraine-preparing-to-respond\/","title":{"rendered":"Crisis in Ukraine: Preparing to respond to needs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>From Brethren Disaster Ministries<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All believers are called to continue praying for the people of Ukraine and all impacted by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Please also pray for world leaders and Russian leadership that a miracle will happen, and a road to peace and justice will be found.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/bdm_logo-2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6948\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brethren Disaster Ministries is monitoring the needs of response partners and mapping out the Church of the Brethren response. European churches and relief agencies already are addressing immediate needs of refugees traveling to surrounding countries. Churches in Poland and Hungary are receiving, feeding, and housing refugees from Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Church of the Brethren response will support partners such as Church World Service (CWS), the ACT Alliance, European Baptist Churches, or Mennonite groups. The response will focus on people and locations that are underserved and have the greatest need for aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To support the Ukraine Crisis Response, make an online donation at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/give-ukraine-crisis\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/give-ukraine-crisis\">www.brethren.org\/give-ukraine-crisis<\/a> or mail a check to the Emergency Disaster Fund, Church of the Brethren, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120 and earmark for \u201cUkraine Crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/direkte-misyon-mondyal\/\">Direkt\u00e8 egzekitif Misyon Mondyal la f\u00e8 premye vizit li nan Legliz Fr\u00e8 d&#8217;Haiti ak nan Pwoj\u00e8 Medikal Ayiti a.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-mission-executive-visits-haiti\/\">Global Mission executive director makes first visit to l\u2019Eglise des Fr\u00e8res d\u2019Haiti and the Haiti Medical Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/el-director-de-global-mission\/\">El director ejecutivo de Global Mission realiza su primera visita a la iglesia de los Hermanos de Hait\u00ed y al Proyecto M\u00e9dico de Hait\u00ed.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/d-c-circuit-court-of-appeals-decision\/\">D.C. 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