Rebuilding Homes and Lives

Several core members of the EMC team made trips to help residents of Mississippi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina during the Spring and Summer of 2006.   In the fall of 2006, EMC founders spent several weeks working at the home of one elderly Gulfport, MS resident, Ernie Mae Craft.  Ernie Mae had absolutely no money but was blessed with a boundless supply of hope.  It quickly became apparent that Ernie Mae needed more help than was available through traditional relief channels.  

After discussing her dilemma, the men and women of now “EMC Charities” decided to take her project themselves, and they made a commitment to do "whatever it took" to get her situation moved off "dead center" with a goal of putting Ernie Mae's home (and life) back together in time for her to serve her family a Christmas dinner in a real "home."  "Ernie Mae's Christmas" seemed the natural name for the December 2006 project, and less than a year later became the namesake of EMC Charities.

EMC is a multi-denominational fellowship of believers who seek to relieve suffering and share God's love in the world. EMC is a non-evangelistic service organization whose members seek to be God's hands and feet in the execution of His will here on earth.  Each member of the team remains firmly committed to selfless eservice as workers among workers, and fiscal responsibility to contributors.  EMC attracts the best and brightest with a spirit of genuine camaraderie and empowerment, stretching and growing both individually and collectively in service to God and our world.  

 It is EMC's mission to provide relief to those who are suffering and cannot find relief through traditional relief agencies.  We want to help those who have been told "no" one too many times.  We take on projects that may have a specific challenge -- either in construction or funding.  We want to help those who would otherwise "slip through the cracks."

Today EMC’s efforts focus on Hurricane Katrina relief along the beautiful Gulf Coast of Mississippi, but the core is rapidly growing to a status where teams can respond nationally and hopefully someday, internationally.  It is the EMC vision to create a solid network of supporters and volunteers where teams can be in a position to respond whenever and wherever needed. 

EMC Charities is entirely funded by the charitable contributions of individuals and groups across the country.  Many of the largest donors are also the same people who have been at work with EMC first hand and seen what their donations can do.  EMC’s work would not be possible without their generosity.   

EMC is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.  100% of donated funds are used toward relief projects.  As "givers" just like you, we want to be able to see the real results of our gifts.  We keep the money flowing where it should be, on tangibles like materials and tools and not on intangible administrative "fluff."  All administrative and legal fees are paid for by our core members or services are donated.  EMC accepts donations through the mail and also through PayPal.