Anglican Relief and Development Fund Accredited by National Financial Accountability Organization

    AMBRIDGE, PA  - The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA)  announced today the accreditation of Anglican Relief and Development Fund of  Ambridge, PA.    ECFA accreditation is based on the ECFA Seven Standards of Responsible  StewardshipT, including financial accountability, transparency, sound board  governance and ethical fund-raising.    Anglican Relief and Development Fund joins a growing number of  Christ-centered churches and ministries across America, supported by over 35  million donors that have earned the right to display the ECFA seal.  When an  organization is accredited by ECFA, it demonstrates its willingness to  follow the model of biblical accountability.    "We are pleased to include in our membership a ministry committed to  reaching out to churches all over the world," said Dan Busby, president of  ECFA.    Founded in 2007, Anglican Relief and Development Fund (www.anglicanaid.net)  works directly with the spiritually vibrant, but resource-poor Anglican  Churches of the Global South changing the lives of over 500,000 people in 31  different countries.    To learn more about Anglican Relief and Development Fund and their  stewardship opportunities, visit ServantMatchR, ECFA's program that matches  God's servants with the stewardship options of ECFA members based on  ministry sectors and categories.  It is ECFA's newest online feature that  allows you to quickly and easily find giving opportunities.    ECFA, founded in 1979, provides accreditation to leading Christian nonprofit  organizations that faithfully demonstrate compliance with the ECFA Standards  pertaining to financial accountability, fundraising and board governance.  For more information about ECFA, including information about accreditation  and a listing of ECFA-accredited members, visit www.ECFA.org or call  1-800-323-9473.    For more information on The Anglican Relief and Development Fund contact  Nancy Norton, Executive Director, nancy@anglicanaid.net or visit the website  at www.anglicanaid.net.