Charity Foundation EKKLESIA

The aspiration of the Ekklesia Charity Foundation is to help and support the poor and suffering people, whose life for some reason is hard and difficult. The workers of the foundation follow the principles of Christian morality in their work.

The founder of the foundation Larissa Cherkaskaya has herself experienced charity: in 1993, the life of her 3-months-old grandson was saved in Germany. Almost all amount of DEM 45000 needed for the surgery was donated by German people. At that time Larissa met Hilda and Gerd Bessel who had been collecting charity and provided humanitarian aid to Klaipeda city for several years. It was not difficult to find people who needed the help most. The charity shipments were being sent regularly.

    The news about opportunity to get help spread around among all the people in need big families, pensioners, disabled people. The telephone was ringing all the time. Then we dicided to register a foundation in order to expand the possibilities to help people.

In 1997 the Ekklesia Charity Foundation was registered; in the same year,  comapny Svebas provided 150 sq. m room in the Vilnius down town free of charge. Relations  with German, Danish and Northern Ireland charity organizations had been established and maintained.

    Over 1200 tons of humanitarian help have been brought in: food, clothes, medical equipment, including medical beds, mattresses, and wheelchairs, items of personal hygiene, toys, bed linen and furniture. Everything was distributed to hospitals, nursing homes and children`s homes, schools, associations of the disabled; clothes were also distributed in prisons.

    Thousands of people received and keep reveiving one-time help of food, clothes, bed linen, and kitchenware; many people receive such help regularly. The help is distributed by the branches of Ekklesia Foundation in Vilnius, Širvintos, Visaginas, Nemenčinė and Paberžė. The work in these branches is done by volunteers.

    Lots of varios equipment were sent to different organizations, including: retirement home in Prienai, hospital of sustaning trearment and nursing in Dusetos, children fosted home "Gile" in Vilnius, Antaviliai boarding-house, Baldžio Šilas rehabilitation centre, Railwaymen`s hospital in Vilnius, Mykolas Marcinkevičius hospital, TB hospital, Santariškės children`s hospital, associations of the disabled in Ukmergė and Vilnius, local communiy council of Prienai, Tauragė, Nemežis and Zarasai.

    I`am well acquainted with the work of Ekklesia Charity Foundation through Lithuanian people who received support and experienced the good deeds of this foundation, said Juozas Palionis, the Member of Lithuanian Parliament.

    When the Lithuanian postal services joined the charity activities of the Foundation and provided premises, Foundation started the Day Centre Project.

    This project provides social services for seniors, singles, disabled and socially excluded people in Vilnius. The services include 150-seat canteen, laundry, reading room, hairdresser room and lounge room. Foundation volunteers also provide needy people with clothing. Help from doctors, psychologists, lawyers and social workers is being already provided.

Charity Foundation "EKKLESIA"

Bank information:

Receiver: Charity Foundation "EKKLESIA"
Account No: LT72 7044 0600 0026 9044

AB SEB bankas
Bank Code: 70440
SWIFT Code CBVILT2X
e-mail: ekklesia.lt@gmail.com