Project Areas: Europe: Antioch Corporation & Distribution Center

Antioch Corporation is a Romanian not-for-profit corporation under the auspices of the ACWR European Committee and Nazarene Church brethren in Europe. It owns and operates a Distribution Center in Vladimirescu, a village of Arad County in western Romania. The Center serves as headquarters for ACWR in Eastern Europe in assisting brethren in need in Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine.

  • Organizational Structure

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Food packagingAntioch (Antiohia Association) was formed in 2002 “to provide humanitarian aid (food, clothes, medicines, etc.) mainly to Nazarene brethren and any person in need, and to initiate and sustain projects related to this goal.” Board member representatives are brethren with American, German, Hungarian, Serbian and Romanian backgrounds. A Romanian brother is employed full-time as executive director for Antioch.

  • Distribution Center Property

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Antioch Distribution CenterThe Distribution Center is centrally located in Eastern Europe to accommodate brethren in Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine. The property consists of a main administration building, a warehouse used for clothing, storage and distribution, a guest house, and two enclosed 3-stall garages. German, Hungarian and Romanian brethren worked together to make the Center ready for use for World Relief.

  • World Relief Activities at Antioch

The following World Relief activities are administered thru the Antioch Corporation at the651165-444181-thumbnail.jpg
Unloading goods in Arad Distribution Center:

1. Romania food packaging and distribution
2. Clothing distribution for all of Eastern Europe
3. Self-help loan projects in Romania
4. Small livestock and apiary projects in Romania
5. Farmland, small farm equipment and tillers for Romania

  • Financial Support

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Clothes for the needyFinancing for Antioch and World Relief activities comes from donations that are specifically designated for the work of Antioch, excepting the food parcel program which is funded by World Relief general fund donations. Monetary and in-kind donations of grain, clothing and other items are appreciated and blessed by the Lord.