Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Charleston, SC
If you are feeling the need to immediately do something to help the congregation of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, you can donate directly to the church, which accepts paypal and credit cards.
The mayor of Charleston has also announced a fund:
Charleston’s Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. has set up “Mother Emanuel Hope” fund at Wells Fargo bank. The city has already pledged $5,000. The fund will help family members pay for funerals, counseling and other financial needs. Donations can be made by walking into any of Wells Fargo’s 6,200 banking locations. An online portal to donate will be live soon, but for now you can make a check out to “Mother Emanuel Hope Fund” and send it to the address below:
Mother Emanuel Hope Fund
C/O City of Charleston
P.O. Box 304 Charleston, SC 29402.
Thank you in advance.
Editors Note: Original Post Date of June 19, 2015 @ 10:52 changed to re-promote in Featured Posts.
Ir was suggested that checks are even better than other methods – since no money will be taken out as fees.