According to the Cumberland (Maryland) Times-News, the West Virginia Council of Churches has established a fund to assist the families of miners lost in the recent explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia.

Those wishing to assist can call 304-344-3141 or log on to the West Virginia Council of Churches web site – http://wvcc.org/

Gifts and other items are being accepted at the Appalachian Bible College -http://www.abc.edu/