Nepal is one of the most disaster-vulnerable countries in the world. It ranks second only to Bangladesh in the number of large-scale disasters experienced between 1985 and 2000, and 97% of its population are at risk from two or more disaster hazards. The UNDP has found that Nepal is the 11th most vulnerable country to earthquakes, and the 15th most vulnerable to floods. These disasters claim hundreds of lives and cause hundreds of thousands of dollar's worth of damage each year. Climate change will make things worse.

In 1993 the country had to bear a great loss due to dreadful floods and landslides. Hundreds of people lost their lives and thousands were made homeless. Many church leaders of the Kathmandu valley met together and decided to make a joint contribution towards relief of the victims. The meeting resulted in forming a group with the name Nepal Christian Relief Services (NCRS) aiming to express the love of Christ by helping needy people affected by disaster.  A Board has been formed extensively representing various churches and denominations. It has been registered with the government of Nepal as a non-governmental, non-profit organization in 2006.

Since 1993 NCRS has been actively involved in providing relief services to the victims of various kinds of disasters such as floods and landslides, fires, earthquakes, etc. After the registration NCRS has been involved in DRR programs, too.
NCRS is an independent disaster management organization established to facilitate a church community-based non-discriminatory response to disasters and disaster risk.