Diocese of Ismailia denied collecting donations for Copts of Arish and said that a bank account will be opened for them on Sunday.
Statement assured that more than 800 Coptic families arrived to Ismailia and were received by the church.
Dozens of Coptic Christian families in Egypt have fled North Sinai province after at least 7 were killed in recent weeks by suspected Islamist militants after leaflets calling to kill the Copts were distributed in the city of Arish.