Church partnership is two churches

Working together to lift up vulnerable families

“Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres” 1 Corinthians 13:7

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church partnership

​A complementary relationship between two churches guided by a common, gospel-centered vision and sustained by an equal willingness to learn, to serve, to grow, and to extend grace to one another under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

“After our first trip to Guatemala, it became abundantly clear that our two churches needed one another…and the mutual benefits have measured well beyond what we first envisioned.”

Pastor Chris Demott

Reed City Church of the Nazarene, Michigan

How it Works

Churches Working Together

Becoming a partner

World Orphans identifies international churches in developing countries who already have a heart to care for orphaned and vulnerable children. Once a church is identified and due diligence is completed, that church becomes available for partnership. Simultaneously, World Orphans identifies churches in the US who already have a heart for orphaned and vulnerable children. We then work with the US church and the international church to partner them together for the purpose of caring for families and preventing vulnerable children from becoming orphaned. 

components of caring for the whole child

wholistic care for children and families

One of the most distinctive and vital parts of World Orphans Church Partnership is care for the whole child and family, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, and providing opportunities for economic empowerment. Our primary method of doing that is through our wholistic, Home-Based Care (HBC) model, which supports, encourages, and monitors orphaned and vulnerable children and helps preserve, strengthen, and empower families through the local church. As a church partner, you will help to encourage and strengthen your international partner who is walking closely with vulnerable families.

Values of church partnership

setting expectations 

Partnership expectations would be that both churches are engaged, invested relationally, complimenting one another by building each other’s capacity to serve. Each partnership is facilitated by a World Orphans Church Partnership Director, guiding communication, vision, and expectations for the partnership. Additionally, each partnership will be self monitored through the lens of empowering the church to care for orphaned children and vulnerable families, guided by our 10 Values of Church Partnership.

 

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NEXT STEPS

 Let’s have a conversation to learn about what is important to you and your community. We will connect you with one of our Church Partnership directors who will take you through our process and answer any questions you may have.

1 Discovery

We will ask you questions about what is important to your community and answer any questions about what it means to be a church partner.

Are you a pastor, church leader, or volunteer with a heart to get your church involved in caring for vulnerable families? We invite you to learn more about church partnership and how to engage your church today!

2 Assessment

We will help you assess whether or not World Orphans and church partnership is a good fit for your church.

3 Engagement

We will work with you to find the right church partner, to get you connected, and to begin the process of relational engagement.

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Available PArtnerships

Iglesia Jesucristo es la Roca Firme

Iglesia Jesucristo es la Roca Firma is located in Zone 18 of Guatemala City, which is considered a “red zone,” meaning it is a poor area with an exceptionally high crime rate. The main issues surrounding this area are drugs and gangs. The church was founded in 1992 through home visits to two elderly people who were sick.

Iglesia Ministerios Palabra Fiel

Ministerios Palabra Fiel was founded in 1995 and is located in Zone 18 of Guatemala City. This area is considered a “red zone,” meaning it is a poor area with an exceptionally high crime rate. The main issues surrounding this community are drugs and gangs.

Eglise de Dieu de la Bible

Eglise de Dieu de la Bible in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was founded in 1980, and Pastor Thony has been the pastor since 1995. They have approximately 580 adult members and over 150 children. The church runs a school and provides scholarships for the students. The school educates 150 children, 75 of whom are orphans. Eglise de Dieu de la Bible planted three other churches in Haiti.The first congregation was established in the town where Pastor Thony is originally from, Grand Goave, with 140 adult members. The second congregation in Delmas (near the World Orphans office) ministers to 150 adult members. The third congregation, located in Hinch, ministers to 200 adult members.

Father’s Divine Love Ministries

Father’s Divine Love Ministry (FDLM) was founded in 2004 by David Livingstone Zijjan and his wife, Sarah. At the center of FDLM is Divine Love Church, a vibrant church that is passionate about the Gospel and has a heart for reaching the most vulnerable people in their community. Focusing on the wholistic health of the community, FDLM administers programs targeting education, economic empowerment, medical intervention, family and youth discipleship, and community outreach. In addition, FDLM implements a pastoral training program for dozens of rural pastors so that the Gospel can be multiplied throughout the surrounding villages.

Tsega Kale Heywet Church

Tsega Kale Heywet church was founded in 1972 by six people at a school compound, Grace Christian Academy in the center of Addis Ababa. Though the number of believers at the time was very few, they spread the Gospel in the school and community. But the church was forced to close by former Ethiopian military junta, dispersing the number of believers. The church leaders at the time used home cell groups and other special events to keep the congregation and members connected. This diligence and perseverance of the leaders helped to keep the church together through the hardship.

Sheno Kale Heywet Church

Sheno Kale Heywet Church was founded in 2002 and is located 80 kilometers from the capital, Addis Ababa, in a small city of few residents, mostly dominated by Orthodox Christians. The church remains small; however, since 2002, the church has planted three more churches in the surrounding areas. Thankfully, the church owns the place they have now, providing a great opportunity for the church to invest more deeply in establishing a wholistic ministry for the church members and for the community. The church supports families in the community with clothes, school supplies for the children, and with gifts on special holidays. The church’s contribution to these families has garnered it a greater respect and acceptance within the community.

Beke Berhane Wongel Baptist Church

Beke Berhane Wongel Baptist church was founded in 1984 in the City of Beke, outside of Addis Ababa, where most of the community earn their living from farming.

The church was planted by people who come from the orthodox Christian group at that time. Pastor Getamesay has served as the church’s main pastor for the last eight years. He is married and has two children.