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
Learn more about
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.”
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.
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.