This organization focuses on empowering indigenous churches to bring transformational development to some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
(Updated October 2018)
World Relief has built their mission and programs around the conviction that the Church, the broadest and most diverse social network on earth, has a clear scriptural mandate to serve the “least of these” and is in an ideal position to help the poor, and their communities, towards a transformed, self-sustaining future. Of the organizations listed at Givers By Design, World Relief comes closest to the heart of our own mission: Connecting the church with the world’s poorest people.
Working with indigenous churches to create “Church Empowerment Zones,” World Relief leverages its donation dollars for enormous impact. Sometimes called one of the best kept secrets in the world of relief and development, World Relief’s staff of 2000 empowered over 100,000 indigenous volunteers last year to impact the lives of seven million poor in tangible, transforming ways. One of the organization’s big picture goals for the future is to equip 50,000 indigenous churches to do high quality development work in their own communities.
World Relief envisions the world’s most vulnerable people transformed economically, socially, and spiritually – through the efforts of the local, indigenous church. World Relief empowers and facilitates these efforts — and the result has proven to be remarkably effective and highly efficient, generating an impact far beyond that of organizations operating on a similar budget.
Primary Sector: Comprehensive Community Development
Organization Size: Medium — programs are supported by cash contributions totaling
$3,000,000 to $20,000,000 annually
Key Webpages:
About: https://worldrelief.org/about
Church-based Community Development in Africa: https://worldrelief.org/africa
Financial Statements: https://worldrelief.org/financial-details
Awards and Articles of Note: Ministry Watch Shining Light Award 2010
Contact Information: visit https://worldrelief.org/ contact https://worldrelief.org/connect/
| More information (program and financial) about World Relief is available from the following organizations: |
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| X Charity Navigator | Charity Watch / AIP (fee) |
| X Guidestar | X BBB / Wise Giving Alliance |
| X Ministry Watch * | X ACCORD Network member |
| X Intelligent Philanthropy (fee) | X ECFA (Charter Member) |
| * Shining Light Award 2010 | |