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Our PartnersChapel Hill Partners are organizations with member involvement that provide a transformative opportunity as they help to equip, train and educate leadership.
Agros, Guatemala Agros International is committed to breaking the cycle of poverty for rural families in Central America and Mexico by enabling landless communities to achieve land ownership and economic stability. Having learned that the root causes of poverty extend across communities and are passed down from generation to generation, the Agros development model is holistic, sustainable, and focused on long term results. This commitment to the long-term sustainability of a whole community serves to break the cycle of poverty in all its forms. In 2009, Chapel Hill, along with two other partners, began a 5-year commitment to Journey With a Village, specifically the village of Villa Hortencia 1. If you are interested in joining a GO Team to Guatemala, contact Dave and Barb Martin at 253.858.7883. Follow this link to read the latest about this village.Christians Concerned for Burma, Dave and Karen Eubanks and Amy Davisson, Burma/Thailand The Eubanks along with Amy Davisson serve the needs of Burmese refugees in Thailand and assist internally displaced persons within Burma. Their mission is to give help and hope, and to share God's love with the oppressed in Burma. They train and send relief teams of medics, teachers, pastors, and others to provide emergency assistance to the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) of Burma. Every March, Chapel Hill coordinates with Christians Concerned for Burma to sponsor the Global Day of Prayer and Run for Relief. To find out how you can help Christians Concerned for Burma, call Laurie Dawson at 360.908.2812, or visit their website. Musalaha, Salim and Kay Munayer, Israel/West Bank Musalaha seeks to facilitate reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians as it was demonstrated in the life and teaching of Jesus. Salim and Kay work to be an encouragement and advocate of reconciliation, first among Palestinian and Israeli believers, and then beyond their respective communities. Chapel Hill is joining with Musalaha Ministries in a partnership that is focused on equipping young adults to be agents of reconciliation. Ultimately our hope is to see followers of Christ involved in breaking down walls between Christians in the land of Jesus. For more information contact Shari Monson at 253.853.0239 or visit the Musalaha website. New Life Homes/African Leadership Partners, Peter and Mary Jean Kopp, Rob & Jennifer Taylor, Swaziland Peter and Mary Jean are working to train leaders for the church in Southern Africa and coordinating an orphan home ministry called New Life Homes in Swaziland, Southern Africa. They provide a loving and stable home in a Christian environment for children who are orphaned or abandoned due to the HIV/AIDS crisis. This initiative seeks to place children who have no other alternative for care in safe, caring homes. Located on a 195-acre farm in Swaziland, the homes house families of 8-10 children and their houseparents. These families are self-sustaining and develop healthy, well-rounded children who will be capable of contributing positively to their communities. There are currently four families thriving under this program.In early 2012, Chapel Hill members Rob & Jennifer Taylor and family will join the Kopps in their ministry at New Life homes. Read their story.
For more information, contact Paul Conan 253.857.3352.
Presbytery of Olympia The Presbytery of Olympia keeps us connected to the important work of the denomination in our region. Through their coordinated initiatives, we support educational institutions and processes that equip ordained ministry leaders, have opportunity to communicate with and assist our fellow Presbyterians in transition, and gain access to time-tested processes with which to engage in theological and doctrinal dialogue in a rapidly changing world. We are especially grateful for our rich Presbyterian mission history and roots, and seek to participate in and inform the future God has for us. For more information, visit their website.Prison Ministries, Washington State WCCW Mother/Child Playday - Monthly playdays for Washington Correctional Center for Women inmates and their children. This is the only time the inmates can really play with their children while in the institution. For more information call Anne DeLaney at 253.884.6469
Celebrate Recovery at WCCW - 95% of inmates at WCCW are incarcerated for drug and alcohol abuse. Twice a month around 16 inmates attend this national 12-step recovery program. For more information call Lori White at 253.853.0291.
Rebuilding Families Inc. - Assist Washington State female offenders with their transition back into the community and reunification with their families. RFI works with the Dress for Success Clothing Closet and provides the women with safe and secure transition housing. These are just a few examples of the transitional services RFI provides. For more information contact Audrey Shaw at 253.514.8123.
Kairos at WCCW and various Men's Institutions - Kairos Prison Ministry is an ecumenical volunteer organization ministering to incarcerated individuals, their families, and those who work with them. They hold monthly ministry programs as well as bi-annual retreat weekends, described as short courses in Christianity. The good news is shared in word and deed. For more information about Kairos at WCCW contact Peg Seaton at 360.876.2765. World Vision For over 20 years, our partnership with World Vision has provided access to unique and intelligent ways to respond to those suffering in our world. By partnering with this professional, experienced, trusted global development organization, we channel our resources toward some of the most strategic mission activity in the world. World Vision values our commitment to them and regularly offers us the opportunity to ‘pilot’ their innovative initiatives such as the Aids Exhibit, Care Giver Kits and 40 Hour Famine. We recognize the deep satisfaction many from our congregation feel as a result of their personal sponsorship of World Vision children and Microloan programs. To learn more, contact Ken and Linda Tromsness at 253.225.5223 or visit their website."Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20
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