The need
War and poverty affect the whole person: physical health, emotional strength, family life, faith, and the places where a community gathers.
Community Development
Church Construction.
One church planted in an unreached community can affect countless generations.
Watch the work
From gathering under trees to a church home.
A field film follows the difference a permanent community church can make.
Holistic transformation by the Word
What this ministry carries into the field.
Favor’s church planting initiatives are an integral part of our Community Development program, because we want to rebuild each community’s physical and spiritual needs around a healthy church. We stress the importance of organization and the installation of good leadership before dreaming of construction, but with these critical elements in place, construction of a church building begins. Favor partners with International Cooperating Ministries (ICM) to fund the new church construction and ICM has helped Favor build many churches across Uganda and South Sudan.
How it works - 01
The field-led response
Our intention is to simply be a resource behind the church allowing them to take the lead and be as independent as possible. When finished, our staff walks with the new faith community throughout the following year to guide and provide training, discipleship, and mini Bible school courses. These churches don’t belong to Favor but to the community of believers and their leadership from that local church.
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The work continues
The church building becomes a key gathering place for the communities and is one of the most effective means of reaching and transforming lives. Between life skills classes, Women Empowerment meetings, youth sports & activities, and schooling for all ages as a Village Learning Center, the church building becomes an anchor point in the community for both the young and the old. One church planted in an unreached community can affect countless generations.
The ministry in context
A need, a field-led response, and a path forward.
See how Church Construction fits Favor’s wider approach to transformation.
Favor’s approach
Field teams pair practical care with prayer, discipleship, trained local leadership, and a healthy church rooted in the community.
What comes next
Immediate care opens a longer path toward reconciliation, stable congregations, local service, and community-led restoration.
"So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building." The Apostle Paul, 1 Corinthians 3:7-9, NKJV
Education & Children · July 6, 2023
Strong Foundations in Rural Areas
Giving young children a strong foundation of learning while they're young is so important to their development and growth. We establish village learning centers in rural communities where there are no schools to give them every opportunity we can. But whether through primary schools or village learning centers, we get to pour into these little ones both academically and spiritually (see images and captions below).
Questions
Understanding Church Construction.
What to know before you explore, pray, or give.
Who carries Church Construction on the ground?
Favor’s field programs are led and delivered by indigenous staff, teachers, pastors, counselors, and ministry leaders who live in the nations and communities they serve.
How does Church Construction connect to the rest of Favor’s work?
It belongs to the Community Development pillar, but it does not stand alone. Favor’s programs are designed to reinforce prayer, discipleship, local leadership, and the long-term health of a community.
Are the details identical in every location?
No. Language, facilities, local leadership, and immediate needs vary by nation and community. This page describes Favor’s published model; current field details should be confirmed with the Favor team.
How can I support this work?
Favor Partners provide dependable, unrestricted support that field leadership can direct where it is most needed. You can also contact the team to ask whether a current designated project is available.
Community Development
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Each program is one part of a connected, field-led movement.
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Favor Partners give field leaders the flexibility to keep this work moving month after month.