Souper Saturday Souper Saturday was established in 1983 as a ministry of First Presbyterian Church Evanston. Every Saturday, 80-100 guests are served a three course well prepared meal in a warm, welcoming environment. Most guests in attendance are adults and a few are children. Souper Saturday is open to the community and nearly all
Build Congo Schools The Congo Focus Team works closely with Presbyterian church leaders and members in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to support their ministries. In particular, the team seeks to improve primary and secondary education, as well as women’s and children’s programs. In cooperation with the Build Congo Schools organization, the team
Tumekutana Tumekutana is a Swahili word meaning “We have come together.” It is a gathering of Presbyterian and Reformed Church Women Leaders from around Africa. It began in 2007 with the vision to bring women together as peers across Africa. These women who might otherwise never meet, are now able to meet for
First Friends First Friends is a group at First Presbyterian created to help, welcome and befriend refugee families. “First Friends” was chosen as a name because we are from “First” Presbyterian Evanston, and we may also be some of the “first” people that these people will encounter in the US. People in the group will have
Bethlehem Bible College Bethlehem Bible College Rev. Dr. Jack Sara, President BBC Mission: Bethlehem Bible College is an interdenominational college which uses Arabic as its primary language of instruction. All courses are accredited through MENATE (The Middle East and North Africa Association for Theological Education), the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and several
Zelalem Abebe IFES- EPSA Zelalem Abebe Regional Secretary Student ministry in the EPSA region has seen tremendous growth and now has more active Christian students than any other IFES region. Two of its movements – Ethiopia and Kenya – have more than 45,000 students. But there are challenges too: corruption, social injustice, political
Evangelical Theological Seminary, Cairo (ETSC) Evangelical Theological Seminary Cairo, Egypt ETSC was founded in 1863 on the houseboat Ibis, which was used as a floating seminary for theological studies and practical training. In 1926 the main campus in Cairo was established. The geographical reach of ETSC increased due to the opening of two
International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) J. C. – Regional Secretary Middle East/North Africa Region The mission of IFES-MENA is to establish healthy student ministries in every country of the Arab world and to see university students built into communities of disciples transformed by the gospel of Jesus and impacting the university, church
Langham Partnership The Langham Partnership USA Rev. Dr. Ben Homan, President The Langham Partnership USA is an international organization founded by John Stott in 1969, has the vision to see churches in the Majority World equipped for mission and growing to maturity in Christ through the ministry of pastors and leaders who believe,
Salaam Medical Centre Egypt Dr. Freddy Elbaiady, Founder and CEO Salaam Medical Centre is a not-for-profit hospital in El-Qanatir Elkhaireya, Egypt (population approx 450,000). The center started in 1996, under the auspices of the Egyptian Protestant church (the Evangelical Church of Egypt, Synod of the Nile). The centre operates with a mandate to
