Church Extensions/Bobo DioulassoThe population of Burkina’s second largest city recently surpassed 1 million. Gifts to this account will be used toward land purchase and church building and expansion projects in the growing city of Bobo Dioulasso. For more info, please contact Andrew Schaeffer at [email protected]
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Kenedougou ProjectSince 2005 C&MA and Burkina Alliance Church workers have partnered together to reach the unreached in Burkina’s westernmost province. Gifts to this account will be used for church building and ministry projects in the Kenedougou Province. For more info, please contact Kevin Oberg at [email protected].
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Burkina Bible SchoolsSince the 1970s, Maranatha Bible School and Poundou Bible & Agricultural School have been training pastors and church leaders. Gifts to this account will be used for
scholarships, benevolent gifts and campus improvement projects at Maranatha and Poundou Bible Schools. For more info, please contact Andrew Schaeffer at [email protected]. |
Burkina Christian SchoolsIn 1991, the Burkina Alliance Church founded its first Christian School, Lycée Maranatha, to provide students with a quality Christian education. Even though the Christian School movement has flourished here in recent years, classrooms are over-crowded and the number of schools inadequate. Gifts to this account will be used for Christian School land, buildings and campus improvements. For more info, please contact Andrew Schaeffer at [email protected].
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Bikes for National PastorsAround 600 pastors serve over 800 Alliance churches in Burkina.
Whether they serve just one church family or two, every pastor needs a means of transportation. A motorbike costs around $1000 - $2000, depending on the mark.Gifts to this account will be used to provide pastors with a means of transportation. For more info, please contact Andrew Schaeffer at [email protected]. |
ACCEDES Bobo HospitalIn 2004 ACCEDES, the relief and development arm of the Burkina Alliance Church, opened Clinic Life to minister to the physical needs of the poorest of the poor in Bobo
Dioulasso and the surrounding villages. Land was granted and plans developed for a full-fledged hospital. The first building, the maternity, is nearing completion but many more buildings are planned. Gifts to this account will be used to build and equip this hospital to expand ACCEDES’ medical ministries. For more info, please contact Andrew Schaeffer at [email protected]. |
Burkina Alliance Widows’ CenterIn 2002 Esther Schaeffer began meeting quarterly to encourage over 100 widows in the Alliance churches of Bobo Dioulasso.
Burkina Alliance Church leaders have drawn up plans for a center where widows could come to find comfort and relief, as well as job training. Gifts to this account will be used to build this center. For more info, please contact Esther Schaeffer at [email protected] |
Burkina Relief FundIn 2009 over 150,000 were displaced due to massive flooding in Burkina’s capital, Ouagadougou. In 2011 Burkina experienced sporadic rains that resulted in a poor harvest. In 2012 refugees flooded in from neighboring Mali. Gifts to this account will be used to respond to these kinds of crises. For more info, please
contact Andrew Schaeffer at [email protected]. |
Gospel Radio BurkinaAlliance radio stations in Bobo Dioulasso, Banfora, Nouna and Tougan are reaching into thousands of homes and hearts with the Good News of Jesus as well as good Christian music. Gifts to this
account will be used to maintain equipment and to help expand Gospel Radio ministries. For more info, please contact Andrew Schaeffer at [email protected] |