Mercy Partners — Organization Profile
Mercy Partners is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian charity that provides aid in conflict zones and works through service programs connected to immediate care, sustainable aid, education, and discipleship training. The organization describes its mission as making God’s grace evident by creating programs that allow native evangelists to care for local people as equal partners. Its stated focus is help, hope, and love in conflict zones through practical mercy and local partnership.
The organization is publicly listed with a mailing address in Chatham, Virginia, and its ministry scope is international. Mercy Partners identifies service among victims of conflict in Darfur, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Ukraine; church-growth efforts in Kenya and Indonesia; and resource connections with gospel opportunities in Romania, the Netherlands, the Dutch West Indies, and Iceland. Its work is framed around equal partnership rather than donor-driven mission activity.
Mercy Partners operates through a “bridging” approach that emphasizes accountability, dignity, and local leadership. The organization says it raises charitable donations to provide aid in conflict zones while enabling native evangelists to provide mercy in practical ways. Its programs include Immediate Care, Sustainable Aid, Discipleship, and Education, with project examples including food assistance, orphan-prevention and family strengthening, safe-water work, personal hygiene kits, leadership training, and education support.
In immediate-care efforts, Mercy Partners describes work that includes medicine, clothing, food, schooling, uniforms, and support for vulnerable families so children do not become orphaned. Its sustainable-aid work includes Project Jacob, a safe water-well initiative in West Nile, Uganda, that uses native drill teams, community training, and W.A.S.H. instruction on water access, sanitation, and hygiene. These efforts reflect the organization’s stated commitment to practical aid that is paired with discipleship and community ownership.
Mercy Partners also develops discipleship and education efforts through Bridge Campus for Global Impact, a training initiative intended for disciples, aid workers, missionaries, and church leaders. The organization describes the campus as a physical and online effort using modules, curriculum, and practical-skills training. Its discipleship page also states that Mercy Partners provides training to church leaders from various backgrounds and denominations.
People can engage with Mercy Partners by donating, giving monthly, supporting specific project areas, transferring stock, preparing personal hygiene kits, subscribing for updates, joining prayer communications, or contacting the organization through its website. The organization also invites churches and supporters to connect as partners, with giving designations available for areas such as immediate care, sustainable aid, discipleship training, and education.
Key Links
- Website: https://www.mercy-partners.org/
- About / Our Story: https://www.mercy-partners.org/ourstory
- Immediate Care: https://www.mercy-partners.org/immediatecare
- Sustainable Aid: https://www.mercy-partners.org/sustainableaid
- Discipleship: https://www.mercy-partners.org/discipleship
- Education: https://www.mercy-partners.org/education
- How to Help: https://www.mercy-partners.org/howtohelp
- Donate: https://donorbox.org/mpdonate
- Contact: https://www.mercy-partners.org/contact
Contact Information
- Email: ma**@************rs.org
- Phone: 910-920-0004
- Mailing address: Mercy Partners, Post Drawer 458, Chatham, VA 24531
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mercypartners/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCscsZMT-LDFLM4V0zPHisuA
Leadership
- Tom Kilian — Executive Director
- Kurtis Kight — Board of Directors
- Warren Grubbs — Board of Directors
- Gene Woolard — Board of Directors
- Sandie Kilian — Administrative Assistant
- Keith Wood — Advisor
