Your gift of $800 could transform a whole community
Today, about 689 million people live in extreme poverty. Most of them are undernourished, unemployed and without access to basic services like water and education. This is not God’s plan.
The United Nations have made eradicating extreme poverty a pivotal goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
At Tearfund, we know there’s a solution to extreme poverty: local churches who transform their communities spiritually, socially and economically. We call this Church and Community Transformation (CCT).
Our vision
Tearfund works alongside local churches, equipping them to identify the needs in their communities and lead lasting change.
These churches bring together groups of people to study the Bible, support one another, and build their savings. These people become catalysts for spiritual growth, entrepreneurship, business development and economic growth in their communities.
By March 2025:
- 57,128 churches were trained to address extreme poverty in their communities.
- Approximately 14.3 million people benefitted from community projects and initiatives led by local churches
But poverty is still stopping people around the world from reaching their God-given potential.
That’s why Tearfund is on a mission to equip 250,000 churches to become centres for transformation in their communities by 2030.
By donating to Tearfund, you can play a part in reducing extreme poverty for 250,000 communities – that’s 62.5 million people (based on an estimated 86 participants and 164 people benefitting for each community)!
How you can help
It costs about $800 for a church to transform their community. Your donation could make this happen by providing Bible-based training that helps people identify the resources God has given to lift themselves out of extreme poverty. We can’t achieve this vision on our own. Will you join us?
- Your donation of $800 could support a church of about 200 people* to reduce poverty in their community.
- Your donation of $4,000 could support five churches to reduce poverty in their communities.
Will you give today to show God’s love to communities around the world?
* Based on a recent impact study across four countries where the average church attendance in the week prior to our survey was 193 adults and children. (See https://learn.tearfund.org/en/resources/impact-reports/cct-local-church-lasting-transformation)