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FPC’s partnership with Ekwendeni Church in Malawi, Africa started with FPC member and Malawi native Sandra Mukutamula (please verify spelling) when her mother, Judith, came to Lake Charles to visit her daughter. Judith and FPC members became fast friends, and we realized our churches could benefit mutually if we work together. Through Judith, our liaison, the two churches keep in touch and pray for one another. Furthermore, FPC supports the education of several Ekwendeni students with funds raised through FPC’s Ten Thousand Villages pop-up shop, aka, the Mission Mart.

Ten Thousand Villages Mission Mart

In 2017, FPC member Angie Dilmore longed for a way for FPC to have a greater capacity for outreach/mission work but was unsure of how to make that happen. After seeing a fundraising market in the lobby of a mega-church in Dallas, Tx., she set out to create something similar, albeit on a smaller scale, at FPC. She partnered with global, fair-trade, environmentally-aware organization, Ten Thousand Villages, and the Mission Mart became a reality. This mobile pop-up shop sells unique, handmade gifts and goods from artisans around the world. 100% of proceeds goes to mission projects both locally and internationally, for example, FPC’s Malawi Partnership.