Pray consistently
Carry children, families, local leaders, churches, teams, and the ministry's direction in prayer.
All partnership paths
Church partnership
Relationship before program.
RECLAIM invites churches into relationships already growing in Uganda and Kenya—relationships built through prayer, listening, faithful support, service, and shared learning.
Open church application
What it can look like
No two church partnerships need to be identical.
A partnership should grow from the church's real capacity and the priorities identified with those carrying out the ministry locally.
Give faithfully
Provide steady program support or help meet a defined project or capital need through responsible planning.
Serve with your gifts
Participate through mission teams, pastoral encouragement, professional skills, or service from home.
Learn and grow together
Let relationship with East African leaders and communities deepen the church's understanding of mission and mutual service.
A shared posture
We come together with something to give—and something to receive.
Partnership does not begin with the belief that America has the answers and East Africa has the needs. Leaders and communities in Uganda and Kenya bring knowledge, relationships, skill, faith, resilience, and vision. A healthy partnership honors and learns from that.
“The goal is not to build ministry so people have somewhere to go. It is to invite people into ministry and relationships already growing.”
What partners can expect from RECLAIM
- Honest communication about needs, progress, challenges, and possibilities
- Responsible stewardship and meaningful updates
- Local accountability and local leaders helping shape local priorities
- Dignified storytelling that does not manufacture emergencies
- Clear expectations for teams, projects, and restricted commitments
- Safeguarding, accessibility, follow-through, and freedom from pressure
Beginning well
Partnership starts with discernment.
The application is a starting place for conversation—not a contract or commitment.
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Learn
Become familiar with RECLAIM's mission, work, approach, and Christian identity.
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Apply
Share your church's interests, questions, experience, and hopes through the partnership application.
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Converse
Church and RECLAIM leaders listen, ask questions, and explore where the church’s values, gifts, and capacity connect with needs and opportunities identified by RECLAIM’s local leaders.
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Discern
If there is a healthy fit, agree upon a clear next step and a rhythm for relationship, communication, and review.
Ready to begin the conversation?
Tell us about your church and what you hope to explore.
Download the church partnership application, complete it together with the appropriate church leaders, and return it to the RECLAIM representative with whom you are in contact.