“Poverty & Racism are an offense
to God.”

Zakiya Jackson of the Expectations Project speaks at the 2023 Faith Initiative Summit at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church

Mission: To end child poverty in Spartanburg

Vision: To build a community of connection and sharing, for mutual thriving

Strategy: To activate the gifts of the faith community to help end child poverty in Spartanburg

  • Pastoral:
    Be with children and their families who are living in poverty. Listen. Seek to better understand their lives, and to connect them with immediate resources, access to services, and connection with the wider community. Encourage their gifts.

  • Congregational:
    Build a network of congregations serving children and their families who are living in poverty. Share knowledge and resources between congregations.

  • Community:
    Align efforts of congregations and organizations serving children and their families who are living in poverty.

  • Advocacy:
    Develop projects and support for gaps in community services and thinking

  • Culture:
    Create a culture of connection and sharing for our mutual thriving