The Guatemala Partnership is a covenant that First Presbyterian Church shares with Eben Ezer Church in La Blanca, Guatemala. The partnership is based on a ten year relationship between the Presbytery of Western North Carolina and two presbyteries in the Guatemalan Presbyterian Church. Recent highlights include: *An intergenerational delegation from FPC visited our partner church to strengthen our relationship of friendship in Christ. (July, 2003) *Evelyn Jarrett traveled with the presbytery’s Women’s Pilgrimage to learn more about women’s issues in Guatemala (November, 2004) *FPC renewed our 5 year covenant relationship with the Eben Ezer Church to share our love of Christ, foster understanding of the larger world in which we live, improve communication and focus on community development for our partner congregation. (January, 2005) *Tom Hoffman & Barbara Earnhardt traveled with a presbytery delegation which included a visit to our partner church in La Blanca. They heard interest in starting a scholarship program for the children and youth of La Blanca. (May 2006) *After much planning and prayers the scholarship program "Educating Today for the Harvest Tomorrow” began in January of 2008 with 25 children and youth of La Blanca. We are proud that the number includes boys and girls, as well as children from the church and the broader community.
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