Mission Overview
Since its dedication in 1946, First Friends Church (FFC) has reached into the community to be a positive Christian influence in many areas. Such associations and support include:
- Hammer & Nails
- Habitat for Humanity
- Refuge Ministries
- Young Life
- Grief and Divorce Recovery
- Salvation Army
- Friends Disaster Service
- Pregnancy Support Center
- Prison Ministries
FFC is also actively involved in campus ministries as the sister church of Malone University, a 78 acre campus in Canton, Ohio. This four year, liberal arts college is fully accredited, and all courses are taught with Christian emphasis. Malone College offers training in a variety of fields leading to either the Bachelor of Arts degree or the Bachelor of Science degree. Graduate programs in Christian ministries and education are also offered.
Throughout The World
The church carries on a worldwide ministry through missionary programs in:
- Haiti
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Jamaica
- Taiwan
- Nepal
- India
In addition, FFC supports Evangelical Friends Missions (EFM) in:
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Honduras
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Jordan
- Palestine
- Kenya
- Ramallah
- The Philippines
- Mexico
- Rwanda
- Bolivia
- Peru
- Guatemala
- Rough Rock, Arizona.
The central purpose of FFC's mission efforts is to build Christ-honoring churches in these countries, to train national leaders and to minister to the physical needs of the people through medical work.