Haiti Partnership

St. Paul & the Redeemer has a decades-long friendship with several communities in Haiti. We currently work with St. Patrick's, an Episcopal congregation in Tom Gateau, which is southwest of Port-au-Prince in the beautiful mountains of southern Haiti. Read on to learn more about our joint initiatives with St. Patrick’s.

 
 

Lunch Program

In 2015, SPR started a lunch program at St. Patrick's School to feed their 160 students twice a week. In 2016, we expanded to three times a week. Without this program, these children receive no lunch at all. This program also employs three women in their village to prepare the meals. We raise money for this program each September on Haiti Sunday. 

Here is a spotlight on the cooks at St. Patrick’s.

 

Every Lent, SPR raises money to help pay the salaries of St. Patrick's dedicated and talented teachers.

 

Music Program

Music is one of the many shared values between St. Paul & the Redeemer and St. Patrick's. Visitors from SPR deliver musical instruments to St. Patrick’s on every trip, and SPR pays the salary of Aniel Napolean, the school’s music teacher and band director.

2024 Interview with St. Patrick’s Music Teachers

 

HAITI OFFERING

Donation Options:

  1. Give online.

  2. Write a check to St. Paul & the Redeemer, with “Haiti” in the memo line.

  3. Give by credit card on Haiti Sunday or by calling the church office: 773-624-3185.

Resources

Here are three ways to learn more about Haiti and our work there.

1. Haitian History: Listen to the series at Revolutions Podcast. 

2. Post-Colonial Mission Theory: How can we move to an understanding of solidarity and partnership in our work in Haiti? Former parishioner Kim Lamberty published this very helpful article.

3. Mountains Beyond Mountains: Read Tracy Kidder's wonderful account of Paul Farmer's work in Haiti, which grew out of a partnership with an Episcopal church.

 
 

Trips

Every spring, when travel conditions allow, a team from SPR visits our partners in Haiti to connect our lives more deeply with one another and discuss the future of our work together.

Get Connected

To get involved with our Haiti partnership, contact the Haiti team leaders: Gail Williams (gwilli8787@aol.com) or Linda Thisted (linda@socraticmedia.com).