Our History

FWI was created under the auspices of the Ethiopian Christian Fellowship Church (ECFC). ECFC is the first Ethiopian Evangelical Church established in North America by a handful of Ethiopian students and immigrants who left their country during the communist regime (in the 1970’s (E.C) to escape from severe political and religious persecutions.  Since its establishment, ECFC has experienced a dynamic transformation. one of the major transformations is that after series teachings on Christian responsibility by the church and intense discussions between the members about the role of the church at that particular period of time, both the leadership and the members of the church unanimously decided to expand the scope of the vision of the church to include helping the needy, particularly in the unreached and marginalized areas of Ethiopia. To this end, ECFC commissioned a committee to identify the most effective program that would facilitate the realization of the organization’s vision. After consulting with lawyers and experts in sustainable rural development programs, the committee forwarded its recommendation to the church's Board of Elders for the establishment of an independent nonprofit corporation to undertake development program on a behalf of the ECFC.  The church’s Board of Elders in its turn presented the committee’s recommendation to the General Assembly on June 4, 2003, and received approval to create an entity that will make it possible for ECFC to fully participate in community development effort in Ethiopia.  As a result, Faithful Works International, Incorporated (FWI,Inc) was established as a Nonprofit Religious Corporation in the county of Los Angeles on October 12, 2004.  The organization is governed by a Board of Directors that includes seven members. The Board has Chairperson (CEO), a Secretary and a Treasurer.  FWI’s primary objective is to provide the monetary, material and technical resources needed to reduce poverty and decrease vulnerability in the communities that it adopts.