Friends of Christ in India is a U.S.-based Christian organization that supports
humanitarian aid efforts and evangelical work provided to the poorest segments of
society in Andhra Pradesh, India. Through our partner organizations in India we provide:

and other forms of assistance to the poor without regard to their religion or caste. We also
support the building of churches, training of ministers and the teaching of the gospel of
Jesus Christ.

Friends of Christ in India, or FOCI, was founded
in 1983 by Rev. David Rowe, currently a minister
at The Greenfield Hill Congregational Church in
Fairfield, Connecticut. Our purpose is to provide
guidance and support for our India-based partners:

FOCI was started to support the work of
K. Azariah and The Christian Service Unit. As president of Habitat for Humanity International, Rev. David Rowe traveled to India in 1983 to seek a place to start a Habitat program. During this visit, Rev. Rowe was invited to Khammam by Azariah, to see the activities of The Christian
Service Unit and to observe the poverty in the Khammam District. Habitat for Humanity ultimately started its work in India in partnership with The Christian Service Unit, and today stands as one of the most successful housing efforts in this part of the world, having built over 1,400 houses in the Khammam District.

On this visit in 1983, Rev. Rowe was moved by Azariah’s service to the poor and by his approach to evangelism, and felt called by God to support his work. He formed Friends of Christ in India to raise funds in the United States to support the work of the Christian Service Unit.

2006 FOCI Mission Trip to India

On his 2006 Mission Trip to India, a woman sat next to David Rowe in the airport and asked what he had been doing in India. When he described the two week ministry of this year's India Mission Team, she responded, "I'm not a Christian, but that is the church I could believe in."

 

 

 

 

TOP