An Outreach Mission to Africa

African Palms USA

Distributor of the Original African Palms Cross

An Outreach Program of
St. John's Church, Olney, Maryland

    
   
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Telephone: 301-774-2832
Toll Free: 1-877-423-7256
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African Palms USA
3427 Olney-Laytonsville Road
P.O. Box 575
Olney, Maryland 20830

Using the Cross of Christ to Help People Help Themselves.

Welcome to the African Palms USA website.

We hope that you will learn more about our outreach program and find a way to become involved.

Download the African Palms USA Palm Sunday program cover here.     (2718K Adobe PDF file)


African Palms USA operates as a non-profit overseas mission project. Operating costs are kept to a minimum, through the dedication of many volunteers.

The net proceeds from the sale of crosses, and all donations received, are returned to Africa in the form of non-denominational self-help grants. These grants help meet very basic human needs such as disaster and refugee relief, medical and public health programs, agriculture and other projects that benefit all regardless of faith. 

Since 1976, African Palms USA has provided $1,855,314 in self-help grants.
   

   

The crosses are woven by entire families in nine villages near Masasi, Tanzania. These villages are located in areas where traditionally people are subsistence farmers with little opportunity to earn cash.

Earnings from weaving these crosses are used to purchase food, medicine, clothing and pay school fees.

Neither the trees nor the crosses have been artificially treated and are environmentally safe.

 
African Palms USA
3427 Olney-Laytonsville Road, P.O. Box 575, Olney, Maryland   20830
Telephone: 301-774-2832 • Toll Free: 1-877-423-7256 • Fax: 301-774-1346
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