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Safeguarding The Christian Presence in The Holy Land

Today, the Christians living in the Holy Land are the minority. Due to severe political and economic hardships, hundreds of Christian families leave the Holy Land each year. This steady Christian exodus from the land where Christianity began suggests that within the next 50 years, the Christian community will cease to exist unless something is done. As the Christian population struggles to survive in a volatile political environment of ethnic distrust, the FFHL uses every available resource to give Christians a reason to remain in their home; thus accomplishing our mission of safeguarding the Christian presence in the Holy Land.

Principal Purpose And Mission

The Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land is a organization founded in 1994 under the auspices of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. The Foundation was created to strengthen and support Christianity in the Holy Land through the preservation of holy Christian sites and the support of the basic human rights and continued presence of the Christian minority living in the Holy Land.

Children Are the Future

FFHL exists to provide critical, life-sustaining opportunities to Christians in the Holy Land. One of the pillars of the Foundation’s mission is to support access to education for young people.

Investing in education for deserving young Christian scholars in the Holy Land ultimately leads to economic advancement and stability as more Christians can afford to remain in the Holy Land. Please consider joining our efforts to provide a quality education through one of our Christian Student Education Programs.

Preserving the Remnant of the Family of Christ

The focus of FFHL is to preserve the Christian presence in the Holy Land by providing key necessities to everyday life. FFHL works to strengthen Christianity in the Holy Land through the preservation of holy Christian sites and the support of the basic human rights. Our goal is to preserve the presence of the Christian minority living in the Holy Land.