Easter Sacrificial Offering – Equipping the Church to Nurture the Whole Child

The Easter Sacrificial Offering is a special collection received by Tenth Church during the month of April to support and seed gospel initiatives around the world. These initiatives are typically international and involve economically disadvantaged countries.

The initiatives funded are above and beyond our normal Global partner support. The Easter season celebrates the triumphal resurrection and ascension of our Lord Jesus and his commission to us to go into all the world.

The initiatives for 2026 are TICODE, Malawi; Santiago Reformed Seminary, Dominican Republic; Los Olivos Church, Barranquilla, Colombia; Church Without Walls; Karen Community, Thailand and Myanmar. For each of the next several weeks, we will feature one of the initiatives.

You may give toward the Easter Sacrificial Offering either online or via the offering collection on Sundays. Please choose the Easter Sacrifical Offering in the drop-down menu online or note ESO on check or envelope.

TICODE (Transformational Initiative for Community Development)

Lilongwe, Malawi

Malawi is a young African country which received its independence in 1964. It is in Sub-Saharan, Africa. Financially, it is a poor nation with a per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $534 (2024 estimate).

William Nyasulu was a member of Tenth International Fellowship in 2003-2004 while serving at Urban Promise School in Camden, New Jersey. William is one of the founders of TICODE. Tenth has been involved in Malawi previously, by supplying $10,000 of seed money in 2004 to found YouthCare Ministries.

TICODE (Transformational Initiative for Community Development) is an initiative that addresses the urgent needs of vulnerable children (ages 0–5) and their caregivers in a rural community affected by poverty, food insecurity, and limited access to early childhood services. TICODE seeks to equip churches to serve as faithful agents of gospel-centered mercy.

The components of this initiative are:

The building of the Mazuwa Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centers: The Mazuwa Early Childhood Development Center will be completed. This is a church-owned facility that will serve 120-150 vulnerable children annually with early learning, nutrition support, and spiritual nurture. TICODE will also expand Early Childhood Development and holistic ministry to two underserved communities in the Mphomwa Church Empowerment Area, thus strengthening the presence and capacity of the local church in areas with little to no access to early childhood services.

Farming God’s Way and Church Empowerment/ Food Security: This program trains stewardship and farm management by seeking to equip 200 households with biblically grounded, low-cost, sustainable farming practices.

Village Savings & Loan Associations will strengthen economic resilience of not less than 200 households which will enable them–especially women-led households–to build savings, respond to emergencies, and support their children’s education.

Integrate 20–24 additional churches into TICODE’s existing network of churches, thus increasing the total number of participating churches from 46 to approximately 66–70 through Vision Seminars (mind-set training), and Leadership trainings.

TICODE supplies training and oversight to local participating churches. Under this model local churches contribute:

Collaboration with communities to get land for Early Childhood Development (ECD) centers.
Volunteer labor for ongoing operations and some components of construction.
Local governance and oversight to the schools, plus caregiver support.
Spiritual nurturing and discipleship support.

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