The Spiritans are a Roman Catholic Religious Congregation of over three thousand members, founded in 1703. We are a group of men with many diverse personalities and backgrounds called by God and committed to serving those most in need in a great diversity of cultures. The Spiritans bring to the people of the world service through pastoral work, education and vocational training and socio-economic development projects ranging from credit unions to construction projects. While we may be found involved in many diverse ministries, we have dedicated ourselves to working with the poor and in those situations where the Church has difficulty in finding ministers.

Some of the countries where we can be found are among the poorest of the poor nations. Haiti, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Congo and Papaua New Guinea come to mind. The people there can contribute very little towards the support of missionary teams. There are more Spiritan missionaries today than ever before in the 300 year history of the group. More of these depend on some outside financial help to serve their people than ever before. Our lifestyle is simple and unencumbered. Wherever Spiritans are, community building is key. We get to know, accept and respect each other as a family. We serve others by living in solitary with them.

We forward 100% of every donation to a Spiritan in one of 66 countries in which we serve. We are currently evaluating two projects in Africa, both run by Spiritans who have the skills to plan, to budget and to account for expenditures. Once we have received documentation from them we will be in a position to notify Lazarus Partners where your generous donation was sent.