Congo Central Conference

Church builds shelter for orphans in Congo

The United Methodist Church recently built an orphanage in Kindu in the East Congo Conference to provide shelter for orphans formerly housed in foster homes.

Evangelism

The United Methodist Church recently reopened its FM radio station in Kinshasa, Congo. Lokole Methodist Radio covers almost 4,000 square miles in a region inhabited by about 17 million potential listeners in Congo and the surrounding areas. Photo courtesy of François Wetshi Emongo.

Congo church relaunches FM radio station

The United Methodist Church recently reopened its FM radio station in Kinshasa, with the potential to reach more than 17 million listeners in the region.

Disaster Relief

Bishop Gabriel Yemba Unda (far left) is welcomed by orphans at a United Methodist orphanage in Goma, Congo, where he came to assess the difficulties facing children who lost their parents in the May 22 eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano. The United Methodist Church in Congo is helping some 40 orphans who survived the tragedy, which left homes and a United Methodist church buried under lava. Photo by Philippe Kituka Lolonga, UM News.

Church helps children orphaned by volcano

Gifts of food and other necessities aid survivors of May 22 Mount Nyiragongo disaster.

Mission and Ministry

The Rev. Henry Jean Robert Kasongo Numbize prays over relief supplies in Goma, Congo, that will be provided to help survivors of the May 22 eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano, about 10 miles from Goma. Numbize is superintendent of The United Methodist Church’s Goma District. Photo by Philippe Kituka Lolonga, UM News.

Cooperative church efforts aid Congo volcano recovery

Serving in partnership, the United Methodist Committee on Relief and Connexio Switzerland respond to urgent needs after May 22 disaster.

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