Central Congo Episcopal Area

A Land Cruiser crosses a small makeshift bridge on the road to Kibombo in Congo's Maniema Province. The four bishops of the Congo Central Conference recently received the sport utility vehicles to make it easier for them to get around their regions, which have numerous dirt roads that are often impassable during the rainy season. Photo by Chadrack Londe, UM News.

New vehicles ease bishops’ travel in Congo

Episcopal leaders of the Congo Central Conference recently received sport utility vehicles, thanks to financial support from the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries.

Disaster Relief

United Methodist Bishop Daniel Lunge (fourth from left) stands in front of the ruins following a fire at the Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Wembonyama’s computer laboratory in Central Congo. The fire had a major impact on the activities of the United Methodist school, which specializes in teacher training. Photo by François Omanyondo, UM News.

Congo church supports school after fire

The United Methodist Church raised over $12,000 to rebuild the school’s computer laboratory and replace 45 laptops.

Global Health

The United Methodist Church, in partnership with the Congolese government, has installed a research laboratory at United Methodist Tunda General Hospital in Tunda, Congo, to help fight the monkeypox epidemic that has been plaguing the region since late 2021. In this 2022 file photo, members of the Congolese government tour the area that will house the lab. Photo by Philippe Kituka Lolonga, UM News.

Church, Congolese government unite against monkeypox

The United Methodist Church is housing a monkeypox research laboratory at the church’s Tunda General Hospital in Maniema province. The laboratory will help combat the monkeypox epidemic that has been raging in the region since 2021.

Theology and Education

United Methodist Bishop Daniel Lunge introduces the Rev. Christian Ntondele after praying for him. Ntondele, a graduate of the Protestant University of Central Africa in Cameroon, will supervise the new United Methodist church in Brazzaville. Photo by the Rev. Fiston Okito, UM News.

The United Methodist Church moves across Congo River

The denomination recently established a new mission in the Republic of Congo in Central Africa. A new church was planted in Brazzaville, the country's capital city, located on the Congo River across from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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