East Africa Episcopal Area

The Rev. Valentine Cimpaye, Bujumbura District superintendent, stands in front of one of the destroyed buildings of the Lycée Technique Mgr. Jean Alfred Ndoricimpa secondary school in Bujumbura, Burundi. The United Methodist school was severely damaged by recent storms. Also pictured are Niyomwungere Juvénal (left), Lycée’s technical director, and Makarakiza Obed (right), district lay leader. Photo by Jerome Ndayisenga, UM News.

Storm destroys United Methodist school in Burundi

Founded in 2022, the church school is the only secondary school in the Rubirizi region, home to around 21,000 people.

Women wait for vegetable oil at the Malicha internally displaced camp in Fizi, Congo. The United Methodist Church distributed 74 tons of supplies to survivors of two fires that ravaged the camp in August and October. The aid included rice, corn flour, salt, sugar, beans, soap, toothbrushes and more. Photo courtesy of the East Congo Episcopal Area disaster management office.

Church helps survivors of fire in Congo

The United Methodist Church has provided food and other supplies to 5,000 survivors of two fires that ravaged a camp for displaced people.

Mission and Ministry

The Rev. Emmanuel Sinzohagera is The United Methodist Church’s legal representative in Burundi and serves as the speaker of the Senate, the third highest-ranking office in the country. “Whether I stand behind the pulpit or in the parliament, my mission remains unaltered: to serve God and uplift our community,” he said. Photo by Isaac Broune, UM News.

Church leaders bridge faith, politics in Burundi

Three prominent United Methodists credit their accomplishments to the profound teachings of the church and their faith in God.

General Agencies

Bishop Daniel Wandabula (front left), episcopal leader of the East Africa Episcopal Area, and Roland Fernandes, top executive of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries (front right), bow their heads in prayer during a mission consultation session in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo by David Nzuki Ndambuki, courtesy of Global Ministries.

Moving forward in mission with East Africa

Relations between the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries and the East Africa Episcopal Area took another step forward Jan. 16-17 with a mission consultation led by Roland Fernandes, chief executive of Global Ministries.

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