Eastern Congo Episcopal Area

Mission and Ministry
Chantal Naweza (left) weeds a community garden in the Ubwari region of eastern Congo. A project of The United Methodist Church, the community field fosters peaceful cohabitation and enables local community members to cope with economic problems. Photo by Philippe Kituka Lolonga, UM News.

Church expands peace initiatives in Congo

The United Methodist Church is using a multidimensional approach, including community-based agricultural initiatives, to combat interethnic conflict in the Eastern Congo Episcopal Area.
Social Concerns
Jean Tshomba demonstrates the procedure for voting during an educational program at Victor Wetchi United Methodist Church in the Kibombo District in Congo. Tshomba is coordinator of the local disaster management office. Financial support from the United Methodist Committee on Relief helped fund a program to prevent election-related violence. Photo by Chadrack Tambwe Londe, UM News.

Church strives to avert election conflicts in Congo

Through funding from the United Methodist Committee on Relief, the church in Congo focused on preventing violence and hate speech before, during and after elections.
Global Health
Dr. Marie-Claire Manafundu (right) examines Crispin, age 2, at Mangobo Methodist Hospital Center in Kisangani, Congo. Crispin is among the malnourished children in Eastern Congo who are receiving nutritional supplements and medical care as part of the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health program of The United Methodist Church. Photo courtesy of the Health Department of the United Methodist Church in Eastern Congo.

Church helps thousands of malnourished children in Congo

The United Methodist Church strives to combat acute and severe malnutrition by providing nutritional supplements, medical care and advice to parents on infant feeding and care.
Mission and Ministry
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.

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