We are very excited about partnering with our sister congregation, Chem Chem United Methodist Church, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

Over the past year our congregation has supported Chem Chem to help rebuild the walls of their local church that had been washed away by heavy rains.

 

Now, we are launching a new initiative to help provide bibles, bicycles, and financial support to pastors in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

Based on our discussions with Bishop Muyumbo, the Bishop who oversees the North Katanga, Tanganyika and Tanzania Conferences, regarding their greatest needs, this initiative will be comprised of three parts:

 

1) Purchase of Bibles – currently there may be only one bible per church, which means very few, if any, of the congregation do not have direct access to the written word of God. We would like to raise enough funds, initially for the church at Chem Chem, to be able to provide access to bibles for any member of the congregation who so desires. Any additional funds raised for bibles would be used to help purchase them for other local churches at the Bishop’s discretion. All bibles would be purchased locally at a cost of $15 per bible in Swahili.

 

the only means of transportation for Pastors, both within their community and further afield to attend conferences, is by bicycle. Bishop Muyombo mentioned the need for each Pastor in the conference to have a reliable bicycle. Bicycles purchased locally cost approximately $120. We would like to be able to send a donation to the Conference, which would be used to purchase bicycles at the Bishop’s discretion.

 

Bishop Muyombo told us that the current annual salary of a Pastor in the Conference was $30 a month. His goal was to be able to raise that to $100 a month. The Missions Team for DSUMC have approved the inclusion of $1200 annually in the General Mission Budget, to cover the salary of the Pastor at our sister church in Chem Chem. In addition, we will be raising additional funds to support other Pastors within the Conference. If you feel called to support this part of the mission, you could make a one-time donation or a recurring donation for any part of a Pastor’s salary.

 

Every dollar given goes directly to the need.  No administrative or additional fees will be taken from the donation.

 

Please prayerfully consider giving to this initiative – for more information contact Vicky Matthews

 

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