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2011 Report of Activities of the Lesotho Evangelical Church
February 7, 2012

Follow the Blog of the Disciples in the Congo
February 7, 2012

Update on the Post-Election Situation in the DRC
February 1, 2012

Bolenge Hospital Report
January 12, 2012

Inanda Seminary Matric Results 2011
January 6, 2012

UCCSA Shares Latest Newsletter
December 9, 2011

The Latest Issue of the African Christian Pulse
December 5, 2011

Request for Prayers for the Elections in the DR Congo on November 28
November 21, 2011

Widows Farm Project
November 9, 2011

Message from the Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference
November 9, 2011

Home Celebration at Inanda Seminary
November 9, 2011

November 9 is a National Day of Action for Crisis in Horn of Africa
November 7, 2011

All Africa Conference of Churches Statement on Egypt
November 1, 2011

Inanda Seminary Dedicates Swimming Pool and Memorial Garden
October 25, 2011

Report on Computers for Masitise High School
October 25, 2011

Congo Woman-to-Woman Journey to be Featured in Just Women Magazine
October 20, 2011

Bolenge Hospital Report 2011
October 14, 2011

President of the Protestant University of Congo Visits U.S.
October 14, 2011

Oppression and Denial Spark Marches in Angola
September 29, 2011

Report from Waku Kungo School
September 19, 2011

Bible and Flag Return to Inanda Seminary
September 13, 2011

Disciples Women Travel to the Two Congos
August 30, 2011

Interview with Mrs. Megan Baxter of the Theological Education by Extension College in Johannesburg, South Africa
August 15, 2011

Interview with Rev. Samuel Mkhonta of the Kukhany’Okusha Zion Church in Swaziland
August 15, 2011

Interview with Rev. Semente Serenguana and Mrs. Cristina Fernando of the United Church of Christ in Mozambique
August 15, 2011

UCCSA Speaks Out about Famine and Political Instability in Somalia
August 11, 2011

Clinic Opened for Rape Victims in Durban, South Africa
August 9, 2011

AACC Congratulates South Sudan on Independence
August 8, 2011

PROCMURA Receives Prestigous Award for Work on Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa
August 8, 2011

Eastern Horn of Africa Drought and Famine
August 2, 2011

All Africa Conference of Churches Release Statement on Sudan
June 13, 2011

A Chicago Good News Story
June 13, 2011

UCCSA Slams Botswana Government Strike Response
June 6, 2011

Northern Colorado Chapter of the United Nations Association-USA honors Paula and Tom Dille
May 9, 2011

AACC Issues Statement on the Challenges of Democracy in Africa
May 3, 2011

AACC Announces 2013 Assembly Theme
May 3, 2011

Mathare Slum Community Health Project Report
April 13, 2011

Garba Tulla Children's Home Report
April 12, 2011

Statement of concern regarding the ongoing violence in Cote d’Ivoire
April 5, 2011

Richard Sales Bursary Fund Scholarship Report, Kgolagano College
March 22, 2011

Disciples Women and Global Ministries jointly sponsor Woman-to-Woman Worldwide
March 21, 2011

Sudan Timeline Since the Referendum
March 18, 2011

Ons Plek Amanda's Story
March 17, 2011

Ons Plek 2010 Report
March 17, 2011

Global Ministries Missionary to South Africa Publishes a Book on Albert Luthuli
March 7, 2011

Africa Christian Pulse January/February 2011 Issue
March 2, 2011

Disciples Women in the Congo Organize a Service of Compassion
March 1, 2011

GM Advocacy Staff Writes Letter to President Obama about Mozambique
February 24, 2011

AACC Issues Statement on Outcome of Sudan Referendum
February 7, 2011

Disciples Sister to Sister Exchange and Partner Visit to African Continent
January 31, 2011

Computers for Masitise High School Update
January 24, 2011

Fighting in Abyei, Sudan
January 19, 2011

Carter Center Issues Preliminary Statement on Sudan Referendum Mission
January 19, 2011

Machaze Well Report
January 11, 2011

AACC Sends Message to the Coptic Church in Alexandria
January 7, 2011

Inter-faith Message from the AACC to Sudan
January 7, 2011

New Years Message from the All Africa Conference of Churches
January 4, 2011

Request for Prayers for Sudan Referendum
January 3, 2011

Disciples in the Congo Send Christmas Greetings
December 14, 2010

All Africa Conference of Churches Nov-Dec 2010 Newsletter
December 14, 2010

The Story of the Woman from Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo
November 11, 2010

All Africa Conference of Churches Sends September-October 2010 Newsletter
October 27, 2010

PROCMURA Holds Christian-Muslim Dialogue Conference in Nigeria
October 27, 2010

Disciples Travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo
October 15, 2010

All Africa Conference of Churches Issues a Statement on the Sudan
September 29, 2010

PROCMURA Participates in Peace Conference in Southern Sudan
September 29, 2010

Tutu Announces Retirement Plans and Thanks South Africans
September 28, 2010

Prayers for Peace from Africa Echo Around the World
September 22, 2010

All Africa Conference of Churches Shares July-August 2010 Newsletter
August 25, 2010

Diamonds Sales a False Economic Dawn in Zimbabwe
August 24, 2010

Conference Staff and Board Members Travel to Zambia and South Africa
August 24, 2010

Special Ed at Mt. Selinda and Chikore
August 13, 2010

Who really controls Africa’s ‘blood-diamond’ trade?
August 13, 2010

Congo Symposium Declaration
August 10, 2010

Waku Kungo School Update II, Angola
August 9, 2010

Bridgman Center update
August 9, 2010

Two Disciples from Georgia Experience Christianity in a Southern Africa Context
August 3, 2010

Report from Mama Rebecca Widows' Fund
August 2, 2010

Kukhany’Okusha Zion Church – Swaziland – Ministries with Children in Need
July 29, 2010

College of Mission Summer Interns Travel to Southern Africa
July 12, 2010

Congo Symposium DVD Clips
July 8, 2010

Kenya Wells Report for 2008-2009
June 21, 2010

Mama Nzeba Visits the Disciples Center
June 17, 2010

South Africa Council of Churches Distributes Flyer at World Cup to Raise Awareness
June 15, 2010

Inanda Seminary 2009-2010 Report
June 10, 2010

State Department Official to Speak on China in Africa at ICWA in Indy
May 10, 2010

The AACC Observe the Elections in Sudan
April 30, 2010

Mozambique’s progress on women’s rights honored
April 22, 2010

Congo Symposium, May 21-22
April 13, 2010

Reconciliation and Peace Building Conference Held in Liberia
April 13, 2010

Report on Visit to the Internally Displaced People in Lubango, Angola
April 13, 2010

Fighting Erupts in Mbandaka – Home of the Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo
April 5, 2010

Angola: Ecumenical Visitors Shocked by 3,000 Evictions in Lubango
March 30, 2010

Angola: Rebuilding by Demolishing - Politics of National Reconstruction
March 29, 2010

Soap Project Report
March 23, 2010

Bolenge Hospital Dedication
March 16, 2010

Travel Journal: The Democratic Republic of Congo and The Republic of Congo
March 12, 2010

Death of the District Minister of Longa-Ingende, the Rev. EFOMI
March 12, 2010

Week of Compassion Services Held in Mbandaka and Bolenge
March 12, 2010

All Africa Council of Churches Message for the 2010 International Women's Day
March 10, 2010

January-February 2010 issue of the African Christian Pulse
March 10, 2010

Report from the UCCSA Mozambique Synod
March 9, 2010

Waku Kungo School Update, Angola
March 3, 2010

Death of a Prominent Theologian and Member of the UCCSA
February 24, 2010

Widows Farm Project Report
February 19, 2010

Sandra Gourdet Leads Critical Presence Visit to DRC and RC
February 16, 2010

Hundreds of Maputo Houses Flooded in Mozambique
January 29, 2010

African Nations Mobilize Massive Relief Efforts for Haiti
January 28, 2010

ISNA Calls on Muslims and Christians in Nigeria to End Riots
January 26, 2010

Protestant University of Congo Celebrates 50 Years
January 4, 2010

All Africa Council of Churches Statement on Sudan
December 14, 2009

November-December 2009 issue of the African Christian Pulse
December 14, 2009

Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana Wins International Award for Work on Climate Change
December 3, 2009

Gourdet Travels to Congo with OGHS and WOC Leaders
November 16, 2009

Call for Urgent Action on Blood Diamonds in Zimbabwe
November 7, 2009

Zimbabwe Council of Churches Pastoral Letter to their Nation
November 7, 2009

Disciples New Church Start Pastors Share their Mozambique Pilgrimage Journal
October 28, 2009

Global Ministries Responds to Uganda's Bill on Sexual Discrimination
October 28, 2009

Khayelihle Children’s Village Update
October 21, 2009

Bongani Orphan Care Zimbabwe Report
October 21, 2009

Join the Cell Out!
October 10, 2009

Disciples New Church Pastors Visit Partners in Mozambique
October 6, 2009

Sharon Watkins Adds Her Voice to "Break the Silence" for the DRC
October 6, 2009

All Africa Conference of Churches Responds to Violence in the Republic of Guinea
October 6, 2009

A Public Covenant for Life Giving Democracy: A Call to the People of South Africa.
September 23, 2009

New Resource on the Congo
September 17, 2009

Council of Churches in Zambia Hold 28th General Conference
September 15, 2009

Promote Fair Trade Chocolate on Halloween
September 15, 2009

Churches Find Role in "New Zimbabwe"
September 4, 2009

WCC Condemns Sexual Violence Against Women in the DR Congo
September 4, 2009

Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo Appoint First Female District Minister
September 2, 2009

Women’s Training Centers of Chilesso and Camundongo
August 24, 2009

35th Assembly of the UCCSA to be held August 19-25 in Botswana
August 17, 2009

The African Christian Pulse July-August 2009
August 10, 2009

Resource List for the Democratic Republic of Congo
August 10, 2009

DRC Advocacy Letter Sent to President Obama
August 10, 2009

National Council of Churches of Kenya Call on Government to Resign
August 4, 2009

A Mission Partnership Between Tanzania and the United States
July 25, 2009

CEO of McCord Hospital in South Africa Wins Award
July 20, 2009

Kobia Urges Churches to Acknowledge Existence of Violence Against Women in Congo
July 17, 2009

Zimbabwe Council of Churches Shares a Statement on the Recent Constitutional Conference
July 15, 2009

Progress on the new pediatric wing for Bolenge Hospital
July 15, 2009

The African Christian Pulse newsletter May-June 2009
July 8, 2009

Synod of Mozambique Report to Global Ministries
May 28, 2009

Exorcism and Child Abuse in the Congo
May 27, 2009

Accompaniment of Women and Girl Rape Victims Report
May 27, 2009

Zimbabwe: We Ask You to Pray for Us
May 20, 2009

Big Brother State
May 19, 2009

Climate Change Statement from the All Africa Conference of Churches
May 15, 2009

Message from the South Africa Council of Churches after the Elections
May 14, 2009

Rockford, Illinois UCC Minister to Swim the English Channel
May 12, 2009

Where Mercy Fails: Darfur's Struggle to Survive
May 5, 2009

"Our dream is to make Africa a better place": An interview with André Karamaga
April 30, 2009

Pirates or Disempowered Somalis?
April 20, 2009

Nozuko Toli Graduates from ARI
March 31, 2009

Kenyans Cry Out for Leadership
March 31, 2009

All Africa Conference of Churches Shares Statement on Sudan
March 26, 2009

National Council of Churches of Kenya Calls for Better Leadership in the Country
March 26, 2009

National Council of Churches of Kenya makes new elections demand
March 19, 2009

Thank You from Inanda Seminary
March 12, 2009

Lusaka West Farm
March 2, 2009

Congo Sabbath Initiative
February 27, 2009

WCC Executive Committee Issues Statements on Congo and Gaza
February 24, 2009

Photos of the Pediatric Wing of Bolenge Hospital under Construction
February 24, 2009

Letter to electronics companies on Congo's conflict minerals
February 24, 2009

An Open Letter to South African political leaders on occasion of the 2009 elections
February 24, 2009

Impediments to Progress
February 20, 2009

A New DISASTER
February 17, 2009

Zimbabwe Crisis Response
February 17, 2009

Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA)
February 6, 2009

National Council of Churches of Kenya
February 2, 2009

Inanda Seminary Celebrates 140 years (1869-2009)
January 29, 2009

Solidarity Fast for Zimbabwe
January 28, 2009

Plans for Bolenge Hospital Pediatric Wing
January 12, 2009

IMA World Health Affirms Healthcare Commitment to DR Congo Despite Renewed Violence
January 6, 2009

Moment to pray for Zimbabwe
December 19, 2008

Overcoming Fear by Faith: Churches in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe
December 19, 2008

What's in a Name?
December 18, 2008

Siyabathanda Children’s Home
December 15, 2008

Out of Africa - report on trip to Kenya from Charles Bayer
December 9, 2008

Sandra Gourdet Visits Partners in Zimbabwe
December 5, 2008

Tithing Cell Phone and Computer Use for the Congo
November 26, 2008

Brutal Repression of Opposition in the DRC
November 25, 2008

Taking on the Crisis in Congo
November 25, 2008

Stand with the People of Congo
November 18, 2008

Urgent Call: Protect the Right to Life, Dignity and Democracy in Zimbabwe!
November 15, 2008

Report on PROCMURA Conference
November 3, 2008

Lesotho Evangelical Church Celebrates 175 Years
November 3, 2008

Sharon Watkins Shares her Congo Trip Journal
October 30, 2008

Convio - The Cell Out
October 22, 2008

The Cell Out
October 22, 2008

Journal of the Trip to the Congo
October 17, 2008

Break the Silence: Congo Solidarity
October 17, 2008

Statement from the Disciples of Christ Community in the Democratic Republic of Congo in light of the upcoming Congo Week October 19-25, 2008
October 14, 2008

Congo Week Worship
September 24, 2008

Report on Congo Pension Fund – September 2008
September 22, 2008

Highlights of Zimbabwe power-sharing deal
September 18, 2008

Bongani Orphan Care Program
September 17, 2008

Disciples Information Bulletin
September 17, 2008

Zimbabwe Women's Annual Meeting
August 20, 2008

South Sudan Multi Donor Trust Fund for "Basic Package of Health Services" Program
August 18, 2008

Zimbabwe: Send a Red Card to Mugabe
August 15, 2008

Disciples Center Staff Tent of Hope Photos
August 15, 2008

Disciples in Kinshasa, Congo Send Gift to Michigan Disciples
August 14, 2008

Statement of the Sudanese Heads of Churches
August 11, 2008

Sudan: peace may take a long time, expert says
August 3, 2008

Darfur Legislative Update - July 29, 2008
August 1, 2008

Lesotho Evangelical Church Will Celebrate Its 175th Anniversary
July 30, 2008

Letter and Report on Zimbabwe Summit
July 22, 2008

Darfur Fact Sheet - 2008
July 18, 2008

Inanda Seminary 2008 Report
July 17, 2008

Take Action on the Conflict Coltan and Cassiterite Act of 2008
July 15, 2008

Letter of Thanks to US Senators Brownback and Durbin for Conflict Coltan and Cassiterite Act of 2008
July 3, 2008

Former Missionary, Marge Trumbull, Publishes Life Story
July 2, 2008

Botswana Council of Churches Press Release on Zimbabwe
June 20, 2008

Xenophobia Apology from South Africa Council of Churches
June 18, 2008

Prayer and Action for Zimbabwe on Sunday, June 22, 2008
June 18, 2008

Spiritual Resource and Healing Centre Report and Update
June 17, 2008

Letter to United Nations Security Council urging response to Darfur, Sudan crisis
June 17, 2008

Northern Plains Conference Annual Meeting Raises a Tent of Hope
June 16, 2008

Woodmont Christian Church (Nashville, TN) Tent of Hope
June 11, 2008

Ohio Conference Tent of Hope at Annual Meeting
June 10, 2008

Statement on the Arrest of SCMZ Membership in Zimbabwe
June 10, 2008

South Africa Chicken Projects: 2008 Reports
June 9, 2008

Report from United Church of Zambia Theological College
May 30, 2008

Kenya Food Crop might be wiped out by worms
May 28, 2008

Special Information Bulletin: Partnership, a New Orientation for Sharing the Gospel
May 2, 2008

Response from the Angola Council of Churches
May 1, 2008

Samaritan Care Centre Patient Profile: Possible - Samaritan Care Centre, South Africa
April 25, 2008

Samaritan Care Centre Patient Profile: Rennie and Shirley - Samaritan Care Centre, South Africa
April 25, 2008

A service asking for justice, peace and healing in Zimbabwe
April 25, 2008

Samaritan Care Centre Patient Profile: Mr. Spondo - Samaritan Care Centre, South Africa
April 25, 2008

American Corner Opens at the Protestant University of Congo
April 25, 2008

Statement on Zimbabwe by the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches
April 25, 2008

Samaritan Care Centre Patient Profile: Cynthia - Samaritan Care Centre, South Africa
April 25, 2008

World Day of Prayer for Zimbabwe, Sunday, 27 April 2008
April 23, 2008

Letter from Global Ministries to Council of Christian Churches in Angola
April 22, 2008

Zimbabwe Call to Action
April 17, 2008

Plane crash in Congo
April 16, 2008

News from our Global Ministries partners in Zimbabwe
April 10, 2008

Southern Sudanese President Salva Kiir Reaffirms Willingness to Work "Side by Side" with Churches
April 9, 2008

Sudanese Churches Face "Tremendous Tasks and Challenges"
April 2, 2008

Samaritan Care Centre Volunteer Staff Profile: Yvette Ernestine Peters
March 31, 2008

Progress Report on Projects in Kenya
March 31, 2008

2007 Report - Youth & Women's HIV/AIDS Workshops
March 31, 2008

Samaritan Care Centre Volunteer Staff Profile: Zuziswe Matyunjwa
March 28, 2008

Prayers for upcoming Zimbabwe elections
March 27, 2008

A Request for Prayer for the Elections in Zimbabwe on March 29
March 24, 2008

National UCC Staff Tent of Hope Photos
March 11, 2008

BID Special: Sandra Gourdet Has Returned Home
March 11, 2008

National UCC and Disciples staff raise Tents of Hope
March 4, 2008

Samaritan Care Centre Volunteer Staff Profile: Jacquilene DuPont
February 29, 2008

Congo Special Disciples Information Bulletin
February 29, 2008

Relative Values: Amaral Samacumbi and his brother, Luis
February 24, 2008

Update on the Kenya situation By: Phyllis Byrd
February 21, 2008

Churches and Liberians Celebrate Liberian U.S. Historical Roots at Center Church
February 15, 2008

Update from our partners in Zimbabwe
February 11, 2008

Interviw with Luis Samacumbi of Evangelical Congregational Church of Angola
February 6, 2008

Where have all the Swazis gone?
January 18, 2008

Analysis of the South African Political Situation
January 18, 2008

The Political Crisis in Kenya
January 18, 2008

Tutu Joins Church Efforts to Resolve Polls Crisis
January 4, 2008

Onyango Oloo dissects the wrong-headed "Save our country" media blitz
January 4, 2008

Letter to Kenya following presidential elections
January 1, 2008

Letter from South African Council of Churches General Secretary
December 19, 2007

Bolenge Hospital Reconstruction Report
December 19, 2007

Student Anti-Genocide Coalition creating Tents of Hope
December 14, 2007

Raise a Tent of Hope for the people of Sudan
December 14, 2007

Samaritan Care Centre 2007 Report
December 10, 2007

Community of the Disciples of Christ in Congo sends Missionary to Kisangani
November 27, 2007

The Samaritan Care Centre Opens a New Facility
November 1, 2007

Church of Christ in Congo (ECC) and Church of Christ in Congo (CDCC) Report
October 30, 2007

A New Chapter at St Paul's University in Nairobi, Kenya
October 10, 2007

Darfur: people at risk should be protected, World Council of Churches says
October 3, 2007

UCCSA Kwazulu Natal South Africa HIV/AIDS Desk Newsletter: Issue 2
September 26, 2007

Disciples of Christ Community in Congo Newsletter, June 2007
September 5, 2007

General Assembly of Church of the Disciples of Christ in Congo
August 29, 2007

Weapons Depot Explosion in Community of Disciples of Christ in Mbandaka
August 8, 2007

A Word from Lotumbe
August 6, 2007

11th Newsletter of the Community of the Church of Christ in Congo
June 28, 2007

AIDS, A Time Bomb in Congo
May 7, 2007

Congo's Two Day War
May 7, 2007

Development of Congolese Women
May 7, 2007

Update from Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA)
May 2, 2007

10th Community of the Church of Christ in Congo - Disciples of Christ in the Congo
March 28, 2007

Military Depot Explosion in Mozambique
March 28, 2007

A Century of Mission Experience
March 28, 2007

Update from the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Political Crisis
March 28, 2007

Zimbabwe opposition and civic leaders tortured in detention
March 27, 2007

Women in Mozambique
March 27, 2007

Women in Lesotho
March 23, 2007

YWCA in Kitwe, Zambia
March 21, 2007

National Council of Churches of Kenya acknowledges partisan by leadership
February 19, 2007

Webster UCC’s ministry recognized in Ghana
February 5, 2007

Retired Presbyterian missionary, daughter shot dead in Kenya
January 30, 2007

Congo Trip Report
December 15, 2006

Race For Riches is Africa's Torment
November 17, 2006

Namibia has exceeded its ''3 by 5'' World Health Organisation campaign target
November 11, 2006

Bolenge Hospital Progress Report
November 2, 2006

Same Sex Marriages Position of South African Council of Churches
November 2, 2006

Church backs Tutu over Zuma
November 2, 2006

Ubuntu Church in Transformation trip to South Africa and Angola
October 17, 2006

Journalist: Doug Pfeiffer - Return to South Africa
October 17, 2006

Journalist: Rev Ed Morris - Johannesburg
October 17, 2006

Journalist: David Vargas - Angola
October 17, 2006

Journalist: Carolyn Reed - Luanda
October 17, 2006

Journalist: Jane Lawrence - Angola
October 17, 2006

Journalist: Sandra R. Gourdet - Johannesburg
October 17, 2006

Journalist: Sandra R. Gourdet - Going Home
October 17, 2006

Journalist: Lee Parker - Travel to a rural Province
October 17, 2006

Congo Elections
August 3, 2006

Kukhany okusha Zion Church
August 2, 2006

Fire at Ons Plek in South Africa
July 24, 2006

Bolenge Hospital fire in Democratic Republic of Congo
June 16, 2006

Hope in Botswana
June 15, 2006

Update on food situation in Sudan and a call for "Fast For Darfur"
June 8, 2006

Justice for the Rich, Nothing for the Poor
June 8, 2006

"Dear Sudan" to Deliver Caskets to Consulates
June 8, 2006

Zambia uses G8 debt cancellation to make health care free for the poor
April 12, 2006

Pastoral Letter to the Nation from the Zimbabwe Council of Churches
April 12, 2006

People Living with AIDS in Ghana
March 29, 2006

Current Situation for the Kinshasa Congregation
March 29, 2006

Reflections from Zimbabwe
March 29, 2006

Edwin Makue named South African Council of Churches next General Secretary
March 29, 2006

Church executive on solidarity visit to Zimbabwe
March 28, 2006

Million Voices for Darfur
March 6, 2006

In Celebration of the Life of Coretta Scott King
February 14, 2006

Dan and Sandy Owen receive award
February 14, 2006

Death of CDCC Pastor
February 10, 2006

Area Update
January 4, 2006

Krisan Refugee Camp Crisis, Ghana
December 15, 2005

Support Congressional Action on Darfur
December 12, 2005

Darfur Crisis: Act Now
November 4, 2005

Join the Dear Sudan Campaign
October 10, 2005

A pilgrimage of reconciliation and hope
August 18, 2005

Support Peace in the Sudan
August 17, 2005

Sudan: peace process must continue, says WCC
August 3, 2005

Congolese Disciples’ homes and hospital ransacked by rogue soldiers
July 22, 2005

Letter from Global Ministries to the Disciples of Christ Community of the Congo
July 22, 2005

Congo riot police fire tear gas at thousands protesting election delays
July 22, 2005

Flooding Claims More Lives in Zimbabwe
January 4, 2001