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Welcome to the home page of the Congo Church Association!

The Association exists to help the Anglican Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire).

To donate online, please click here. To donate in other ways, please see below.

Latest News

Congo Church Association, with the support of Archbishop Isingoma Kahwa of the Anglican Church of Congo, held a week of special prayer for peace in DR Congo between Monday 26th November 2012 and Advent Sunday 2nd December 2012. Individuals, groups and churches prayed afresh for a resolution and definitive end to the conflict, violence and atrocities, and for a new era of peace, as well as for the needs of all those affected. Prayer resources are still available and can be found here.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, visited the Anglican Church of the Congo in July 2011 - a great encouragement to the church. He met the bishops, young men who had turned from being militia members to Jesus, women who had suffered rape in Congo's wars and many others. Read a full account of his visit here.

A Prayer for the Democratic Republic of Congo

O God, loving parent of all, comfort your children displaced, wounded or orphaned by conflict in Congo; and give the people of that country courage to seek enduring peace with justice and freedom, that their children might grow up without fear; for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Adapted by Canon Ian Tarrant from a prayer in the 1998 Congo Swahili Prayer Book, written after the 1996-97 war.

Objects of the Association

  1. To advance the Christian Religion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  2. In partnership with the Anglican Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo to relieve poverty and to provide for the needs of refugees and the displaced.
  3. In partnership with the Anglican Church in the DRC and civil society there to promote and sustain schemes for peace and reconciliation, health, education and community development for the welfare and benefit of the population.
  4. To relieve poverty among the clergy and former clergy of the Anglican Church and the widows and dependants of any such persons.

Donations

Please support the work of the Association

  • by cheque, payable to 'Congo Church Association', addressed to the Hon. Treasurer, Paul Dickens, Hockliffe Grange, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 9NL.
  • online by clicking here
  • as a standing order. The Treasurer can give you details.

    • Gift Aid It...

    If you are a UK taxpayer, under the Government's Gift Aid Scheme the Congo Church Association can reclaim tax you have already paid on your gift. This means your gift will be increased by 25 pence for each pound given, at no extra cost to you.

    Please download and send the following declaration with your donation: Gift Aid donation form