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The ELCC, A French Acronym for The Church of the Lutheran Confession of the Congo On the right is Bishop Mutombo Muzakuza, who is the leader of the Confessional Lutheran Church of the Congo, with 635 members in 19 parishes. On the left is Pastor Kongolo of the new congregation in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo. We are supplying the people with Bibles, catechisms, and instructional materials in the French language. Click on the thumbnails below to see the larger picture. Then click "back" on your browser to return to this page. A choir sings the Lord's praises at a worship service in Kalubwe, in the Congo. Pastors and officers of the ELCC in Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, the Congo. Congo ladies meeting, Lubumbashi Pastor Mutombo Muzakuza, conducting a worship service Pastors in training for work in the ELCC The ELCC's Translation Committee From Missionary David Koenig: "On April 4, 2000 Pastor Jesse Angowi, bishop and head of the church, sent an inquiry letter to the CLC. As the missionary was going to be in Kenya shortly, a meeting was arranged. Four Lutheran pastors from the LCEA in Tanzania met and discussed doctrine with us. There seemed to be agreement. The following year the missionary visited the LCEA congregations and pastors in Tanzania. Based upon this we declared fellowship. The LCEA consists of around 1000 souls in 15 congregations. In May of 2003, with CLC assistance, they started St. Peter's Seminary at Himo, Tanzania. There were nine students the first year of the three-year program offered. The school has served already as an outreach opportunity, since among those nine students there are several who are not of the LCEA, but are interested. It takes a lot of hard work to have a school like this function well. Pray that they can persevere. In outreach they have work among the Masai tribe. Only one in ten of the Masai are Christian. The Muslims are also working to bring the Masai into their religion. The LCEA has several stations where some Masai attend. It is hoped that one or more Masai men can attend the seminary. In the last visit by the missionary there were several new preaching stations. In addition to this, one of their pastors is seeking to establish a congregation in Dar es Salaam, a large and Muslim city. Pray that these brethren go forward with the Gospel trusting in the Lord who said His Word would not return to Him void." BACK to Missions Home Missions Home | N. American Missons | Traveling VBS | Overseas History | India: BELC India: CLCI | Congo: ELCC | Nigeria: NCLC | Tanzania: LCEA | Project KINSHIP | How YOU Can Help