A lot has happened

A lot has happened since the blog was created, but unfortunately it has not been kept up to date. There are now more than 108 Emmanuel churches, and there has been significant expansion of certain ministries that they coordinate. There has been quite a bit of changes at the main property of Kigobe--with the construction of a new facility for the Timothy Bible School, and the expansion of the Discovery School.

Here is some more recent information (in summary form only) about the Community of Emmanuel Churches, as prepared by Remy Nsengiyumva (pictured here with his wife Esperence).

CEEM BURUNDI, COMMUNAUTE DES EGLISES EMMANUEL DU BURUNDI.

Network of more than one hundred  Assemblies in Burundi

CEEM Burundi, Communauté des Eglises Emmanuel du Burundi. It is a Network of more than one hundred Assemblies in Burundi and this network is known before the law of Burundi. We have a board in that network that has to deal with all kind of problems that can arise in all our assemblies. The Network has an Executive committee composed of seven people elected in the General Assembly who are working on the volunteer basis.

The Network has General Secretary who is supervising the work in the office; his job is to implement the decisions of the Executive Committee.  He works with a team of three other people in the office.

Theses are the number of the churches: 108 brethren churches in Burundi which coordinate the following activities and ministries:

1. Timothy Bible Institutes for Elders, we train Elders from more than 100 churches, teaching them the basic teaching of the Bible, church leadership and other doctrines that are needed for the church.
2. Emmaus, Correspondence Bible School.
3. Sports Ministry for the youth.
4. Bible Seminars and training organized countrywide.
5. Christian Film operating in the whole country.

We have also social projects that are helping to convey the message of Jesus Christ to this category of people. Through social projects one can bring the message of Jesus Christ to many people at the same time helping the government in its effort to develop its people.

1. Primary School for deaf kids
2. Primary School for blind kids
3. Community Based Rehabilitation Project
4. Ophthalmology project
5. Kigobe Health Center
6. Discovery School- Primary school
7. Supporting Kids born with Malformation.

Projects for the CEEM Burundi, we are envisaging to support the work that we are doing in Burundi:

1. Future plan to have a big construction of Bible school which will be on the level of University
2. Future plan to extend the Kigobe Health center as a clinic to an Hospital
3. Future plan to extend the activities of Deaf Kids and Blind Kids to a High or secondary school for this handicapped people.
4. Future plan to have a construction of a big Centre of training for youth and sport Center

Fr. Remy NSENGIYUMVA,

General Secretary

CEEM Burundi, Africa

Kigobe Mission

Kigobe Mission, located on the north end of Bujumbura (Burundi's capital), is a key property belonging to the Community of Emmanuel Churches. This is where the official headquarters for the community (the "siege social" as it is called in French), is located. Besides some administrative offices, this property also houses a local church, a Bible School, different evangelistic outreach initiatives, and several of the social endeavors of the Emmanuel Churches including a Health Center & Maternity and a School for the Deaf. Here are some satellite images of the property courtesy of Google Earth.

Introduction

The Community of Emmanuel Churches in Burundi is a group of over 80 independent protestant evangelical local churches in Burundi that have our historical roots in the plymouth bretheren movement. The Emmanuel Churches have experienced rapid growth in the last fifteen years and though we rejoice and praise the Lord for this growth, it comes with certain challenges as well. This website exists to provide information about the Emmanuel Churches, some of its evangelistic and social endeavors in Burundi and beyond.