Breaking News: Bishop David R. Daniels Visits Rwanda; First Visit by an AME Bishop in over 10 Years

Breaking News: Bishop David R. Daniels Visits Rwanda; First Visit by an AME Bishop in over 10 Years This week, Bishop David R. Daniels, Jr. Presiding Prelate of the 17th Episcopal District, visited Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bishop Daniels arrived in the 17th Episcopal District on April 6, 2022, on his first visit to the District since the 2021 General Conference where he was received in Lusaka, Zambia. He is the first bishop to visit this area in over a decade. In 2019, after years of not being visited by a Bishop, a sizeable number of AME Churches in Rwanda and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo left the denomination to join the AME Zion Church. Bishop Daniels presided over a historic meeting on Wednesday at Enaim AME Church in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo with hundreds in attendance from AME Churches throughout Eastern Congo, followed by a meeting in Gisenyi, Rwanda on Thursday with pastors and members of AME churches in that country. Gisenyi is located in the westernmost part of Rwanda. On Friday, he visited the members of Mt. Hermon AME Church and presented US$1000 (1 million Rwandan francs) to the congregation. He retired to Zambia late Friday to continue his work in the District.  Rev. Dr. Jonathan Weaver, pastor of Greater Mt. Nebo AME Church, Bowie, Maryland joined him on the visit. Dr. Weaver has conducted multiple mission trips to the region and assists with sponsoring a primary school as well. Please continue to be in prayer for the ministry of the 17th Episcopal District. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel to see past TCR Dialogues.

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