METHODIST CHURCH IN RWANDA

1.INTRODUCTION:

METHODIST CHURCH IN   RWANDA ,has made important advancement in the
 field of   Evangelism.After a great visit by Rev.Prof. Nthamburi Zablon,Presiding 
Bishop of METHODIST CHURCH IN KENYA and Rev.Dr.Stephan Kanyaru Impwii,
General Secretary of METHODIST CHURCH IN KENYA,on 15/2/2002,
in order to explain for us about DEED OF FOUNDATION AND DEED OF CHURCH 
ORDER FOR THE CONSTITUTING OF THE CONFERENCE OF METHODIST CHURCH AND STANDING ORDERS AND AGENDA,
the church progress. 
But, it is confronting to many difficulties, 
because that it's over this world cursed because of Satan
(devil). 

But Jesus -Christ came in this world to save the Christian believers.

In order that many problems can't reproduce again,
it's necessary that every person know the meaning of
love. 
His importance and the fruits of  love. 
And each
Responsible in the METHODIST CHURCH  inRwanda, from   the small to the big   
may be conscientious and make up the words by the Apostle

Paul awaking the Christians.
Philippians 2:2-4.  :
I urge you,then to make me completely happy by having the same thoughts , sharing
the same love, and being one in soul and mind. 
Don't do anything  from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, 
but be humble towards one another,
always considering other better                   
than yourselves .
All persons are welcome into the membership of the METHODIST CHURCH IN RWANDA,


who sincerely desire to be saved from their sins through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ 
and evidence the same in life and conduct 
and who seek to have fellowship with Christ Himself and His people 
and take up the duties and privileges of membership.


We thank NET MINISTRIES,about to give us possibilities of to have a page on their WEBSITE.
We thank some Reverends and Ministers, 
 Vincent,Daphrose, Chaste 
Gato and Jupa who were helping me in supplying of necessary
information. God bless them.MATTHEW 19:29. FOR METHODIST CHURCH IN RWANDA
REVEREND ENEAS NSENGIYUMVA
P.O.BOX:3709 KIGALI/RWANDA
TEL:08874072


DESCRIPTION GEOGRAPHIC OF RWANDA :


Rwanda is a country situated in central Africa,it
shares the common borders
Following countries :
-The Democratic Republic of Congo.
-Uganda.
-Tanzania.
-Burundi.
It 'is placing at 1200kms of the sea India,at 2000kms
of the Atlantic,at 3650kms of caire in Egypte and
3750kms of cap in South Africa.
Rwanda is a country of many hills.


III.RWANDA'S INSTITUTIONS :
The Rwanda is divided into 12 Provinces, the Provinces are
divided into 96 Districts,those Districts are divided
into 1543 Sectors,those Sectors are divided into 8731
Cells.
IV.POPULATION:
Population is about 7 000 000 in the country.
We speak one language of Kinyarwanda,
but the National languages are Kinyarwanda,French and English.
We have in our country some orphans,widows,need people and who have AIDS(VIH)SIDA,
we need the benefactors for to support them.

V.DESCRIPTION OF  METHODISTCHURCH IN RWANDA:   
   


The METHODIST CHURCH IN RWANDA' s
congregations are implanted in the country following
that their works grow in Rwanda.
-The METHODIST Church in Rwanda is a non
lucrative Association, has a vocation of to
Evangelise, to participate and to promote the
population's advantages.
The main objectives are:
Evangelisation, Education.Health, Arts and
Agricultures etc......
VI.VISION OF METHODIST CHURCH IN RWANDA:
To know Jesus Christ and to make Him known.
VII.MISSION OF METHODIST CHURCH IN RWANDA:
To respond in obedience to divine call of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ 
to proclaim the Holistic Gospel in world and deed in the power of God's Holy Spirit.

VI.REALISATION OF THE METHODIST  CHURCH IN RWANDA :
-Our Church members now are  1188.
-It disposes 22 Local Churches dispersed every where in the country.
-40 God's servants, whose 15 Reverends and 25 Ministers.
-Alphabetisation of adult.
-The Cooperatives  for widows.
-The Agricultural cooperatives.

IX.OBJECTIVES OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN
RWANDA :

1 -EVANGELISATION :

-To preach.
-To promote Evangelisation and Education.
-To build the temples and Local Churches everywhere in
Rwanda.
-To distribute here and there the Christian
literatures.

2.EDUCATION :
-To implant the nursery schools.
-To implant the primary and secondary schools.
-To implant the adult literacy.
-Installation of training centers.

 3.HEALTH 

-Building of the health centers,of vaccination and
pharmaceutic's installation.

  4.AGRICULTURE :
-To bring a support at all system autorized an
agriculture's development.
-To encourage the groups and the agricultural
cooperatives and raising.
-The METHODIST Church in Rwanda is occupied
by all the social's activities and a good neighborhood
between the population in order to promote their good
welfare.

   5.ARTS AND CRAFTS :
-To promote the development of the tailoring
cooperatives, embroidery, tanner, woodwork and the
mecanics.

    6.THE RECONCILIATION :
-To teach to the people that Adam and Eva are the
orgin of all nations, so we can know that every one
who sins is for devil.
 
THE METHODIST CHURCH IN RWANDA IN THE TEACHING:

-Concerning the primary and secondary schools, the
places for to build these schools, could be found in
all Provinces, but the Church have not money.
-The guardians schools have not didactic materials and
teachers who received salaries. They take premium
only.
-We need also who can support us to establish the
training centers, primary and secondary school in the:
-Teaching.
-Training.
-Accounts.
-Medical.
-Arts,
etc.

THE METHODIST CHURCH IN THE HEALTH :

-The medecine is one of the principals objectives of
the METHODIST Church in Rwanda.
If we preach to the nations of to be repented, in
forgetting their body, it'is an  untrue
predication.Since an apparition of the METHODIST
 Church in Rwanda,has knowing that a good news
can be accompagned by the acts for the health of a
man's body.That is good news that Jesus has
proclamming too.
So, the METHODIST Church in Rwanda must found
over the work-man's acts, in teaching, health, arts
and trade, and others acts of development to all
church'members.
Unhappy, the Church have not any health's center, any
pharmacy, it is a question, but we hope that only God
will give a resolution.

VII.PROGRESSION OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN
RWANDA.
-If we fling a look respective, we saw that the
METHODIST Church in Rwanda is an Association
of congregations which is enlarging day by day.So
during all those years,the news  Circuits and Local Churches
were established as showed below and were assisting in
the task of Evangelisation.

1.The Gisenyi Circuit,  Gisenyi Synod, has been
established in 1994.
2.The Ruhengeri Circuit,  Ruhengeri Synod, has been
established in 1995.
3.The Cyangugu Circuit, Gisenyi Synod, has been
established in 1996.
4.The Kigali Town Circuit,  Kigali Synod, has been
established in 1997.
5.The Kigali-Rural Circuit,  Kigali Synod, has been
established in 1997.
6.The Byumba Circuit,Ruhengeri Synod, has been
established in 1998.
7.The Umutara Circuit, Ruhengeri Synod, has been
established in 1998.

NUMBER    SYNOD CIRCUIT LOCAL CHURCH
 1.         2. GISENYI .RUHENGERI .GISENYI.KIBUYE.CYANGUGU
RUHENGERI.BYUMBA.UMUTARA.
-Cyanzarwe.-Mutura.-Kanama.-Nyamyumba.-Gaseke.-Kayove.-Bugarama.-Impala.
-Mutobo.-Buhoma.-Bukamba.-Humure.-Ngarama.-Kahi.-Murambi.
3.4. BUTARE .GIKONGORO .GITARAMA .KIGALI.
KIGALI-TOWN .KIGALI-RURAL .KIBUNG0.
-Gisozi. -Kacyiru.-Nyarugenge.-Kicukiro. -Gasabo. -Gashora.-Nyamata.


YEAR  THE MEMBERSHIP   AUGMENTATION
1994        89              89
1995       232             143
1996       367             135   
1997       514             147
1998       846             332
2001      1188             342
T O T A L                 1188


      SITUATION OF   YEAR 2001 

SYNOD     CIRCUIT LOCAL CHURCH      MEMBERSHIP
GISENYI   -GISENYI-CYANGUGU-KIBUYE   567
RUHENGERI -RUHENGERI-BYUMBA-UMUTARA  378
BUTARE -BUTARE-GIKONGORO-GITARAMA 
KIGALI -KIGALI-TOWN-KIGALI-RURAL-KIBUNGO  243
T O T A L                                1188


PICTURE RECAPITULATE OF THE FONDATION'S DATE OF
REGIONS AND PARISHES:

FONDATION YEAR OF SYNOD  CIRCUIT   LOCAL CHURCH
1994                     GISENYI    GISENYI
1995                     RUHENGERI  RUHENGERI
1996                     GISENYI    CYANGUGU
1997                     KIGALI     KIGALI-TOWN
1997                     KIGALI     KIGALI-RURAL
1998                     RUHENGERI  BYUMBA
1998                     RUHENGERI  UMUTARA


The CHURCH has FOUR SYNODS : 
  1-GISENYI.

  2-RUHENGERI.

  3-BUTARE.

  4-KIGALI. 

SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF METHODIST CHURCH IN RWANDA STRUCTURE:

1.The  CONFERENCE is composed  by  4  SYNODS..

2.The  SYNOD is  composed  by   3   CIRCUITS.
3.The   CIRCUIT  is   composed   by  2 LOCALS 
CHURCHES.
1.The CONFERENCE chared by Presiding Bishop.
2.The SYNOD chared by Bishop.
3.The CIRCUIT chared by  Minister.
4.The LOCAL CHURCHS chared by Lay Person.

  THE  CONDITIONS FOR TO HAVE THE RESPONSABILITIES
IN THE CHURCH: 

-1 Timothy 3:1,This a true saying,if a man is eager to
be a church leader he disires ......
-Titus 1:6-9,An elder must be blameless;he must have
only one wife.
-1 Corinth. 4:1;you should think of us as Christ's
servants ...


THE DOCTRINAL STANDARS OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN RWANDA
1.THE  HOLY BIBLE:
We believe that  the scriptures are inspire by God,II
Timothy 13:16.
It's divided into two parties(the old and the new
Testament).
Those parties were written by the persons conducted by
the holy spirit.2Timothy 1:21.The old Testament with
39 books,the new testament with 27 books.

2.GOD (FATHER):  
We believe and admit that there's one God.1 Timothy
2:5.
1.Spiritual . John 4:24.
2.Eternal. Exodus 3:15-16.
3.Invisible. Romans 1:20.
4.Immuable. James  1:7.
5.Infinite. Romans 11:33.
6.Omniscient. Luke 1:37.Romans 16:27.
7.Omnipresent.Jer.23:23.Math.18:2o.
8.Kind.Exodus 33:19.
9.Just.Jer. 12:1.
10.Merciful. Exodus 34:6-7.

3.THE TRINITY(GOD IS REVEAL IN 3 PERSONS:  

a)The Father :We believe that our heavenly Father had
created heaven and earth. Gen.1:1.
b) The Son (Jesus Christ):
 We bilieve that Jesus Christ is God. John 1:3.
He's incarnating in flesh by a vertus of the Holy
Spirit.He dead on the cross because of our sins and is
reviving,he will come back to bring the persons with
whom will obey his rules.1Thesal.4:1,3. John 1:1.He's
creator as our heavenly Father.Genesis 1:26.Hebrews
4:14. Acts 2:22.
c)The  Holy Spirit:We believe that Holy Spirit is
God,because when Jesus -Christ returned back to
heaven,He  promised that he'll send a comforter who
shall teach all the believers.
John 14:25.Genesis 1:2.Peter 1:1-21.Genesis 2:21.

 4.THE REVELATION:
The Revelation is God who is making out the nation.
1.By  his works as well as by their creation.Ps.19:2.
2.By their conservation and the way which he drives
them.Psalm 135:6.
3.By his word.Hebrews 1;1-2.
4.By oracle.1 Peter 1:21.
5.By writing.
6.In the books named scriptures.Romans 1:2.


5.THE  BAPTISM:
The sacrament of Baptism shall be administered by water 
in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 3:1-6.


6.THE HOLY COMMUNION:
We believe that the holy communion remind,us of all
occurred to Jesus Christ.We remember his death and
suffering at the cross.
-The bread:His body,because he's crucified for us on
the cross.
-The cup(wine):His bloodsted for our sins.Luke 22:20.

7.THE DRINKS:

We can not take the alcoholic
drinks.Proverbs.20:1,Isaiah 5:22;Ephesians 5:18.


8.TOBACCO:
We can not smoke the tobacco.Isaiah 44:20.


9.THE WEDDING:    
We accept  the wedding of one man and one
woman.Genesis 2:22.Ephesians 5:31.
Matthew 19:5;1 Corinthians 6.

 10. THE SALVATION:
Salvation is only through Jesus Christ's blood.Acts
4:12;10:43;Matthew 1:21.


11.THE HEAVEN:

-The heaven is a real place of God.Matthew 6:9.
-The justs will go to heaven.John 14:1-3.
-Our prayers  reach in God's heaven and he understands
them and answers.2 Chronicles 7:14.


12.THE SERVANTS  OF  GOD:
We accept the men of good behavior with  whom they can
give a good testimony,filled by a holy spirit and a
good behavior .Acts 6:5;7:1;Timothy 1:10;
Titus 1;5;Philippians 4:1-13;Titus 1:5.

13.THE CHRISTMAS DAY:
We accept the  Christmas day.The date of 25th December
of every year.
We remember the birth of Jesus Christ who come to this
world to save the sinners.We pray God to help the men
receive the Lord and we take as engagement to serve
from now and in the eternity.Galat.4:4.


 14.EASTER'S DAY:

we accept the Easter day,we remember the dead and
resurrection of Jesus Christ.1 Corinth.5:7-8;Luke
2:41.


15.ASCENT'S DAY:  

We accept the Ascent's day because the Son of God our
Lord Jesus Christ,who went back to heaven beside God,
in order to receive the glory,which he had before he
come to the world.We thank God because his Son has
achieved his  mission of salvation for us,and promised
us that he is going to prepare a place for us.Acts
1:9.


16.PENTECOST'S DAY:


We accept the Pentecost day forgive back grace to God
for the Holy Spirit's minister origin of all the life,
we thank God to have sent it to us as comforter, to
encourage and to conduct us. We believe that the Holy
Spirit is living  and active in the church, he gives
us his talents in order that we can serve God, in all
fullness and in a truth and
holiness.Acts2:1-47;20:16;1 Corint.16:8.
THE DEED OF CHURCH ORDER AND THE DOCTRINAL STANDARS OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN RWANDA:

The Methodist Church claims and cherishes its place in the Holy Catholic Church 
which is the Body of Christ.It rejoices in the inheritance of the Apostolic Faith 
and loyality accepts the fundamental principles of the historic creeds 
and of the Protesatant reformation.It ever remembers that in the Providence of God,
Methodism was raised up to spread Scriptural Holiness through the land by the proclamation of the Evangelical Faith 
and declares its unflattering resolve to be true to its Divinely appointed mission.

The Doctrine of the Evangelical Faith which Methodism has held from the beginning 
and still holds are based upon the Divine revelation recorded in the Holy Scriptures.
The Methodist Church acknowledges this revelation as the supreme rule of Faith and practice.
These Evangelical Doctrines to which the Preachers of the Methodist Church 
both Ministers and Laymen are pledged are contained in Wesley's Notes on the New Testament 
and the first four volumes of his sermons.

The Notes on the New Testament and the 44 Sermons are not intended to impose a system of format 
or speculative theology on Methodist preachers,but to set up standards of preaching 
and belief which should secure loyalty to the fundamental truths of the Gospel of Redemption 
and ensure the continued witness of the Church to the realities 
of the christian experience of Salvation.

Christ's Ministers in the Church are Stewards in the household of God and Shepherds of His flock.
Some are called and ordained to this sole occupation and have a principal 
and directing part in these great duties but they hold no priesthood differing in kind from that
 which is common to all the Lord's people and they have no exclusive title 
to the preaching of the gospel or the care of souls.
These ministries are shared with them by other to whom also 
the spirit divided his severally as He wills.


It is the Universal conviction of the Methodist people that the Office of the Christian Ministry 
depends upon the call of God who bestows the gifts of the Spirit 
the grace and the fruit which indicate those whom He has chosen.

Those whom the Methodist Church recognises as called of God and therefore receives into its Ministry 
shall be ordained by the imposition of hands 
as expressed of the Church's recognition of the Minister's personal call.


The Methodist Church holds the doctrine of the Priesthood of all believers 
and consequently believes that no priesthood exists which belongs exclusiverly to a particular order 
or class of men, but in the exercice of its corporate life and worship,
special qualifications for the discharge of special duties are required 
and thus the principle of representative selection is recongised.

The preachers itinerant and lay are examined tested and approved
 before they are authoriised to Minister in holy things.
For the sake of Church Order and not because any priestly virtues inherent 
in the office the Ministers of the Methodist Church are set apart by ordination 
to the Ministry of the Word and Sacraments.


The Methodist Church recognises two sacraments namely Baptism and the Lord's Supper 
as of Divine Appointment and of perpetual obligation of which it is the privilege 
and duty of Members of the Methodist Church to avail themselves.

1.MEMBERSHIP:
All persons are welcomed into the membership of the Methodist Church in Rwanda,
who sincerely desire to be saved from their sins through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ 
and evidence the same in life and conduct 
and who seek to have fellowship with Christ Himself and His people 
and take up the duties and privileges of membership.
It is the privilege and duty of members to present their children for sacrament of Holy Baptism 
and of those received into full membership to avail themselves regulary 
of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.

All members are expected to engage in evangelism 
and other forms of Christians service 
and to contribute to the funds of the Church in proportion to their means.


2.EVIDENCE OF MEMBERSHIP:
If question shall arise whether a particular person is a member of the Methodist Church in Rwanda 
the entry of that person's name in a current roll of membership 
shall be the accepted evidence of membership.


SPECIAL METHODIST CONNEXIONAL SUNDAYS AND
CHURCH UNIVERSAL HOLY DAYS:
       JANUARY:
1.New year Day 1st.
2.Covenant Sunday 2nd.
       FEBRUARY:
3.Local church Evangelism.
4.Transfiguration Sunday.
5.Ash Wednesday(Lent Bigins)9th.
       MARCH:
6.Lent season 9th-24 March.
7.Passion sunday.
8.Manday Thursday.
9.Good Friday 25th March.
10.Easter Sunday.
       MAY:
11.Preachers Sunday.
12.Ascension Day.
13.Pentecostal Sunday.
14.Trinity Sunday.
       JuNE:
15.Disability Sunday.
16.Brigade Sunday.
17.Christian Stewardship sunday.
        JULY:
18.Men's fellowship sunday.
19.Thanks Giving sunday.
        AUGUST/
20.Local churches Evangelistic sunday.
21.Annual conference.
         SEPTEMBER:
22.Bible sunday.
23.Women fellowship sunday.
         OCTOBER:
24.Circuits Evangelistics sunday.
25.Health,wholeness sunday.
          NOVEMBER:
26.Social Christ Respons.Sunday.
27.Advent sunday.
          DECEMBER:
28.Junior Church sunday.
29.Christmas Day sunday.
30.Boxing Day 26th Dec.

THE  DEVELOPMENT  DEPARTMENT:
The development department is very important in the
Church  because it has as task  of  studying all the
projects of the Church.The development department has
three agents who are the followings.
1.A  Director of development's departement who is
there for to study the Church 's   plans,programs and
projects.

2.An agent in charg of translation the projects in
English  or in french.
3.A Secretary typist in the development office.

The office need again the benefactors who can pay
those persons and to help in providing materials,like
computers  ,machines,photocopies machines,fax etc ....

THE  CHURCH'S PROJECTS  WHICH NEED TO BE 
FINANCED BY THE BENEFACTORS:
1. To build the Church in KIGALI and the offices.
2. To finance the  Methodist Church in Rwanda
for a good
Working  of  activities in the Church.
3.To support the METHODIST CHURCH to pay the three persons
agents working in
the development's departement.
4.To create a  solidarity bottom which will give the
credit to the cooperatives  and groupments without
interest.
5.To provide