The Reverend Likafo Ifonge Marie Louise was appointed to serve as the Supervising Minister of the Kinshasa District during the 22th General Assembly of the Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo (DRC) held in Mbandaka this August, 2009.   

Likafo is the first woman in the Disciples' church to serve in this capacity, and probably the first woman to hold this position among the approximately 70 member churches of the ecumenical body of the Church of Christ in Congo.

She was born September 18, 1960.  She received her Master's of Theology from the Protestant University of Congo in Kinshasa with the help of a scholarship from Global Ministries.  She has served both rural and urban churches as senior pastor.  She has also worked as a teacher at the Disciples' girls' school, Nsang'ea Ndotsi (Good News).  When nominated, she was serving as senior pastor of the Mbandaka III church, the largest in the Mbandaka area.   

Reverend Likafo is married and mother of 6 children. Our sincere congratulations to her for this great achievement and our profound gratitude to the community of Disciples of Christ for its commitment to the empowerment of women!