Report on Congo Pension Fund – September 2008
The following was received by the Global Ministries Africa Office as to how the Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo (CDCC) has distributed their resources to retired pastors and their families in recent months. The resources used include the DIRECT gifts to Global Ministries received in 2007 and early 2008 for this purpose. Global Ministries welcomes new gifts for this along with continuing gifts to the Congo Pastors’ Pension Endowment Fund which will provide revenue for the pensions of retired pastors and their families beginning soon and into perpetuity.
For questions about this report or how to give to the pension support now and through the Congo Pastors’ Pension Endowment Fund please contact gifts@dom.disciples.org or (317) 713-2555.
The translated Report follows:
We greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We want to thank you for your commitment to the life of retired pastors.
The Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo (CDCC) established a distribution of pension resources according to the categories of retired pastors in our community:
- Community President, Vice, and retired department chiefs
- Pastors overseeing retired headmasters
- Ordained Parish Pastors
- Lay Parish Pastors (non-ordained)
- Widows and orphans
In Christ,
Reverend Eliki Bonanga
President, CDCC
Assistance to the Retirees from:
Mbandaka
24 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $11.31 monthly
Bolenge
8 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $2.00 monthly
Kinshasa
10 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $5.93 monthly
Boende
4 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $2.17 monthly
D’Ifumo
3 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $10.83 monthly
Bokungu
4 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $9.67 monthly
Lotumbe
7 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $7.57 monthly
Mondombe
5 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $7.10 monthly
Wini
4 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $5.46 monthly
Wema
11 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $3.27 monthly
Lofoy
4 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $2.00 monthly
Monieka
5 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $1.96 monthly
Ingende
6 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $1.83 monthly
Ikela
6 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $1.83 monthly
Bosobele
9 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $3.37 monthly
Kiri
3 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $2.28 monthly
Loombo
3 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $1.83 monthly
Boyeka
5 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $4.46 monthly
Opala
3 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $1.83 monthly
Bongindji
1 beneficiary, receiving an average of $1.83 monthly
Mangilombe
3 beneficiaries, each receiving an average of $1.83 monthly
Basankusu
No current beneficiaries