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the BBFI Mission Office, provided the
financing. Friends in the United States,
the Congo, and missionaries in several
other countries contributed. Volunteer
church members did much of the work.
Subcontractors provided technical and
skilled labor. Walls were constructed
out of burnt red bricks with stucco finish.
The roof was made of sheet metal on
steel trusses. Windows on each side
illuminate the large auditorium area. The
floors were of hand-finished concrete. It
has a double-door entrance, an office, a
baptistry with dressing areas, and restrooms.
It is served by electricity, running
water, and sewer.
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Congo BBF helped plant the church
Founding Pastor Tshamala was won
to Christ through services held in the
Katuba village where he grew up. Elmer
Deal and teams he organized conducted
such evangelistic services beginning in
1959. After training in a Bible institute,
Tshamala served under Pastor Salumu
of the Kasai Baptist Church. Ten years
ago, Deal, with the Congo BBF, bought
property three miles from the University
of Lubumbashi where Tshamala began
the church. His sending church was the
Bethel Baptist Church of Lubumbashi
and Pastor Salumu. Average attendance
is now 120-150, filling the older building
to capacity. Tshamala, his wife, and five
children live in a home on the property.
Special meetings prior to the dedication
The Congo BBF sponsored a Bible
conference and other meetings in
conjunction with the dedication. Carden
spoke to a group of 45 Bible institute
students in a nearby village and was the
featured speaker with Deal at a threeday
Bible conference in the older facilities.
A crowd of 100 to 150 attended
the conference each day. Louise Carden
and Evelyn Martin spoke to a group
of over 100 ladies from Congo BBF
churches. The Congo BBF is led by President
Twite Mutombo, Vice President
Paul Matembo, Secretary/Treasurer
Cikala, and 33 directors. Their ministry,
alongside Deal’s, has now planted 162
churches in the Congo.
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approved May 2008
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