{"id":1500,"date":"2026-02-13T19:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/?page_id=1500"},"modified":"2026-02-13T19:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:36:05","slug":"drc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/drc\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Republic of Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/DR-Congo-Brethren.jpg\" alt=\"People sitting around a table with palm trees and water in the background\" class=\"wp-image-1501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/DR-Congo-Brethren.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/DR-Congo-Brethren-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/DR-Congo-Brethren-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/DR-Congo-Brethren-560x286.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Democratic Republic of Congo News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"feedzy-3813ca7405c3db573fc33721af796be8 feedzy-rss\"><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-mission-executive-visits-burundi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Global Mission executive visits Church of the Brethren in Burundi, meets with church leaders from Democratic Republic of Congo\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Burundi-IMG_0770-bySharonBNorton-600px-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Global Mission executive visits Church of the Brethren in Burundi, meets with church leaders from Democratic Republic of Congo\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-mission-executive-visits-burundi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Global Mission executive visits Church of the Brethren in Burundi, meets with church leaders from Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Church of the Brethren Global Mission executive Sharon Brugger Norton visited the Church of the Brethren in Burundi in late March and early April. The Church of the Brethren in Burundi is the newest member of the Global Church of the Brethren Communion.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/edf-large-grants-for-s-sudan-drc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Emergency Disaster Fund gives large grants for Church of the Brethren mission in South Sudan, relief for Congolese refugees<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Brethren Disaster Ministries staff have directed large grants from the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) to the church\u2019s mission in South Sudan and to provide relief for Congolese refugees in Burundi and families continuing to be affected by violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/large-grants-go-to-drc-and-s-sudan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Large Emergency Disaster Fund grants go to Church of the Brethren programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/BDMVolunteeratShortTermProjectSite-600px-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Large Emergency Disaster Fund grants go to Church of the Brethren programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/large-grants-go-to-drc-and-s-sudan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Large Emergency Disaster Fund grants go to Church of the Brethren programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Brethren Disaster Ministries has directed large grants from the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) to support Eglise des Freres au Congo (Church of the Brethren in the DRC) providing a six-month emergency humanitarian aid program for families affected by war, and to a program being developed by the Church of the Brethren Mission in South Sudan.  Also among recent grants, funding was provided for the Hurricane Helene response of Brethren Disaster Ministries.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/grants-support-humanitarian-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Grants support increased humanitarian needs in South Sudan, among other responses to violence and war<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Brethren Disaster Ministries has directed grants from the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) to fund planning for increased humanitarian needs in South Sudan; an aid program by l\u2019Eglise des Freres au Congo (Church of the Brethren in the DR Congo) for displaced families and refugees in Burundi who have fled the M23 violence; and purchase of medicines and medical equipment for hospitals and clinics serving Palestinians displaced in Gaza City due to the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/edf-grants-since-start-of-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">EDF grants since start of year fund Nigeria Crisis Response and aid responses to wars in central Africa, Gaza, and Ukraine<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Brethren Disaster Ministries has directed grants from the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) to continued support for the Nigeria Crisis Response, to aid those affected in three central African countries by the warfare in Goma and the surrounding area, to aid those affected by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, and to aid those affected by the war in Ukraine, among others.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/edf-grants-to-israel-hamas-war-relief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Emergency Disaster Fund extends aid to organizations working in response to the Israel-Hamas war, in addition to other grants<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Recent grants made from the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) have been directed by Brethren Disaster Ministries to extend aid to organizations working in response to humanitarian needs created by the war between Israel and Hamas, with the violence now extended beyond Gaza into the West Bank and Lebanon<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/grant-to-cws-response-for-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">EDF grants $100,000 to CWS response for Ukraine, smaller amounts to DRC flooding and Venezuela epidemic<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Brethren Disaster Ministries has directed grants from the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) to send $100,000 to the work of Church World Service (CWS) with Ukrainian refugees, $30,000 to l\u2019Eglise des Freres au Congo (Church of the Brethren in the Democratic Republic of Congo or DRC) to provide food aid following flooding, and $7,500 to support an epidemic relief program of ASIGLEH, the Church of the Brethren in Venezuela.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Republic of Congo 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