Church Buildings of the Kinshasa Mission

After writing about one of the buildings in Kinshasa, I decided to put some more of them here together to show just what kinds of buildings we have in our mission.  We're  taking pictures of all the diverse buildings that we go to for church, interviews,conferences, etc.  There are so many that we'll never get to all of them in Kinshasa. We can't even find all of them on our own.  They range from really nice, church-built buildings to small, rented, insufficient ones where the members have to sit outside the chapel because there isn't room for them all in the building. But the lessons, the music and the spirit are the same in all of them, sometimes it's even sweeter in the poor, run-down little "salles" or with just a few members in a home.  But we see many different situations and the Sunday drive to them is always interesting!

Matadi , DR Congo

                           Primary in Matadi

Camp Luka, Kinshasa Stake, Kinshasa

Very humble little building in a poor section of Kinshasa,  but this is one of the places where we see a great group of faithful saints meeting to worship.

This sweet little old member was at the church half an hour before it started.  We sat together.  It reminded me of great days with my Dad.

 New Ngaliema Stake Center, Kinshasa

 

Elders on their way back to work after interviews. 





Aime Ngoy, our driver, attorney helper, friend and much more, and Brent outside of Ngaliema stake center

Bangui, Central African Republic

 Brazzaville Stake Center, Republic of Congo

 Dumez, Mont Ngafula Stake, Kinshasa

Badiadingi, Mont Ngafula Stake, Kinshasa

Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 

 

Kimbanseke Stake Center, Kinshasa

Kingabwa, Kinshasa Stake, Kinshasa

 There is a gardening project behind the chapel in Kingabwa.  Our friend, Brother Motchikana gardens there.




Nice baptismal font behind Kingabwa. It's just big enough to baptize, but small enough to get enough water to fill without too much trouble.

 Masina 3rd Ward, Kimbanseke Stake, Kinshasa

(Affectionately refered to as the "Navauoo temple")

Nobody knows why or who may have decided to build this 

enormous, extravagant building in one of the toughest places in Kinshasa. It even has underground parking big enough to play soccer in, which would be a good use for it since nobody in that ward has a car. 

 Old Ngaliema Stake Center, Ngaliema, Kinshasa

 

 

This building has a great view of Kinshasa and is one of the few buildings that has a basketball court. It also has a big parking lot, where we are usually the only car there. But at Stake Conference, it was totally full of taxi-buses waiting to take the crowd home. 

                                                                                                Mpaka and Aéroport branches, Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo

Nobody's sure how this city with only three small branches got this building,

when Brazzaville, which has a stake with 8 wards ,has no church built buildings ??

But it's a very nice, small church-built chapel and is much loved by the members.

 Pointe Noire Branch, Republic of Congo

Douala Branch , Douala, Cameroon

 

Elder Nkong, one of our Lubumbashi missionaries, and his wife, Sonya.  He's in the branch presidency. 

Ekounou Branch, Yaoundé District, Cameroon

District Presidency in Youndé, Cameroon

Far right is Frere Olinga, one of our Lubumbashi missionaries.

Bastos Branch, Youndé District, Cameroon

 

 

 NgabaWard  Kinshasa Stake

 

Where we danced the night away with the young adults.

Kinshasa Stake Center, Kinshasa

There's also a Young Adult center there. It's one of only about 4 or 5 in the world and a great place for this wonderful young generation of the church. 

 

 

These buildings are located on a large piece of land called KasaVubu that is owned by the church .