Posted on Friday, October 2, 2009
Westminster College will host International Peacemaker the Rev. Probe Augustin Mukendi Kabongo from the Democratic Republic of the Congo Oct. 12-16.
In addition to being a guest in several classes during his time on campus, Kabongo is scheduled to speak at the Seekers Christian Fellowship gathering Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 9 p.m. in the Berlin Lounge of McKelvey Campus Center and at the Peace Studies Coffeehouse Thursday, Oct. 15, at 4:15 p.m. in Thompson Clark room 314. The coffeehouse is free and open to the public.
Kabongo will be speaking about issues that are key to bringing peace and justice to his country. He will address gender inequality and its impact on peace and justice; challenges faced by Christian youth in the Congo; the current water crisis facing the Congolese people; and the difficulty of sustaining self-sufficiency in the Congo.
Kabongo, a graduate of Sheppards and Lapsley University Seminary in Kanaga, is the pastor of Dikongayi Church, executive secretary of the Presbytery of Tshibashi, and co-founder and coordinator for Presbyterian Action Against HIV/AIDS.
Arranged through the denominational offices of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Louisville, Ky., the International Peacemakers Program has been in existence over 20 years. International Peacemakers are leaders who are engaged in peacemaking in their own areas of the world and are invited by the PCUSA to visit in the United States to help understand the peace and justice concerns of others around the world.
Kabongo's visit is sponsored by Westminster's Chapel Office and Church Relations, Peace Studies Program, and Shenango Presbytery.
Contact the Rev. James Mohr, Westminster College chaplain, at (724) 946-7116 or e-mail mohrjr@westminster.edu for more information.
