“The Deaconess Sisters’ Community Celebrated Its 40th Jubilee. Sister Berthe Mukarurangwa, One Of The Founding Members Of The Community, Also Celebrated Her 40 Years Of Service In The Community.”

On November 2, 2024, the Deaconess Community celebrated 40 years of serving God in Rwanda. On the same day, they also celebrated the 40-year jubilee of Sister Berthe Mukarurangwa, one of the founding young girl of the community, and the 25-year jubilee of Sister Esperance Rusine in the community.

Sister Marie Louise Niyonsenga the Leader of the Community

Sister Berthe MUKARURANGWA celebrated Jubilee of 40 years

Sister Esperance Rusine celebrated Jubilee of 25 years

The delegation from Sisters in the Netherlands (Amerongen) who founded the Deaconess Sisters`Community in Rwanda in 1984

The  Delegation from the Netherlands, they are the friends of Deaconess Community (Abaja ba Kristo)

The Rubengera Presbytery's Moderator, Rev Musabyimana Vincent

During the celebration of the Deaconess Community’s Jubilee, the President of the Presbyterian Church of Rwanda expressed great joy over the achievements made during the past forty years. He thanked the sisters for their important contribution to the growth of the Church and to the development of the community in Rubengera Sector, Karongi District, in the Western Province of Rwanda.

The Deaconess Community's choir celebrated  the Jubilee of 40 years