Peacemaking Lunch with Rev. Nzeba
Monday, September 28, 2015 - 12:00pm
Lunch with International Peacemakers Rev. Berthe Nzeba & her colleague and translator, Christi Boyd. Rev. Nzeba is a Christian leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo who oversees efforts in support of war orphans and survivors of rape. She is an active interlocutor in ecumenical platforms for peace and security in the Great Lakes Region and will be speaking about addressing sexual violence, advocating peace in the larger Region, and the need to transform the exploitation and trade of Congo’s mineral wealth.
Lunch and conversation with Rev. Nzeba will held Monday, September 28 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm in The Meeting Place, Westminster Church House. All are welcome to join us for this free meal, but please sign up to help us prepare for lunch.
Rev. Nzeba, or Maman Nzeba as she is more popularly known among Congolese church women, is the General Secretary of the Women and Families Department of the Protestant umbrella organization, the Church of Christ in Congo (ECC). A Presbyterian minister ordained in 1978, she is believe to be the first female Protestant clergy in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For the last ten years, she has coordinated national and international Church efforts in support of women and children impacted by the protracted conflict in Eastern Congo. As General Secretary of the ECC Department of Families, Rev. Nzeba oversees collaborative efforts by women’s groups from ECC denominations in support of survivors of rape and war orphans. She also doubles as the Women’s President for the West Kinshasa Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Kinshasa (CPK) and pastors the CPK Brikin parish in Kinshasa.
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