Likafo Ifonge Marie Louise has been appointed to serve as the supervising minister of the Kinshasa District of the Community of Disciples of Christ in Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Her appointment was made during the 22nd General Assembly held in Mbandaka in August. Likafo is the first woman in the Disciples’ church to serve in this capacity, and is the first known woman to hold this position among the approximately 70 member churches of the ecumenical body of the Church of Christ in Congo.
Likafo has served both rural and urban churches as senior pastor. When nominated to serve as supervising minister, she was serving as senior pastor of the Mbandaka III church. To read more, go to: globalministries.org/news/africa/community-of-disciples-of.html
