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ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF RUTANA

Part of Anglican church of Burundi
« Nimukundane nk’uko nanje nabakunze »
« Love one another »

Bishop Rt Revd Pontien Ribakare

GATONGATI PARISH HISTORY

Gatongati parish was born in 2015 and has 1962 Christians among whom 236 are males, 366 females and 1369 children. It covers a part of Bukemba and a part of Gitanga. It is situated at 32 km from the Rutana Town. It has 7 local churches, 1 pastor and 10 Catechists.
Since it was born, two pastors have been leading it :
 1) Rev. Ndagijimana: 2015-2017
2) Rev. SABOKWIGURA Cyprien: 2017 up to now
Contact:
SABOKWIGURA Cyprien
+257 69 49 53 28

Church Weekly Timetable

For the  church activities during the week, below is the timetable:
1) Saturday: From 10:00 am up to 2pm: Worship, sharing word of God and Choir practices.
2) Sunday (7am-8am): Sunday School program and from 9am to 1.00 pm: Main service
On Wednesdays and Fridays biblical teachings such as Baptism, marriages, mothers’ Union, confirmation are delivered from 9am up to 12 am .
On Sunday, April 22th, 2018, The Bishop of Rutana Diocese Accompanied with his wife, the Mothers’Union Coordinator, the Diocesan Secretary and the Communication Officer visited the Parish of Gatongati in Timbura Archdeaconry just to share the word of God with the Christians of that Parish. His teaching was based on John 3:13-18 when teaching on True love which must characterize the church members. The Christians were very proud to receive Bishop as their Guest of honor along with the team he went with, and filled with joy and happiness, the Christians gave a gift to the Bishop. Below is the picture of Bishop with M.U members

Confirmation service in Gatongati parish on July 31st, 2021
On this Saturday, July 31st, 2021, in the parish of Gatongati, in Timbura Archdeaconry, there were confirmation ceremonies whereby 67 Christians received confirmation from the Diocesan Bishop. After confirmation ceremonies, the President of Mothers’ Union has conducted the ceremonies for official welcome of 12 women in Mothers’ Union in Gatongati parish.
After all the ceremonies, Bishop Pontien RIBAKARE took the opportunity to remind Christians to do everything possible for the development of their Diocese in general and their parish in particular under the slogan “Aho ubaye hoba heza”.
The ceremonies are closed with a presentation of the gifts to the Bishop and to Mothers ‘Union representatives.
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