Eighty-seven new converts were baptized in the Kasumbalesa Stake on 27 December, 2025 Kasumbalesa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eighty-seven new converts were baptized in the Kasumbalesa Stake on 27 December, 2025 Kasumbalesa, Democratic Republic of the Congo© 2026 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.On Saturday, December 27, 2025, the Stake of Zion in Kasumbalesa of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized a solemn collective baptism service, marking an important spiritual milestone in the progress of the Lord’s work in the city of Kasumbalesa.
The service was presided over by the Stake President, Brother Alain Banza accompanied by his two counselors. The event was honored by the remarkable presence of the Mission President of DR Congo–Lubumbashi, President Muhemedy, thus bearing witness to the support and special attention given to this missionary work.
Prospective new members of the Kasumbalesa Stake gather for their baptismal service. Kasumbalesa, DRC 27 December, 2025
Prospective new members of the Kasumbalesa Stake gather for their baptismal service. Kasumbalesa, DRC 27 December, 2025© 2026 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.In total, more than a hundred friends of the Church received teachings from the full-time missionaries. After interviews, 87 people were found worthy and were baptized, then confirmed as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Among these new members, more than 35 came from the locality of Tshinsenda Gar, illustrating the continued expansion of the Church beyond the city of Kasumbalesa.
On this occasion, Stake President Alain Banza delivered a message of exhortation and congratulations to the new members as well as to all the faithful. He drew upon Luke 7:29–30, emphasizing that the newly baptized did not nullify the purposes of God as the Pharisees once did, but that by accepting baptism, they have chosen to open the way back to our heavenly home. He encouraged the new members to remain faithful to their covenants and to persevere in the faith. Finally, President Alain Banza exhorted the members to center their lives on Christ and to focus on serving others (Mosiah 2:2).
Such baptisms are the fruits and miracles accomplished thanks to the determination of the members, motivated by their leaders to participate in the work of salvation and exaltation. These members work tirelessly, introducing their friends to the full-time missionaries who then teach them. In this way, the work advances immeasurably in the Stake of Zion in Kasumbalesa.
The activity took place in a spirit of reverence, joy, and gratitude, strengthening the faith of the members and opening a new spiritual chapter for the new converts.
In the same spirit, the presidency of the Mwene-Ditu Stake, through its returning and local missionaries, was able to conduct a baptismal service in the Kabuela area where ninety-seven (97) souls accepted their conversion to Jesus Christ.
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This service took place, Saturday, December 20, 2025