David, Ngongo (d. 2004)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2004 Sep 6 p. 7

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text of obituary:

Congo leader, a link to church's early years, dies

By AIMM News Service

Ngongo David, former presient of the Congo Mennonite Church and one of its last surviving early leaders, died Aug. 18. His age was unknown but was probably in the high 90s.

"Pastor Ngongo and those of his generation were truly the founding fathers of today's large and growing Congo Mennonite Church," said Jim Bertsche, former executive secretary of Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission and a missionary in Congo from 1948 to 1974. "We all owe them a debt of profound gratitude."

Mennonite membership in Congo today is 194,000, according to Mennonite World Conference. Congo Mennonite Church is one of three Mennonite conferences in the country.