10/09/2026
Would you like to turn a dollar into three dollars? ✨ Here's an opportunity to do just that!
Twenty years ago, the Arkansas Annual Conference partnered with Bishop Pierre Nkulu Ntanda Ntambo in the North Katanga Conference in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to build water wells for communities there. In 2026, at the invitation of Bishop Mande Muyombo, we are rekindling that partnership. because 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀—𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁.
Between now and year-end, the Arkansas Annual Conference will raise money to provide solar-powered wells in North Katanga. 𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲, with a United Methodist church, a school, and a health clinic built around it. Clean water for drinking and handwashing protects families from cholera and other waterborne diseases, as well as Ebola.
𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟬% 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵: 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭!
A well costs about $10,000.
The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas has offered a dollar-for-dollar match for all gifts received by 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, up to $25,000.
The General Board of Global Ministries of the UMC has pledged a similar match of up to $25,000.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 $𝟮𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 $𝟳𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 to provide clean water in the DRC.
There is no limit on what we send. Every gift before and after the match goes to North Katanga, and every $10,000 means another village has clean water.
Churches may send contributions marked "North Katanga Water Wells" to:
Melissa Sanders, Financial Controller
Arkansas Conference of the UMC
PO Box 3611
Little Rock, AR 72203
Individuals may give through their local church and mark the gift “North Katanga Water Wells,” mail it to the Conference Office at the address above, or give online at https://app.aplos.com/aws/give/ArkansasUnitedMethodistConference.
Questions? Contact Rev. Dr. Hammett Evans, Chair, Arkansas Conference Board of Global Ministries: [email protected], or Rev. Roy Smith: [email protected]
