Pastor Ruthiririza Nkundimana

INTRODUCTION

Apostle Paul wrote and said "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing" (2 Timothy 4:7-8)

With this verse in mind, we know very well that Pastor Adrien Ruthiririza Nkundimana has lived out this verse. He has finished the race and kept the faith and now is with his Maker.

EARLY LIFE

Pastor Adrien was born on October 20, 1957 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a village called Bibangwa. He was the second child of Charles Byondo and Uzia Namakuza. He had two brothers and two sisters. Pastor Adrien accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1969 and got baptized in 1970.

SCHOOL AND EDUCATION

Pastor Adrien attended CEPROMAD University in the DRC and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business Administration (Management). He also attended Grand Canyon University in Arizona and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies (Theology). Over the years, He had served as a Pastor and was currently the Senior Pastor at Philadelphia Church of the Nazarene in Dayton, Ohio. He was also the Founder and Executive Director of Bethel Ministries International which provides aide to orphans and widows in the DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda.

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

On August 14th, 1975, Pastor Adrien married the love of his life Rose Nsabimana. Together, they had eight children; one son and seven daughters. As of today, Pastor Adrien and Rose also had the blessing of 17 grandchildren.

CONCLUSION

Pastor Adrien was very active in the church and the community as a whole. He had a heart for people and was a friend to many. He was gentle, kind, and a man of great deeds. We look forward to seeing him in the Kingdom of Heaven when Christ calls us home also.