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October 2, 2026
In recent weeks, two Ebola cases have been confirmed in [...]
July 15, 2026
July 15, 2026, from the US Embassy Kinshasa, DR Congo: […]
July 2, 2026
Paul Carlson Partnership was grateful to participate in Gather, the […]
June 15, 2026
Dear Friends and Partners, Last year, many of you partnered [...]
December 17, 2025
Thanks to your faithful support, malnutrition ministry in DR Congo [...]
December 10, 2025
by Dr. Jim Walker I first became aware of the [...]
November 15, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that this year’s Biking for [...]
February 20, 2025
by Dr. Gayle Thomas, PCP Medical Ambassador My story begins, [...]
February 3, 2025
02/03/2025 The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing heightened [...]
November 10, 2024
11/10/2024 On Sunday, November 3, 2024, we gathered at […]
August 22, 2024
Paul Carlson Partnership is pleased to announce Rev. Kent Egging [...]
August 2, 2024
Paul Carlson Partnership announces the retirement of Rev. Bob Anderson, [...]
May 14, 2024
by Dr. Jim Walker, President of PCP Medical Ambassadors On [...]
March 12, 2024
On Saturday, March 9, the ECC Executive Board approved the nomination of Dr. Eric Gunnoe to the PCP Board of Directors, and it was approved unanimously. Welcome to the PCP Board, Eric! Below is a brief biography, written by Eric.
March 11, 2024
At the beginning of 2024, the PCP Medical Ambassadors held […]
November 20, 2023
11/20/2023 Craig Anderson, PCP’s now former Director of Medical and [...]
November 17, 2023
11/17/2023 In September 2023, Craig Anderson led a group of [...]
September 20, 2023
09/21/2023 Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) is pleased to announce that [...]
September 13, 2023
A nine-person team will be traveling to DR Congo from September 6-18. Our purpose is to train Congolese providers in techniques that will improve the medical and dental health of the 1.4 million people in the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM) health system. We will be training in three areas, ultrasound, dental care, and maternal health.
June 12, 2023
Rev. Theophile Duale Langba, president of the Covenant Church of [...]
June 1, 2023
Grace Shim, Executive Minister of Serve Globally, visited the Covenant [...]
January 18, 2023
For nearly a year now, a resource group of PCP [...]
November 21, 2022
In July 2021, a lightning strike and ensuing fire completely [...]
August 5, 2022
On behalf of the Evangelical Covenant Church President, John Wenrich, [...]
April 11, 2022
FUPROCAF–Ubangi held its inaugural General Assembly as an official coffee [...]
April 11, 2022
The PCP Medical Ambassadors met in March for their second [...]
March 31, 2022
In countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), major [...]
February 9, 2022
Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP), the Covenant Church of Congo (CEUM), [...]
November 22, 2021
The following story was written by The Christian Nurses Association [...]
June 11, 2021
The CEUM Medical team has made gradual improvements over the [...]
March 31, 2021
The Karawa Hospital Pediatric Ward was completed February 24, 2021. [...]
March 25, 2021
Congolese engineers and many workers continue to construct a 9-bridge [...]
February 23, 2021
The PCP team, Covenant Church of Congo, and partner Café [...]
January 20, 2021
In spite of Covid, the medical work continues for the [...]
January 18, 2021
Our partners in Congo find themselves behind the rest of [...]
January 15, 2021
The 2nd Annual Medical Ambassadors Retreat held in November 2020 was [...]
June 19, 2020
06/19/2020 Correction: The original story named Dr. Freddy Bale as [...]
May 15, 2020
After years of conflict and harvest failure, producers in DR [...]
April 24, 2020
As of April 24, Congo has 25 deaths and 394 reported cases. The past five days have shown new cases steady. The virus has only been seen in Kinshasa and an adjoining province and three provinces in the east.
April 22, 2020
Ngandali remembers how her father once planted coffee. It wasn’t until she heard about the Karawa Coffee Project that she could start resupplying her land with the kinds of coffee plants she once knew in her childhood.
April 12, 2020
Two years after planting the coffee seedlings, coffee producers are now witnessing the first appearance of coffee cherries! Other highlights are…
April 8, 2020
On March 24, 2020, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared a State of Emergency and issued a travel ban between provinces as at the time Kinshasa (the capital) had confirmed 48 cases. As of April 8, DR Congo has 180 known cases and 18 deaths.
March 25, 2020
03/25/2020 Dear Paul Carlson Partnership family, I have just returned [...]
March 24, 2020
Bogose Nubea is a remote village of about 6,000 people and has a series of 12 log bridges and a half-kilometer causeway crossing the Nguya River and wetlands. Over half of the population use these log bridges as their connection to the west where the primary market, Bogose Nubea Hospital, schools, and churches are located.
March 4, 2020
03/04/2020 Greetings and Happy New Year! Thank you for your [...]
November 27, 2019
On November 3, 2019, Renée Hale, executive director, was invited [...]
September 19, 2019
PCP Sunday is November 3, 2019 The compelling story of [...]
September 16, 2019
UPDATE: Clean Water is Flowing! 11/27/2019 Bonjour PCP, I am [...]
September 11, 2019
Pastor Dennis Carlson Faith Covenant Church Farmington Hills, Michigan Dear [...]
June 25, 2019
We are very saddened to share with you the passing [...]
May 6, 2019
Jennifer Wolf | published April 16, 2019 | This story appeared [...]
April 24, 2019
Ann Hagensen, the new President of PCP Medical Ambassadors, is [...]
April 24, 2019
In the fall of 2018, the MST (Medical Steering Team) [...]
February 12, 2019
At the Midwinter Conference in January, the Paul Carlson Partnership [...]
November 13, 2018
In September, a small Medical Ambassador team from the U.S. [...]
November 8, 2018
by Dr. Eric Gunnoe, Medical Ambassador It was Thursday afternoon [...]
October 31, 2018
Since its inception over 50 years ago, Paul Carlson Partnership [...]
August 22, 2018
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August 22, 2018
Paul Carlson Partnership is excited to announce the addition of a [...]
June 29, 2018
by Flory Buki Manager of Sourcing and Contracting at Swedish [...]
June 8, 2018
Hope is alive in Congo! Take it from Mr. Kotake, [...]
May 15, 2018
(5/15/18) You may have heard of the Ebola outbreak in the [...]
May 11, 2018
On Friday, April 20, 2018, The Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) [...]
May 3, 2018
Part 2 of "Will This Training Make a Difference?" Dr. Gado, [...]
April 30, 2018
On March 20, 1968, four years after his death, Loko [...]
April 30, 2018
On March 20, 1968, four years after his death, Loko [...]
March 31, 2018
In Congo, the Church has created a culture of gratitude [...]
March 16, 2018
Part 1 of 2. Dr. Jim Walker, PCP Medical Ambassador [...]
March 1, 2018
by Pete Ekstrand, ECC Missionary in DR Congo November 18, [...]
November 22, 2017
On Tuesday, September 26, approximately 5:00pm, the wife of a [...]
September 1, 2017
This past May, a three-member Emergency Medicine (EM) Medical Ambassador [...]
August 25, 2017
8/25/2017 On July 31, our dear friends on Team BBC/Brothers [...]
August 24, 2017
Excitement is palpable in the village of Bogose Nubea. Through [...]
February 14, 2017
Water is large part of many people’s lives in Congo. [...]
December 15, 2016
Happy Holidays! We want to wish you a very joyous [...]
November 23, 2016
Dear Paul Carlson Partnership Ministry Family, Happy Thanksgiving! I am […]
November 8, 2016
We are excited to announce that Renée N. Hale has […]
September 28, 2016
In almost every meeting we have with community leaders, doctors, […]
August 26, 2016
by Craig Anderson, Director of Medical and Health Programs Hello […]
August 26, 2016
Dennis Carlson, associate pastor of Faith Covenant Church in Farmington, […]
August 26, 2016
Refrigeration is an important element of rural healthcare in Congo […]
July 7, 2016
“My dream is for the holistic salvation of souls.” This […]
June 15, 2016
A Zulu Dam Update 10.5 kilometers. 90 poles. 30 workers. 1 goal: power [...]
June 2, 2016
by Craig Anderson, Director of Medical and Health Programs At […]
May 26, 2016
by Dr. Jim Walker, PCP Medical Ambassador Last year, we […]
May 11, 2016
DR Congo is bursting with life. Its rich forests are […]
May 4, 2016
by the CKC and PCP Team Many of you have […]
April 21, 2016
Dennis and Rod Carlson 04/21/2016 For Pastor Dennis Carlson of [...]
April 20, 2016
An Economic Development Update James Fischer, Director of Economic Development, [...]
April 15, 2016
Greetings! Over the past two years of service on the […]
March 4, 2016
We are not powerless in the oppressive situations in which […]
February 4, 2016
Highrock Acton Covenant Church in Acton, MA recently held a […]
February 4, 2016
PCP is pleased to announce two new staff members to […]
January 28, 2016
Some things seem impossible. Gbagu (pronounced Ba-goo) does not understand […]
January 28, 2016
What does it take to install a solar panel? James […]
January 21, 2016
Not Poverty. A Crisis of Confidence. I have been working […]
January 7, 2016
Richard and Delphine want to say thank you. Last month, […]
December 17, 2015
Develop a Knowledgeable Heart for Congo This Christmas There are […]
December 17, 2015
How does the Christmas story end? We certainly know how […]
December 10, 2015
A Zulu Dam Update For years, PCP has been engaged […]
December 10, 2015
Pope Francis’ recent visit to Africa continues to prompt dialogue. […]
December 1, 2015
The string of lights sparkled across the Congolese field. “Mondele!” […]
November 23, 2015
When Healthcare Hurts was the topic and a seemingly oxymoronic […]
November 19, 2015
by Meritt Lohr Sawyer, Executive Director The haunting news of […]
November 17, 2015
Dear Paul Carlson Partnership, We send greetings to you from […]
October 26, 2015
After crossing the Atlantic Ocean and going through customs, the […]
October 26, 2015
When you are looking for a new physician, how do […]
October 12, 2015
Mbote Baninga! (Hello Friends!) This is the story of how […]
October 1, 2015
With many urgent medical needs in Congo, why does solar […]
July 31, 2015
From James Fischer – Director of Economic Development When I […]
July 31, 2015
Pastor Steve Bunyard, Local & Global Outreach Pastor at Rolling Hills […]
July 31, 2015
18 students graduated from ITM Nursing School in Karawa last […]
June 8, 2015
The hunger for change is growing in Congo. This is […]
June 8, 2015
Partners on the Journey: A Special 50th Anniversary Blog Series, […]
June 8, 2015
From Ann Hagensen – Nursing Focus Group Co-Chair Easter prompts […]
March 23, 2015
March 23, 2015 The latest PCP Medical Ambassadors training team […]
March 23, 2015
A message from James Fischer, Director of Economic Development Agriculture […]
March 23, 2015
A message from Meritt Lohr Sawyer, Executive Director Do you […]
February 6, 2015
Entrepreneurship in Congo And Farewell to Texa Dembele A message […]
February 6, 2015
The response to the Congo Clinic Initiative has been overwhelming! […]
December 16, 2014
Partners on the Journey: A Special 50th Anniversary Blog Series, […]
December 13, 2014
40 Clinics Sponsored! Two months after the official launch of […]
November 25, 2014
Partners on the Journey: A Special 50th Anniversary Blog Series, […]
November 25, 2014
Partners on the Journey: A Special 50th Anniversary Blog Series, […]
November 21, 2014
I met her at the hospital, cooking over a large […]
November 18, 2014
Partners on the Journey: A Special 50th Anniversary Blog Series, […]
November 11, 2014
A personal story from Bonnie Stephens, Northbrook Covenant I was […]
November 11, 2014
A personal story from Pastor Rick Carlson As an […]
November 7, 2014
Partners on the Journey: A Special 50th Anniversary Blog Series, […]
November 5, 2014
Partners on the Journey: A Special 50th Anniversary Blog Series, […]
November 1, 2014
11/01/2014 (originally written and published by the Covenant Companion) Pre-1960s [...]
October 31, 2014
Partners on the Journey: A Special 50th Anniversary Blog Series, […]
October 29, 2014
A personal story from friend, Joyce Fredrickson I have very […]
October 24, 2014
Partners on the Journey: A Special 50th Anniversary Blog Series, […]
October 24, 2014
A personal story from friend, Mary Nygren We first met […]
October 20, 2014
Partners on the Journey: A Special 50th Anniversary Blog Series, […]
October 17, 2014
A personal story from Mark Eastburg and father, John Eastburg. […]
October 15, 2014
A personal story from friend Paul Lindholm Here’s one memory […]
October 9, 2014
By Paul Noren – ECC Missionary to Congo Imagine a […]
October 7, 2014
A personal story from Marvin Wickstrom, missionary to Congo 1948 […]
October 3, 2014
Partners on the Journey: A Special 50th Anniversary Blog Series, […]
September 30, 2014
A personal story from Julie Malyon, PCP Nursing Focus Group, Co-Chair […]
September 29, 2014
The story accelerates over the 1950s into 1960, “The Year […]
September 26, 2014
A personal story from Dan Johnson, associate pastor at Hilmar […]
September 25, 2014
By Mike Hertenstein Deep in the African interior, American journalist […]
September 23, 2014
On November 24th, 1964, Dr. Paul Carlson was martyred by […]
September 23, 2014
By Mike Hertenstein Fifty years ago this summer and fall […]
September 23, 2014
By Naomi Smith, RN I was the only RN working […]
September 23, 2014
For centuries, artists around the world have woven fibers together […]
September 23, 2014
While we celebrate the successes of PCP and our partners […]
July 23, 2014
By Stan Friedman RED WING, MN (July 23, 2014) — [...]
March 22, 2013
March 22, 2013 Three volunteer doctors are gearing up for […]