Kakata/Farmington District

Scholarships - General Advance # 15125B/IGRC 2073

Pastor Salary - General Advance # 15124A/IGRC 2074

Reconstruction Assistance - Gen Ad # 15126N/IGRC 2075

Scholarships - General Advance # 15125B/IGRC 2076

Pastor Salary - General Advance # 15124A/IGRC 2077

Reconstruction Assistance - Gen Ad # 15126N/IGRC 2078

George W Harley Hospital - General Advance # 15080N

IGRC/Liberia Work Team Building Materials IGRC 3548489

To be considered a "partner church" with Liberia, each church is encouraged to meet the following goals:

 A. Pastor Support -

     Donate $20/month to Pastor Salary Support

 B. Scholarships -

     Provide 2 scholarships a year at an educational level of your choice:

     ~ $  50   Elementary Scholarship

     ~ $100   Secondary Education Scholarship

     ~ $750   One Semester of College Education in Liberia

C. Reconstruction -

     Donations toward reconstruction may be designated for

     ~ wells

     ~ general reconstruction

     ~ George W Harley Hospital (this is a new hospital under construction at the Ganta Mission Station.)

The Kakata/Farmington Districts were created in 1990 as a result of the merger of the Kakata and the Farmington River Districts by the Liberian Annual Conference.

The district has 33 local churches, 4 preaching points, 59 pastors and a total membership of 6,849.

About 90% of the members live in rural villages and survive on subsistence farming, while the remaining 10% who live is suburban communities, earn their living from small business or other means.

Both the infrastructure and the livelihood of people living in the district were severely affected by the 14 year civil war.  As a result of looting of materials (roofing, timbers, windows, doors, etc) from the local church buildings, most of them were left ruined, as bare concrete structures, unusable for worship services, while others were completely demolished.  Several of these congregations are currently worshiping in either make shift structures (tents) or in the dilapidated structure of their church.

Given the level of devastation the need for renovation of damaged churches and the reconstruction of demolished ones cannot be over stressed.  Eleven churches were damaged and need renovation, 3 were completed destroyed and need reconstruction, while 3 currently under reconstruction need assistance for completion.

Damaged Churches /

Renovation Cost

  Demolished Churches /

Reconstruction Cost

   1. St Luke UMC / $4,775.50

   2.  Dorwein UMC / $ 3,659.00

   3. St Paul UMC / $ 4,920.00

   4. Wayson UMC / $ 5,417.65

   5. Willie William UMC / $ 3,740.00

   6. Bayclay Farm UMC / $ 3,860.17

   7. Christian Town UMC / $ 4,680.00

   8. Wreah Town UMC / $ 4,360.75

   9. Jacob Town UMC / $ 5,425.00

 10. Flomo Gbolo Town UMC / $ 3,390.00

 11. St John UMC (Jaykpah Town) /

       $ 4,800.00

   1. St James UMC (Bondiwin) / $ 13,600

   2. New Congregation UMC / $ 12,900

   3. St Matthew UMC (Teemor) / $ 12,500

  Incomplete Churches /

Completion Cost

   1. St John UMC (Gaye Town) / $ 6,995.00

   2. Jeru UMC / $ 5,800.00

   3. DL Stryker UMC / $ 4,670.00

   4. St Matthew UCM (Zoeklin) / $ 4,300.00

The Kakata/Farmington District lacks a parsonage to accommodate their district superintendent and his/her family and office facilities from which to work.  This poses a serious impediment to the effective ministry of the superintendent.

In order to overcome this congregations within the district have challenged themselves to construct a headquarters for the district, beginning first with the parsonage.

A 1.5 acre parcel of land has been purchased and construction of the parsonage has begun, although on a small scale.  Without assistance it will probably take them 10 years to complete the parsonage and office.  According to the architect's estimation, the entire construction, including material and labor, will cost $ 26,735.19 (US dollars).

Many of the local churches, especially rural ones, are not financially able to pay their pastors a sustainable salary.  As a result, many pastors are unable to provide for their families including an education for their children.  This is why we are seeking financial assistance and scholarships for the pastor's children.

~ bibles                          ~ choir robes

~ preaching robes         ~ stoles

~ Communion sets         ~ typewriters

~ computers/printers      ~ book of worship

~ clerical collars             ~ musical instruments

~ PA system                  ~ Sunday School    

~ Books of Discipline        materials

~ Educational materials

Liberia has an illiteracy rate of over 85% and since the civil war this has gotten worse.  The young people of the Kakata/Farmington district are among the worse affected.  In most of the rural areas of this area there are no educational institutions. 

To meet this vital need, three separate areas haven been identified for school construction - Teemor Region (no schools), Manban Region (no schools), and Cotton Tree community (insufficient schools).

The young people living in suburban communities where schools are available lack the financial means to enroll.  For them scholarship assistance would be an ideal solution to their plight.  The cost (US dollars) for sponsorship per student is -

   Elementary School - $50.00/student/year

   Junior/Senior High - $ 100.00/student/year

   University - $ 500.00/student/year