{"id":1032,"date":"2026-11-05T14:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/?page_id=1032"},"modified":"2026-11-06T06:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T06:26:29","slug":"about-epr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/?page_id=1032","title":{"rendered":"About EPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1032\" class=\"elementor elementor-1032\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprr001 e-con-full epr-about-layout e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eprr001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprh001 e-con-full epr-about-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eprh001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprh002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eprh002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About EPR<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprh003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eprh003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Institutional overview of the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR), including its vision, mission and long-term strategic direction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprh004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eprh004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IYP_0002-1-1024x684-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-121\" alt=\"Kigali presbytery office \u2014 EPR public gallery photograph\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IYP_0002-1-1024x684-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IYP_0002-1-1024x684-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IYP_0002-1-1024x684-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprv001 e-con-full epr-about-vision e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eprv001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprv002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eprv002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprv003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eprv003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>\u201cA mature, united, witnessing and transforming Church.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprm001 e-con-full epr-about-mission e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eprm001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprm002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eprm002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprm003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eprm003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR) expresses its mission through three connected commitments:<\/p><ol><li>To evangelize by proclaiming the love and salvation offered by God in Jesus Christ.<\/li><li>To contribute to the promotion of the integral and integrated well-being of human beings through testimonial social works.<\/li><li>To help transform women and men into agents of change in society.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprs001 e-con-full epr-about-strategy e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eprs001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprs002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eprs002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Long-term strategic direction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprs004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eprs004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EPR has developed a 25-year strategic plan to guide its short-, medium- and long-term priorities. The plan updates the Church\u2019s strategic orientations and serves as a guide for institutional action and shared responsibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<aside class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprn001 e-con-full epr-about-source-note e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eprn001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprn002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eprn002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: EPR About Us page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprh101 e-con-full epr-about-history e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eprh101\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprh102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eprh102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our history and development<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprh103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eprh103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Presbyterian Church in Rwanda traces its beginnings to 1907, when Protestant missionaries established early mission stations in Rwanda. The Church became independent in 1959. EPR began a decentralisation process in 2008, and the General Synod established the seven-presbytery structure in March 2014.<\/p><p>These milestones are drawn from EPR\u2019s published institutional history and are presented as historical context.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprh104 e-con-full epr-about-structure e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eprh104\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprh105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eprh105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How EPR is organised<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eprh106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eprh106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EPR\u2019s public institutional background identifies seven presbyteries: Gitarama, Gisenyi, Kigali, Kirinda, Remera, Rubengera and Zinga. The central directory identifies five departments: Church Growth, Education, Administration and Finance, Development and Diakonia, and Health.<\/p><p>The Office of the General Synod coordinates presbytery activities and central administration. 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