Implementation of the Rwandan Law Governing Faith-Based Organisations: A Case Study of Pastoral Ministry in the Free Methodist Church in Rwanda

Abstract

In 2018, the government of Rwanda released a law governing faith-based organisations that requires all churches to comply with it.This study, entitled “Implementation of the Rwandan Law Governing FaithBased Organisations: A Case Study of Pastoral Ministry in the Free Methodist Church in Rwanda’, was guided by the following specific objectives: To critically evaluate how the Free Methodist Church in Rwanda is ready to comply with the mentioned law N°72/2018 of 31/08/2018 determining the organisation and functioning of faith-based organisations in the Republic of Rwanda, to assess how this law will contribute to/or handicap the practice of pastoral ministry, and to draw a theological reflection of the practice of the aforementioned law.’ To reach the above objectives, the research question that guided the entire study was: