El Shaddai Free Methodist Church opened its doors in 2017 in Rochester, New York. Our ministry spun off New Hope Free Methodist Church. We mostly serve a growing community of members from Africa’s Great Lakes region in our own language. Many of our members don’t speak English as they’re first-generation immigrants, who largely came to America as refugees fleeing wars and conflicts in Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. We exist to primarily minister to our community and to build God’s Kingdom, but we also help our community in various needs integrating into American society.