CECCA is the name of the WEC related church in Democratic Republic of Congo. They are the initials, in French, of the Evangelical Community of Christ in the Heart of Africa. 

CECCA is located in an area of 100,000 square kilometres (equivalent to the size of South Korea, or South Carolina and nearly as large as England). It is a boomerang shaped area, in the north east corner of the Congo. Its main urban centre is Isiro, although is has churches in the larger centres of Kisangani and Bunia.

A large church

Possibly half of all people affiliated with WEC churches in the world are to be found in CECCA. The wider church community is estimated at around 250,000 people. Such a figure gives some idea of the relative size of the task of discipleship facing the CECCA and WEC. All of those people are not necessarily born-again Christians. CECCA is centred on a densely populated rural area whose people are open and responsive to spiritual things.

The challenge is to see these large numbers not simply make a superficial response to gospel messages, but to come into a true relationship with God, through Christ. The great task is that of discipleship.

The church is very active in evangelism. Lack of teaching, however, puts a brake on its growing to maturity. An emphasis on holiness in the past is translating into a defacto "salvation by works" in the minds and practice of many. The opportunities are boundless.

A young, well educated team of Africans is leading the church and its various departments. They are keen to see the church well taught, but they are still few in number and the dimensions of the church community defy quick and easy solutions. That is why missionary help is still welcomed and sought by the church. Missionaries play a strategic role in training and teaching. They can help the church catch a vision for unreached or poorly reached groups: Pygmies, members of another major world faith and youth. They can provide strategic specialist input.