Grace Emie Kutino: from Pasteur to Minister of Youth in the DRC
Grace Emie Kutinoaged 25, was appointed youth minister In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on August 8, 2025 by President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi. This appointment marks a significant turning point, making it one of the youngest women to occupy a ministerial post in the government led by Prime Minister Judith Suminwa.
Spiritual journey and training
Thanks to Emie Kutino has engaged in the Pastoral Ministry in 2015at the age of only 15 years. Two years later, she was devoted Pasteur at the Victory Army Church in Paris In 2017. His spiritual career was deeply influenced by the painful experience experienced by his family.
Determining paternal influence
His life was marked by the imprisonment of his father in 2008, the Pastor Kutino Fernandoemblematic figure of opposition to the Kabila regime and founder of the “Save the Congo” movement. The latter was tortured, struck and humiliated for almost a decade of detention. This traumatic experience has become a source of determination for Emie Kutino to serve God and his country.
Commitment to youth
In May 2023, she was appointed Youth President for Christ Within the armed victory church in the DRC. This function has added a new dimension to its spiritual commitment and its influence with young Congolese.
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A multidimensional profile
Beyond his pastoral ministry, thanks to Emie Kutino presents himself as a Speaker, writer and philanthrope. His slogan “The Future is Women” sums up his values of commitment and emancipation. It embodies a new generation of spiritual leaders engaged in social transformation.
There Christian community greatly welcomes its appointment at the head of the Ministry of Youth. According to the Christian newspaper of the DRC, this appointment is perceived as the opportunity of a ministry closer to the aspirations of young people.
A major challenge
At 25, thanks to Emie Kutino faces the considerable challenge of representing a youth which constitutes more than 60% of the population of the DRC. His appointment comes in a context where this group of the population faces many socio-economic challenges.
Faced with criticism concerning its national anchoring, the new minister proudly reaffirmed her Congolese originspromising to exercise his functions “with honor and loyalty”. It wants to be “an ear, a handy, a bridge” between the government and the Congolese youth.
This appointment perfectly illustrates the exceptional journey of a woman who has been able to transform family adversity into a driving force to serve both God and his country, thus embodying a new form of spiritual leadership politically committed to contemporary Africa.
