Vision: Africa without violent racial, tribal, and religious conflicts.
Mission: To develop servant leaders in the African Church and community who reconcile and transform lives affected by conflict and injustice.
Brief History of ALARM
In 1994, African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM) was founded as a response to the Rwandan genocide and the civil and political unrest within Burundi and the DR Congo. Rev. Dr. Celestin Musekura survived the Rwandan Genocide and was left with a burden and calling to train and equip servant leaders in Africa while promoting inner healing and reconciliation. Rev. Dr. Celestin recognized the critical need to empower community leaders to understand the value of servant leadership, biblical peacebuilding, healing, forgiveness, reconciliation, and restorative justice.
In 1996, Rev. Dr. Celestin Musekura came to Dallas Theological Seminary for doctoral research on biblical and communal forgiveness. In 1998, ALARM US was registered to raise funds and mobilize individuals, families, and churches to support ALARM ministries performed by indigenous Africans in East and Central Africa.
Over the past many years, ALARM has succeeded in equipping servant leaders of all backgrounds and professions to advocate for peace, justice, and reconciliation while transforming communities. ALARM has expanded into the US and 8 African countries as the years have progressed. Currently ALARM has registered offices in Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and the US.
ALARM in North Texas
Injustice and trauma from racism and tribalism have lasting impacts on Africans still living in their homeland as well as those dispersed throughout the world. ALARM's mission is to promote peacebuilding and reconciliation wherever African communities exist by engaging and educating public servants, community influencers, and religious leaders. ALARM's programs restore peaceful coexistence, personal dignity, and community prosperity through carefully guided steps of confession, forgiveness, healing, and reconciliation. In North Texas, ALARM is now deploying this proven approach with African immigrants settling in our region. Despite many challenges in adapting to a foreign culture, ALARM helps Africans build strong families that share love with each other and their new neighbors.
To develop servant leaders within the African Church and community who reconcile and transform lives affected by conflict and injustice, equipping leaders in Africa and the U.S. with practical skills for peacebuilding, trauma healing, and community restoration.
North Texas is welcoming a growing and diverse population of African refugees and immigrants who arrive with resilience but often face urgent gaps in language access, employment, health care, housing stability, and trauma support. ALARM’s highest priority is to expand a dedicated North Texas stabilization team case managers, trauma-informed counselors, ESL instructors, employment navigators, and community outreach coordinators, who can meet families at intake, assess needs, and provide ongoing culturally competent mentorship.
Our immediate program needs:
Skilled staff hires to run intake, case management, and trauma-healing cohorts.
Funding for wraparound services: short-term housing assistance, transportation stipends, medical referrals, and childcare during training.
Resources for practical workshops: U.S. systems orientation (K–12 schools, healthcare, benefits), financial literacy, job-readiness training, and legal & tax guidance.
Partnerships with local employers, school districts, health providers, and faith communities to create pathways to stable work, schooling, and mental-health care.
Capacity for follow-up services addressing civic education, ESL, gender-based-violence prevention, family enrichment, and parenting in a Western context.
Meeting these needs in North Texas will reduce isolation, speed economic integration, and prevent crises that arise from unaddressed trauma and systemic barriers. Investments in staff, partnership development, and participant supports create measurable returns: quicker employment, increased school success for children, fewer emergency interventions, and stronger neighborhood cohesion.
We believe transformational, lasting community change begins with empowered, well-equipped leaders and respectful partnership. In North Texas, our commitments are:
Church-Centered Leadership: We prioritize equipping pastors and lay leaders within African congregations to provide spiritually grounded, culturally informed leadership that advances reconciliation and community service.
Culturally Competent Partnership: We pursue cooperative, locally rooted alliances with schools, health systems, legal-aid providers, and civic institutions to maximize impact and reduce duplication of services.
Christ-Centered Service: Our work is motivated by faith—expressed through prayerful service, humility, and a commitment to human dignity for every family we serve.
Faithful Stewardship: We honor donor and community trust by using resources transparently and efficiently to deliver measurable outcomes for participants.
Respectful Inclusion: We value individual dignity and cultural identity, creating safe spaces for dialogue, healing, and shared learning while promoting open communication, innovation, and organizational excellence.
ALARM North Texas stands ready to partner with funders, churches, nonprofits, and civic leaders to scale these efforts—bringing reconciliation and practical support to African families rebuilding life in North Texas
View our current participation opportunities.
Graphic Design Intern
Ongoing
In-person
Organization name
ALARM Incorporated
other names
ALARM Inc.
Causes
Immigrants & Refugees
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Other
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Address
9130 Markville Dr. Unit #740337