Partners Trust International was founded in 2009 by Emmanuel Ndikumana. The vision was three-pronged.
- A fellowship that modelled rigorous expository preaching, with the aim of affecting and improving the Biblical commitment of preachers in other denominations.
- A theological institution to likewise strengthen the Burundian Church
- A development wing to implement the holistic gospel coming out of the other two pillars.
After all these years now, PTI has become PTIC (with the added ‘Church’ at the end) because of changes in laws governing different kinds of organisation. The fellowship has become a church by the name of Bujumbura International Christian Church. The theological institution has received full accreditation, has the best library resource in the country, and offers a range of programs. And a medical clinic has been built in Bugarama on land donated by the authorities and with huge community buy-in, which promises to bring life-transforming healthcare to many who otherwise have extremely limited access to it.