NCM Guesthouse Remodel

Kibagabaga – Kigali, Rwanda

New Creation Ministries owns a single-family house in Kigali whose renovation could support two needs at once: additional rental housing and recurring income for pastor-training programs.

The completed NCM Guesthouse remodel, with its restored brick exterior, broad front veranda, and landscaped lawn in Kigali

The story

A house divided carefully to fund ministry training.

The completed guesthouse veranda wrapping the brick residence and opening toward the garden

New Creation Ministries owns a single-family house in Kigali whose renovation could support two needs at once: additional rental housing and recurring income for pastor-training programs. Journeyman International developed floor plans to convert the property into a duplex without the cost and waste of replacing the existing structure. The design separates entries, living spaces, kitchens, bathrooms, and utilities while resolving privacy, daylight, ventilation, and practical contractor sequencing. Because the project’s success depends on reliable rent, durable finishes and straightforward maintenance carry more value than an elaborate interior concept.

The archive includes plans and three-dimensional studies but does not verify construction, so the remodel remains a proposal. Its architectural logic is resourceful: an underused asset can become two functional homes and a long-term source of program support when subdivision is planned carefully rather than improvised. The result is modest in scale but directly connected to the organization’s financial resilience.

A renovated guesthouse room with tiled floors, cross-ventilating windows, and direct access outside
Local builders laying the permeable paved walk between the guesthouse and its stone garden wall