November 6, 2012
Most Pentecostal congregations in Zimbabwe conduct prayer services in English, witht local languages, vernacular songs and hymns being rarely used. This is one of the ways Pentecostal churches in Zimbabwe come to neglecting the country’s older generation. The globally appealing English culture of Pentecostal worship adopted in the churches of Zimbabwe
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November 5, 2012
The Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA) says it is waiting for a letter from the Supreme Court to enable it to move back to its properties in Manicaland that are currently in the hands of renegade Bishop Elson Jakazi. Jakazi, who along with Nolbert Kunonga pulled
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November 5, 2012
Outspoken pastor Wilson Mugabe, Director of Christian Action Trust, has encouraged Harare residents to spare a day to fast for the 30 incarcerated MDC-T members. Some of the MDC-T members have been in remand prison for 18 months awaiting trial. “It is important to spare a day together as Harare province or
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November 2, 2012
A Harare evangelist was given a rock-star welcome in Gweru after stopping at a fast-food outlet in his USD 200,000 Bentley. But Uebert Angel, the founder of Spirit Embassy, left Chicken Inn still hungry after fleeing a throng of “fans” who descended on the restaurant, a newspaper reported. The bizarre scenes
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November 1, 2012
NewsDay reports that Roman Catholic Father Fidelis Mukonori, SJ, President Robert Mugabe’s spiritual father, described engaging in hate speech as primitive. “Hate speech is primitive. And this is 2012. Hate speech is not acceptable,” he said during a workshop on the state of journalism in Harare recently. Mukonori said there was need to deliberately
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October 31, 2012
Youth in God Foundation (YIGF) has embarked on an educational campaign aimed at redefining the concept of indigenisation. Founder of the organisation, Daniel Magwanda, “Our main emphasis is on educating young people on matters of empowerment because we believe in the philosophy that says ‘education is power.’ You can not just
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October 31, 2012
The Muslim community of Zimbabwe and the world around recently celebrated Eid al-Adha, also called Feast of the Sacrifice. We haven’t been able to find a video report about the celebrations from this year. But we hope this video from 2011 will give you a sense of how Zimbabwean Muslims observe Eid al-Adha.
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October 30, 2012
Forty eight students from the Zimbabwe School of Mines will graduate in Industrial Chaplaincy this year, a school official has said. Speaking during the ceremony which saw 131 students graduating in various disciplines the CEO of ZMS, Dzingai Tusai, said, ”Scripture Union services have been successfully carried out since
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October 26, 2012
Prime Minister’s wife, Elizabeth Tsvangirai, told the families of the 30 incarcerated MDC-T supporters to remain steadfast and pray for their family members. Mrs Tsvangirai was donating food to the families of the MDC supporters who stand accused of killing a cop in Glen View, a suburb of Harare, last year. “Everything that happens in
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October 26, 2012
Trumpet Call Agriculture is an ecumenical initiative to feed the nation of Zimbabwe through Christ-centered faith, love and practical action. In the video below, you can listen to the initiative’s co-leaders Pastor Scott Marques of the Newfrontiers churches and Rev. Lindani Dube, Secretary General of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe, talking about the challenges and achievements of their
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