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Methodists from across New York state intend to help Africa University

April 24, 2012
reprinted with minor additions and corrections from AuburnPub.com by Samantha House More than 900 United Methodist churches across New York state have plans to help Africa University in Mutare. In a statewide celebration on March 18, Methodist churches marked Africa University Sunday by holding special services, hosting guest speakers and ...

Masvingo gospel musician ‘cheated’ one more time

April 24, 2012
reprinted with additions from the Newsday   Gospel musician and keyboard wizard Munyaradzi Munodawafa is embroiled in a wrangle with Reverend Watson Furayi — coodinator of Zimbabwe Pastors Fellowship — over an alleged outstanding performance fee.   Munodawafa performed at a peace prayer meeting organised by Furayi and his counterparts in ...

Politicians give various interpretations of TB Joshua-Tsvangirai liaison

April 24, 2012
reprinted with corrections from The Zimbabwe Mail by Wonai Masvingise President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF is concerned over Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s invitation of popular Nigerian prophet TB Joshua to attend prayer meetings in the country this year. The Daily News was told that hardliners in Zanu-PF, who are worried that ...

Church leaders encounter difficulties during marriage certificates transition

April 23, 2012
updated on May 8, 2012 Chairperson of the Heads of Christian Denominations and founder of Word of Life International Ministries, Dr Goodwill Shana, told The Herald the deadline for the transition from old marriage certificates to new ones made it difficult for some marriage officers to collect the new certificates before scheduled ...

Three children of Canadian missionary to be deported to Zimbabwe

April 23, 2012
Three Californian children holding the United States passports will be deported to Zimbabwe at the end of April. Their parents  Krystal Chilson and Johnathan Curle decided to move to Zimbabwe to do missionary work after they got married in the 1990s. Over time, the couple had several children and frequently traveled between ...

AFM pastor: don’t turn churches into political parties

April 23, 2012
reprinted with additions from The Zimbabwean by Tony Saxon An Apostolic Faith Mission pastor, John Mutepfa, told political leaders not to turn churches into political parties. Mutepfa told The Zimbabwean on the sidelines of a church healing and prayer meeting, held at the Meikles Park, two weeks back that churches were for God ...

After a year of proceedings: Lupane priest placed off remand

April 19, 2012
reprinted with corrections and additions from the Newsday by Richard Muponde   In Lupane, Catholic Father Marko Mkandla was recently placed off remand after the State failed to provide witnesses alleged to have been at a mass which he had convened for Gukurahundi victims a year ago. Provincial magistrate, Rose Dube, ruled that Mkandla’s ...

Manicaland religious leaders want to be part of JOMIC

April 18, 2012
reprinted with minor additions and corrections  from the Newsday by Obey Manayiti   Manicaland church leaders are demanding to be involved in the Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (JOMIC) activities. They believe they can complement JOMIC’s efforts to promote peaceful co-existence among different political party activists.    Speaking at the JOMIC ...

Apostle Nyathi: there is nothing wrong with Christians going into politics

April 17, 2012
Harvest House International, one of the leading Pentecostal churches in Bulawayo, on Sunday held a special prayer service dedicated to Zimbabwe which commemorates the nation’s 32nd year of independence. The colourful service attended by Cain Mathema, governor and resident minister for Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, saw children dance while waving the Zimbabwean ...

Latter-Day Saints donate 10 boreholes to BCC

April 17, 2012
The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints donated ten boreholes to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), a move which is expected to go a long way in alleviating water shortages currently gripping the city. Speaking at the hand-over ceremony in Nkulumane last Wednesday, the church’s country director of charities, John Benich, said ...