On Monday, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams arrived to meet President Robert Mugabe at the state house in Harare in a police convoy. According to the Anglican prelate, the over 90-minute meeting “was a very candid meeting; disagreement was expressed clearly but I think in a peaceable manner.” “We have asked, ...

At least 15,000 people colorfully adorned thronged the City Sports Centre to witness the head of the Anglican Communion Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams deliver a powerful sermon that was tinged with political connotations, as the Church found hope in words after months of persecution from Bishop Nolbert Kunonga. The Eucharist ...

You don’t need an archbishop’s visit to fill the churches of Harare. For the most part, there was nothing unusual about this Sunday afternoon at 1 pm. There was the weekly changing of the shifts at the International Conference Center at the Rainbow Hotel: thousands of faithful from the New ...

Archbishop Rowan Williams (official site, biography, previous appeals for Zimbabwe) is conducting an eight-day tour in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia.  His schedule in Zimbabwe: Saturday, 8 October: arrival in Harare Sunday, 9 October: Eucharist at National Sports Stadium, Harare Monday, 10 October: possible meeting with President Mugabe Monday, 10 October: Visit to ...

RelZim.org asked Dr. Masiiwa Ragies Gunda, a leading intellectual of the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe to comment on the situation in his church. What impact will the Archbishop of Canterbury’s visit have? I don’t think that this visit will make any particular impact, because Kunonga is not worried about the ...

The Speaker of the House of Assembly Lovemore Moyo has urged Christians to pray for the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe, which is rocked by divisions and squabbles and which he attributed to satanic attacks.   The Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa was split into two factions: one ...

The Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA) issued a statement on the pastoral purpose of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s visit to Zimbabwe, citing its difficult situation after the forceful dispossession of property by supporters of former bishop Nolbert Kunonga. The Church also responds to Kunonga’s accusations concerning homosexuality. “Anglicans United Despite Continued Persecution by ...

This extensive comment was submitted to RelZim.org in response to the post “Mission staff evicted, bishop robbed, as Archbishop of Canterbury plans to visit Zimbabwe.” The commentator identified himself/herself as the bishop’s office and provided the following address for further contact  [email protected]. But the address is not functional. So we remain ...

September 28, Anglican bishops of Southern Africa came out with an official statement in which they express solidarity with Zimbabwean Church as Archbishop of Cape Town prepares to travel to Harare on invitation from Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Southern Africa’s Bishops have reaffirmed their support for Anglicans in ...

The proliferation of Churches has left many people wondering on whether Christianity in Zimbabwe is being taken by greedy individuals who are in it to make money. Officially, there are now four Methodist Churches in Zimbabwe, two Anglican ones and numerous Apostolic Faith Missions. RelZim.org interviewed people in Harare who ...