Education

California talk by Stella Cornneck about Mother of Peace orphanage in Mutoko (Dec 9)

November 13, 2012
Talk about Mother of Peace orphanage in Mutoko Date: December 9 Time: noon Venue: Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Dr., Lafayette, CA, USA Speaker: Stella Cornneck  ...

UMC missionaries visit Zimbabwe, Malawi

November 12, 2012
A group of seven people visited  the village of Mutambara in Manicaland  for a week last September, where they checked in on the Hope Center that Acworth United Methodist Church helped build. Along with Rev. James Gwin, senior pastor of the US state of Georgia-based church, the group included Shirley Rose, who has represented ...

Vapostori children speak up

October 23, 2012
Children from various Apostolic sects recently challenged some practices that exposed them to abuse in their churches. Among the practices they vowed to resist are child abuse, early marriages and prohibition from seeking medication from hospitals. They want access to information on reproductive health and the right to sound education. The ...

Bible Society: churches must allocate time for Bible study in every service

October 17, 2012
The presiding bishop of Methodist Church in Zimbabwe, Rev Amos Ndhlumbi greatly lamented the neglect of the Bible by Christian churches. He did this in his opening remarks at the consultation meeting of the heads of denominations and Bible colleges conducted by the Bible Society of Zimbabwe. He stated that some ...

Video: Bethesda Educational Fund beneficiaries

October 11, 2012
This video shows some of the beneficiaries of the Bethesda Educational Fund. The project was pioneered by Bishop Loveless Matarirano Manhango of the Bethesda Apostolic Church. Bethesda Apostolic Church was founded in 1952 after Bishop Manhango received numerous visions near Chegutu.  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgnVVe2etQk&feature=plcp] ...

Young, single Christians face temptations that their counterparts in the biblical age didn’t face

October 11, 2012
Browsing the net for inspiration, I came across an article by John Blake on the CNN blog with a straight-forward title ‘Why young Christians aren’t waiting anymore.’ The post cites an evangelical publication that claims that young, unmarried Christians are having premarital sex almost as much as their non-Christian peers in the ...

Midlands Christian College to celebrate 25th anniversary with sponsored Harare-Gweru ride

October 3, 2012
As Midlands Christian College continues to celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, many exciting activities have taken place. The culmination of these activities is the Sponsored Ride which will take place from October 17 to 19. With the help of professional riders, students, staff and associates will make their way from ...

Makandiwa speaks about his experience with Living Waters Theological Seminary

October 3, 2012
United Family International Church leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has thanked the Apostolic Faith Mission leadership for grooming him, while speaking at the funeral service for Bishop Oliver Chipunza’s wife Makanyara (Prophetess Chipunza) in Harare. He also opened up on his life, saying he battled for admission to the AFM Zimbabwe theological college and failed to get ...

Bishop Elson Jakazi: parents have no mandate to run Anglican school in Manicaland

October 2, 2012
The Anglican Diocese of Manicaland is dealing with problems faced by St Augustine’s Mission School in an amicable manner because it is under its jurisdiction, the province’s head Bishop Elson Jakazi said.  He said he will meet with the Secretary for Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Mrs Constance Chigwamba, in ...

Johanne Masowe school needs chairs and textbooks

October 1, 2012
Members of the Johanne Masowe Apostolic sect have developed their own primary school at the shrine in Gandanzara in Manicaland Province. Vapostori believe sending their children to a separate school will corrupt them. “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn ...