Officiating bishop: Bishop Owan Kasap Tshibang
Guest speaker: The Rev. Godfridah Sumaili, minister of religious affairs and national guidance, Republic of Zambia
Theme: “We Are Called to Live According to the Spirit” (from Romans 8:12-14).
Main actions enacted:
Bishop Kasap Owan Tshibang discussed with his Zimbabwe Episcopal Area counterpart Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa the possibility of attaching two local churches to the Zambia Annual Conference. The two churches are located in Zambia and operated by the Zimbabwe Episcopal Area.
Youth defined as 15 to 35 years old, whether married or not.
No resolutions related to the general conference enacted.
No resolutions related to General Conference 2020 enacted.
Ordained as elders:
The Rev. Evaristo Musonda
The Rev. Gabriel Banga Mususwa
The Rev. Herbert Kawala
The Rev. Joseph Kaluba
The Rev. Justine Mwape
The Rev. Loveness Mutwale
The Rev. Davies Kabinda
The Rev. Robert Yamvwa
The Rev. Emmanuel Ndala
The Rev. Winnas Mukunda
Ordained as ministerial deacons:
The Rev. Amos Kasongo
Names of delegates for 2020 General Conference:
Clergy delegates:
The Rev. Kenneth Kalichi
The Rev. Bwalya Laishi
The Rev. Robert Kilembo Shakikupe
Lay delegates:
Jonah Nkanza
Matildah Musonda Chishimba
Justine Kaluwaji
There was an effort to elect younger delegates, but only one delegate below the age of 35 was elected. That was Justine Kaluwaji.
There was no discussion of policies for churches who might be interested in leaving the denomination.
Bishop Kasap addressed the unity of the church in the conference, as can be evidenced from his sermon at the official opening of the conference.
Five elder pastors were retired this year:
The Rev. Enock Mutombo
The Rev. Peter Fredson Mukanzu
The Rev. Peter Kayombo
The Rev. Timothy Mwape
The Rev. Jenifer Chikanga
Membership stands at 10,072.
Worship attendance stands at 3,128.
Church school attendance stands at 2,198.
Professions or reaffirmations of faith for 2018: 10,072.
Adults and young adults in small groups for 2018: 914.
Worshippers engaged in mission for 2018: 2.
What did your annual conference do to reinforce the Four Areas of Focus, and what commitments has the conference made for the coming year?
On improving global health, Bishop Kasap appointed Dr. Simon Kangasa as a medical doctor for the Zambia Annual Conference in charge of a clinic that shall be established in the near future. He is working with partners who came to survey and see the Zambia Conference to consider establishing a clinic.
Bishop Kasap assisted the Zambia Conference with $1,000 to help register a university in the conference, which will open in January 2020 and is expected to start with a faculty of theology. This is being done to improve education.
The Zambia Conference members and local churches are helping one another in difficult times with issues including hunger, which is a problem in Zambia and other parts of Africa.
— John Chikuta, a United Methodist communicator in Zambia
Guest speaker: The Rev. Godfridah Sumaili, minister of religious affairs and national guidance, Republic of Zambia
Theme: “We Are Called to Live According to the Spirit” (from Romans 8:12-14).
Main actions enacted:
Bishop Kasap Owan Tshibang discussed with his Zimbabwe Episcopal Area counterpart Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa the possibility of attaching two local churches to the Zambia Annual Conference. The two churches are located in Zambia and operated by the Zimbabwe Episcopal Area.
Youth defined as 15 to 35 years old, whether married or not.
No resolutions related to the general conference enacted.
No resolutions related to General Conference 2020 enacted.
Ordained as elders:
The Rev. Evaristo Musonda
The Rev. Gabriel Banga Mususwa
The Rev. Herbert Kawala
The Rev. Joseph Kaluba
The Rev. Justine Mwape
The Rev. Loveness Mutwale
The Rev. Davies Kabinda
The Rev. Robert Yamvwa
The Rev. Emmanuel Ndala
The Rev. Winnas Mukunda
Ordained as ministerial deacons:
The Rev. Amos Kasongo
Names of delegates for 2020 General Conference:
Clergy delegates:
The Rev. Kenneth Kalichi
The Rev. Bwalya Laishi
The Rev. Robert Kilembo Shakikupe
Lay delegates:
Jonah Nkanza
Matildah Musonda Chishimba
Justine Kaluwaji
There was an effort to elect younger delegates, but only one delegate below the age of 35 was elected. That was Justine Kaluwaji.
There was no discussion of policies for churches who might be interested in leaving the denomination.
Bishop Kasap addressed the unity of the church in the conference, as can be evidenced from his sermon at the official opening of the conference.
Five elder pastors were retired this year:
The Rev. Enock Mutombo
The Rev. Peter Fredson Mukanzu
The Rev. Peter Kayombo
The Rev. Timothy Mwape
The Rev. Jenifer Chikanga
Membership stands at 10,072.
Worship attendance stands at 3,128.
Church school attendance stands at 2,198.
Professions or reaffirmations of faith for 2018: 10,072.
Adults and young adults in small groups for 2018: 914.
Worshippers engaged in mission for 2018: 2.
What did your annual conference do to reinforce the Four Areas of Focus, and what commitments has the conference made for the coming year?
On improving global health, Bishop Kasap appointed Dr. Simon Kangasa as a medical doctor for the Zambia Annual Conference in charge of a clinic that shall be established in the near future. He is working with partners who came to survey and see the Zambia Conference to consider establishing a clinic.
Bishop Kasap assisted the Zambia Conference with $1,000 to help register a university in the conference, which will open in January 2020 and is expected to start with a faculty of theology. This is being done to improve education.
The Zambia Conference members and local churches are helping one another in difficult times with issues including hunger, which is a problem in Zambia and other parts of Africa.
— John Chikuta, a United Methodist communicator in Zambia
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