Zimbabwe Episcopal Area

Ethiopian Episcopal Church Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana (in black) congratulates 102-year-old Janet Gowe (seated) on the realization of her decades-long dream for a United Methodist church in her farm community of Murewa, Zimbabwe. United Methodist Bishop Gift K. Machinga (left) led the dedication of Hoyuyu United Methodist Church’s Nzira Sanctuary on May 25. At right is Kingston Kajese, Gowe’s son, who spearheaded the construction of the sanctuary. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

102-year-old church planter fulfills sanctuary dream

After more than three decades of pushing to have a permanent United Methodist church built in her Zimbabwe community, a mother’s dream became reality.

Evangelism

Danny Dube (left), a regular member of Morning Service in Nyanyadzi, Zimbabwe, talks with the Rev. Godfrey Gaga, Nyanyadzi Circuit pastor-in-charge, after a funeral. The 7 a.m. church service has transformed Dube, who had been known in the community for drinking and causing disturbances. “The circuit is meeting people where they are, offering a safe space for transformation and showing that the church is a place of healing rather than judgment,” says Bishop Gift K. Machinga. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

'Morning Service' revives farming community

From humble beginnings three years ago, a church service in Nyanyadzi, Zimbabwe, is sparking a quiet revolution by meeting struggling people where they are.

Central Conferences

Dr. Ursula Norah Nyamandi, a government medical officer at the Nyadire Mission Hospital in Zimbabwe, monitors the condition of John Gwata, 87, who is anemic. Critical upgrades sponsored by the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, mean the Old Mutare and Nyadire mission hospitals are better equipped to provide high-quality health care in rural settings. Photo by Kudzai Chingwe, UM News.

Mission agency’s support revitalizes hospitals

With support from the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, Old Mutare and Nyadire mission hospitals are now better equipped to provide high-quality health care in rural settings.

Faith Stories

Africa University graduate Panashe Banda displays buckets of mazhanje, an African wild fruit, he brought as a gift to the Zimbabwe West Conference head office staff. Banda has been sharing his family’s harvest with the staff each year as a thank you for the church scholarship he received to attend the United Methodist university in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Photo by Chenayi Kumuterera, UM News.

Church gift fuels student’s determination to succeed

Africa University graduate fulfills his dream through church scholarship and shows his gratitude with harvest gift to Zimbabwe West Conference staff.

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