News & Updates
Zimbabwe orphan pays it forward during pandemic
Design student teaches children at church’s Home of Hope orphanage how to make masks to fight against COVID-19.
Laity giving pastors a boost during pandemic
Lay leaders in the Zimbabwe East Conference are asking all church members to contribute $1 per month to help augment pastors’ salaries during COVID-19.
Missions’ doctors, nurses serve despite struggles
More patients turn to United Methodist hospitals, as Zimbabwe’s health sector remains paralyzed by labor strikes and a lack of supplies amid COVID-19.
Zimbabwe area plants church for prisoners, officers
The Zimbabwe Episcopal Area has planted a church near the Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, which houses men and women, and Zimbabwe Republic Police Support Unit to evangelize to inmates, officers and their families. This is the first church of its kind in the Zimbabwe Episcopal Area.
Orphan and Less priviledged benefit from Bishop Nhiwatiwa Episcopal scholarships
By Chenayi Kumuterera Jan. 24, 2019 | MUTARE, Zimbabwe Two undergraduate students, both orphans, are attending Africa University thanks to scholarships provided by the Zimbabwe West and Zimbabwe East conferences. Mike Chiranda and Ashley Mutowo received the first...
Commission on Way Forward Report
There has been much talk on the "Commission on Way Forward" since the 2016 General Conference. Some members of the church are in the know while for some it is still unfamiliar. The attached reports provides a detailed view of the Commission's mandate, its activities...
United Methodists Call for Immediate Release of Missionaries Being Held by Republic of the Philippines
https://www.umcmission.org/learn-about-us/news-and-stories/2018/june/we-call-for-immediate-release The Council, and the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, the agency from which Tawanda Chandiwana received his Christian commission, are...
Constitutional amendment to be revisited
Commission on the General Conference Source: http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/constitutional-amendment-to-be-revisited# FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2018Des Moines, Iowa: The Rev. Gary W. Graves, Secretary of the General Conference, announced today that an error was...
UMC Child Protection Policy Document
ABSTRACT UMC Head Office Child Protection Policy The United Methodist Church (2) Our hope and belief today is that the church is a place where all people will find the unconditional love and care they so desperately need to grow and thrive. But, we know that abuse...