Archbishop Kambalazaza launches new interdenominational outreach ministry
Archbishop Mark Kambalazaza has launched a new interdenominational ministry aimed at extending Christian outreach into underserved communities across Malawi, telling attendees at the launch event in Blantyre that the initiative would proclaim the gospel “without denominational divisions.”
The Mark Kambalazaza Outreach Ministries (MAKOM), a newly registered body founded by Kambalazaza, who also leads the Charismatic Redeemed Ministries International, held its inaugural Jesus Miracle Crusade at the launch, framing its mission as one of uniting believers across denominational lines around a shared message of salvation, hope and community development.
“The ministry will proclaim the gospel without denominational divisions, uniting believers around the message of salvation, hope, and holistic community development,” Kambalazaza said, setting out an ambition to take the gospel “beyond church walls.”
To support that outreach work, Kambalazaza announced that MAKOM had launched a fundraising drive targeting $680,000, intended to fund equipment and a vehicle required for reaching remote areas.
He said the ministry had already established partnerships with organisations, churches and individuals who would contribute according to different partnership categories, though he did not disclose how much had been raised to date.
The launch drew a notable public endorsement from Malawi’s Ambassador-designate to Japan, Aaron Sangala, who used his remarks to argue that partnerships between government and faith-based institutions were essential to balanced development, moral formation and social transformation.
Sangala framed the church’s role in explicitly civic terms, suggesting it had a duty to keep citizens morally anchored.
“Whether we are in government or church leadership we should remember that we are serving God’s people and one day we shall be called to account on how we served the people,” he said, adding that the church “should not get tired of reminding people that they were created by God.”
Sangala’s appearance at a religious launch event, delivered in his capacity as a senior diplomatic appointee, reflects the continued closeness between political and religious life in Malawi, where public officials routinely align themselves with prominent ministries and where faith leaders in turn often position their work as complementary to, rather than separate from, government development priorities.
The launch event also featured performances by gospel artist Ethel Kamwendo Banda and a scriptural address delivered by Baptist pastor Vincent Chirwa.