“When you know you status you plan your life.” Everyone knows about HIV, what causes it, and how it is transmitted – and that it has no cure. But the biggest question is, does everybody know their status? Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) Board Member Reverend Edina Navaya, who inspected activities in TAs Njema and […]
A senior Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) official says the council would not get involved in civic education on Covid-19 preventive measures and vaccine, saying this would be out of its mandate. MCC chairperson Gilford Matoga says civic educating people on Covid-19 would be outside their mandate. The government is expected to roll out the […]
Christian mother bodies, the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), and Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM), have added their voice to calls for an end to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the country. In a statement issued as the world winds up the observance of the 16 days of activism […]
The decision by Special Cabinet Committee on coronavirus (Covid-19) to impose a ban against church gatherings has been reversed by government, Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) has said. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango, who chairs the Special Cabinet Committee on Covid-19, prescribed during a news conference on Tuesday that church gatherings be suspended as a measure to prevent the […]
People have varying views on the churches’ involvement in politics. Some feel churches’ jurisdiction is strictly to preach the word of God. Others say religious institutions and faith leaders should be involved in socio-political issues. The issue becomes a controversy, especially when dealing with matters of public interest like the May 21 Tripartite Elections. In […]
The Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM), Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) and Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) have added their voices to condemn the spate of political violence in the country. At a news conference in Lilongwe , the local church bodies warned authorities against letting the country degenerate into a state of lawlessness. They […]
Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), an organization with membership across the country, condemned the ritual attacks and killings aimed at people living with albinism in the country, saying government and all Malawians of goodwill should be vigilant in curbing such attacks. Reports of killings and abductions of persons with albinism in the country escalated in 2014, […]
Two religious bodies have endorsed President Peter Mutharika for the presidency for May 21 2019 elections; just days after the Head of State told the clergy to avoid meddling and backing political leaders ahead of the polls anticipated to be highly contested. Pastors Link leader Reverend Mpakati Gama who is also the cleric of Harvest […]
The Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) says it has learnt with shock the growing tensions and political violence arising from political misunderstanding within and between political parties. MCC is an ecumenical organisation made up of various Christian member churches. “All political leaders and aspirants (should) desist from actions, words and tendencies that propagate, condone, and […]
The Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) and the Anglican Diocese of Northern Region have joined the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) in urging its members to participate in the in the December 13 nationwide demonstrations to push government to table Electoral Reforms Bills, including the 50+1 provision organized by the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) . MCC, […]
Girls as young as 11 are becoming mothers in Dwambazi, northern part of Nkhotakota, due to lack of responsible parenting, the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) has learnt. The shocking revelations come when the countries largest ecumenical body. MCC, rolled out the Churches Role on Population and Development project in the area, dubbed Church-Act. Monitoring […]
Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases are decreasing amongst the school going pupils in Dowa district, thanks to human rights and theology program by Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) which has seen the number of enrollment increasing. In an interview after two-day GBV sensitisation sessions in the area of Traditional Authority Nsakambewa, Dowa Acting District Manager […]
Gender Based Violence (GBV) affects learners more, promoting the main ecumenical christian mother body, the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), to challenge teachers to help stop the problem. Speaking during a five day long Training of Trainers for Teachers and Education Desk Officers, projects coordinator M’theto Lungu said: “It is not enough to fight GBV […]
Malawi’s influential and respected ecumenical body, the Malawi Council of has Churches (MCC), has new leadership. A two-day General Assembly at the Simama Hotel from 21st February discussed the main protestant Christian Mother Body’s challenges and strides, and elected former vice chairperson, Bishop Fanuel Emmanuel Magangani, as its new Executive Board chairperson. He replaces Rev. […]
The CCAP Synod of Livingstonia has said it is not part of Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) leadership position on abortion, stating that the position of the Synod on abortion remains no. Last week, Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) executive board chairperson Reverend Alex Maulana during a 2 day consultation meeting jointly organized by MCC, […]
Some clerics under the banner if Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) are now backing a bill aimed at preventing unsafe abortions called Termination of Pregnancy Bill. Termination of Pregnancy Bill awaits Parliament’s enactment. Grounds for pregnancy termination in the bill include rape, incest, foetus deformation and pregnancies that endanger women’s lives or may cause mental […]
Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) has expressed optimism that the faith community will endorse the reformed abortion laws and policies to ensure women and girls, mostly from poor families, are not dying of unsafe abortions complications. According to statistics, Malawi has one of the highest Maternal Mortality Ratios in the world with 675 deaths per […]
Malawi churches top leaders are meeting in Mangochi at the Sun n Sand holiday resort, dialoguing on Maternal Health, Human Rights and Abortion Law Reform from 28th to 29th July 2016. On day one Thursday, delegates were exploring research findings on the magnitude nd problems of unsafe abortion, looking at the Malawi Abortion Laws and […]