Church leaders meeting in Mangochi last week discovered that even where one has nothing to look up to as a resource, there is still more that can be done with the little within their surrounding. They were discussing the concept of ‘Umodzi’ or as it is internationally known after a Swahili word, Umoja. Drawn together […]
Consumer Association of Malawi (CAMA) should engage government in constructive dialogue other than hold proposed 17th January nationwide protests, says the country’s biggest ecumenical body, the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC). The Council has also asked government to engage CAMA constructively in dialogue and stop dilly-dallying or dragging its feet, as that would lead to […]
Tanzania Government has doubted the practicability of an agreement by Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) and its counterpart, the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) to mediate in the ongoing Lake Malawi/Nyasa border dispute. The two countries’ major religious bodies agreed last week to intervene and mediate in the matter following a prolonged stalemate after the […]
Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) and its counterpart the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) have agreed that they should intervene and mediate in the ongoing Lake Malawi border dispute. MCC and CCT made the agreement following a clear stalemate which has forced the two countries to approach the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) former heads of state […]
The Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), speaking on behalf of the voiceless, has said the move taken by President Joyce Banda to rescind her appointment of Vice President Khumbo Kachali as overseer for the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is commendable. In a statement released Thursday, the country’s biggest ecumenical Christian body says the development has […]
Leaders of Malawi’s biggest Christian church movement, the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), has spoken against moves to legalise abortion for all women. Currently, abortion is outlawed except in cases where pregnancy threatens the life of the mother. According to the laws, any person who administers an abortion faces 14 years imprisonment and any woman who solicits […]
We the Member Churches of the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) gathered for an Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Shire Lodge in Liwonde, from 13th to 16thNovember 2012, hereby issue the following communiqué. The Council membership appreciates the good working relationship government has with the Church and the guaranteed freedoms of worship and association in Malawi. However, […]
Leaders of Malawi’s biggest Christian church movement, the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), has proposed to government to address the general ‘code of dress’ amongst Malawians to ensure that local culture and sensibilities are respected. The Council has voiced their proposal in a communiqué on current “contemporary issues” affecting Malawi. “The Council has noted with regret […]
Malawi’s largest and most influential Christian body, the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), has revamped its leadership, now led by Blantyre Synod top priest, Reverend Alex Maulana. Mualanda replaces Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malawi (ELCM) Bishop Dr. Joseph Bvumbwe as chairperson. Rev. Maulana, who is deputized by Bishop Fanuel Magangani of the Anglican church, has […]
Leaders of Malawi’s biggest Christian church movement, the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), have voiced their official stand on current “contemporary issues” affecting Malawi. In a statement issued Thursday entitled: ‘Our Nation and Contemporary Issues Affecting Our Lives’, the clergy have tackled on issue of homosexuality, the looming hunger, the Lake Malawi border dispute with neighboring Tanzania, […]
Led by the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), the international faith community on Sunday held prayers as a lead to the week long international conference that seeks to drum up support towards zero deaths related from HIV and AIDS; zero new HIV infections; and zero stigma and discrimination. The theme was ‘Thus Far We Have […]
Next month the board of directors for Malawi’s biggest Christian church movement, the Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), will re-seek mandate to continue with the affairs of the main protestant body. A notice from the Council reads: ‘As a constitutional requirement, the Malawi Council of Churches will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) to […]
Malawi Council of Churches (MCC), a grouping of protestant churches in the country,has ordered immediate cease fire in the Zambezi Evangelical Church (ZEC) which has been embroiled in protracted leadership wrangles for years now. The bone of contention has been proposal by some senior members and clerics mainly from the central region who wants the creation […]
Population growth, says Malawi faith groups, is a key ingredient to devastating climate change effects – calling for concerted multi-faith action to address the situation in Malawi with haste. Faith groups meeting in Kasungu at Chikho Hotel agreed that unless they join government and other local and international stakeholders in fighting environmental degradation, mostly as […]
The South African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) based at Kalk Bay in Cape Town has asked Malawian faith bodies to identify core climate change working areas with a view of helping to coordinate support opportunities and facilitate funding incentives. Regional Coordinator for the Southern Africa, Ameen Benjamin, met faith leaders from faith groups over […]
Probably reacting to the current spate of issues threatening the peace of Malawi and its people in various ways, the Malawi Council of Churches Women Forum (MCCWF) have organised prayers slated for Saturday 18th to seeks God’s divine interventions. The prayers that will be held at the Area 18’s Pentecostal Assemblies of God Church in […]
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) yesterday worked to chart a new direction in the fight against corruption through the full engagement of the faith based organisations (FBOs) in Malawi. During the meeting that took place at the Crossroads Hotel, ACB’s officials led by a Mrs. Mary Phombeya who is the graft body’s chief corruption prevention and […]
Following the peaceful transition of power from late president Bingu wa Mutharika to current Malawi leader Mrs. Joyce Banda, Zambian churches have expressed extreme sentiments on the development. In a letter dated 10th April 2012 and addressed to their colleagues, the Malawi Council of Churches, the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) said “We would […]