The United Church of Zambia (UCZ) has “adopted the missional approach by placing emphasis on congregations where mission takes place and the higher courts be merely coordinating bodies”, said the UCZ Synod Bishop in his [...]
More than one million people in the southern Madagascar are in dire need of emergency food and nutrition support due to a catastrophic shortage of food resources. Since September 2020, Madagascar has been trapped in [...]
Union of Welsh Independents (UWI) is currently raising funds for UK-based charity Money for Madagascar (MfM)’s emergency appeal, as a developing food crisis in Southern Madagascar which is facing its worst drought in 40 years, [...]
Council for World Mission celebrates the news of the election of its Moderator, Rev Lydia Neshangwe as the Moderator-elect of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) 2023 – 2025. The General Assembly, at [...]
Rt Rev Dr Peter Langerman has described challenges facing the church in his second last letter as Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) Moderator. These include sexism and misogyny, natural disasters, and gender-based violence. [...]
The Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) Moderator Rt Rev Dr Peter Langerman called for a day of fasting and prayer on 11 January after an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases in the countries [...]
Many women have shared harrowing stories of violence and abuse using the hashtag #aminext on social media and this website, and gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa has been described as the “second pandemic”. The [...]
eDARE 2020 is your opportunity to hear discerning voices from around the world! This week, we present to you our panelists from Africa & Europe, as well as Caribbean & Americas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tywefSHVGYM&f For more information [...]
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) national church leaders stood in silent prayer to declare that “corruption is not our heritage” in all its provinces on 15 September, as part of a nation-wide campaign [...]
Several congregations of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) have re-opened their doors for public worship during the pandemic, with many considering or postponing the decision – a move welcomed by UPCSA General [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a dark cloud over several countries battling the second wave of COVID-19 infections – a threat lurking around the corner for others. Compounding this problem are issues of inequality [...]
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) led a delegation to meet with officials of African National Congress (ANC) in their call for societal action against COVID-19 corruption on 24 August. Together with the Ahmed [...]
The World Day against Trafficking in Persons is commemorated on 30 July every year. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the vulnerability of many to human trafficking as people have lost jobs, or have [...]
The All African Conference of Churches (AACC) has called upon African churches to tackle the issue of unsustainable population growth and challenges associated with population explosion in the Africa continent. A high-level webinar consultation on [...]
United Nations Human Rights Council debate on “current racially inspired human rights violations, systematic racism, police brutality against people of African descent and violence against peaceful protests.” As people of faith, we welcome the debate [...]
Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) has issued a statement following the deaths of two young casualties of femicide and gender-based violence (GBV) in early June. Naledi Phangindawo, 26, an entrepreneur and a mother [...]
‘I can’t breathe!’ These were the terrified and terrifying words of George Floyd, as he was pinned to the ground by a white policeman in an illegal act of police violence and extra-judicial murder in [...]
Religious leaders have staged a silent protest against brutality by law enforcement officers at St Alban's Anglican Cathedral, Pretoria on 7 June, following the absolving of Defence Force members involved in the death of Collins [...]
We have received news that an outstanding leader and servant of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA), and fellow worker in the Council for World mission (CWM), has died. Rev Samuel Arends, who [...]
A new year breaks with fresh opportunities and possibilities for those who are prepared to imagine a future, transformed by the grace of God, which compels us to acknowledge and repent of our wrong and [...]
Council for World Mission has received the news of the passing of Professor Vuyani Vellem with deep sadness. We knew of his illness and were in constant prayer and dialogue with him. We did not [...]
On INSiGHT’s first birthday this October, we rejoice and celebrate the generosity of our writers and readers across the world who have made this publication possible with their contributions. As with every issue of INSiGHT, [...]
The Members’ Mission Forum of the Council for World Mission (CWM) meeting in Blantyre, Malawi, from 19-21 February 2019 has been deeply disturbed to learn of the ongoing ritual killings of persons with albinism (PWA), [...]
We are a diverse community of reformed Christians led by the Word of God and the Holy Spirit, prayerfully seeking the will of God for our lives together and the world. Our Vision To be [...]
A Story of Unity and Witness One Church in Five Countries The United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) is a transnational, multi-cultural and multi-ethnic church denomination which is united across five southern African countries, [...]
The UCZ is known to have existed in unity and social action for more than fifty years, hence living up to its tagline “All One in Christ” (John 17:21). The UCZ, its mission schools [...]
A group of theologians, church leaders and activists gathered in Elmina, Ghana, (7 – 12 Jan 2018) to engage in the second hearing within the CWM Legacies of Slavery process. They gathered to begin to [...]
An Overview on the History of the FJKM The 200th anniversary of the arrival of the first Protestant missionaries sent by the London Missionary Society (LMS) in Madagascar, Thomas Bevan and David Jones, was celebrated [...]
By Rev Johnstone Ndogolo, General Secretary, CCM Introduction The name of the denomination is Churches of Christ in Malawi (CCM) which is found in Malawi formerly known as Nyasaland. CCM congregations are known to be industrious, warm [...]
The church where I grew up had annual missionary evenings. The first one I attended sticks in the memory not just for the excitement of being allowed to stay up late but because in the [...]
Delegates met for the MMF for the Africa Region in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, co-hosted by the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) and United Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA). Two outstanding social challenges were [...]
The Council for World Mission invites expressions of interest to join the staff team for the position of Programme Associate – South Africa. Based in South Africa (Johannesburg), qualified applicants must be educated to degree level in a [...]
In September 2015, the General Secretary of the UPCSA, Rev Lungile Mpetsheni and Rev Dr George Marchinkowski UPCSA then Convener, Mission and Disciple Committee attended the CWM consultation in Hong Kong, for General Secretaries and [...]
The Programme Associate role reports to the Mission Secretary for Africa, and is based in the Republic of South Africa. The programme team works closely with CWM member bodies across 41 countries, governing bodies when [...]
On 17 - 18 September, 2015, the Council for World Mission conducted a consultation to look at the Partners in Mission programme, evaluating its impact on the life and mission of CWM members. Representatives from CWM member [...]
