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From March 12 to 26 André van Belkum, chairman of UCG in Southern Africa, traveled to Zambia and Zimbabwe to visit members and attend Sabbath services in various locations.
From March 12 to 26 André van Belkum, chairman of UCG in Southern Africa, traveled to Zambia and Zimbabwe to visit members and attend Sabbath services in various locations. He carried three MP3 CD players and electrical...
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Nawa Talama
On March 25, 2016, Felicia, my wife, Muhau and I took a trip to visit United Church of God congregations in Mumbwa.
Prior to our trip, we were advised to use Nangoma road instead of branching off at Situmbeko to Kasumpa because that road was bad. As advised, we drove straight to Nangoma where we found a route to Kasumpa. When we entered the gravel...
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Nawa Talama
The 2018 Feast of Tabernacles was held at the Verino Feast site, about 30 kilometers east of Lusaka city.
There were 231 people who attended the festival, from Lusaka, Mwembeshi, Situmbeko, Kasumpa, Nalubanda North, Mapoko, Itumbwe and Chipata congregations. A few came from Choma and Mumbwa. On the opening night, people had the privilege to...
André van Belkum
On the Sabbath morning of April 14, the second hall constructed in the Mumbwa province of Zambia was inaugurated, with 96 people in attendance.
On the Sabbath morning of April 14, the second hall constructed in the Mumbwa province of Zambia was inaugurated, with 96 people in attendance. In order to negate rumors that the United Church of God is secretive, a number of people...
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André van BelkumMorgen Kriedemann
"Can this really happen?" "Do you think he will actually visit us?" "Why would our president want to visit with us in such remote, out-of-the-way places?" These were some of the comments made by members when it was announced that UCGIA...
In August the visit became a reality, creating a great deal of excitement among members in these countries. During the 13-day tour, the president visited all the congregations in Zambia (except one extremely distant church), and the two...
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Camp this year was most improved and exciting!
The UYC in Zambia took place this year at a beautiful place called Ciyanjano—meaning reunion—on the outskirts of Lusaka with 37 campers and 18 staff. Most youths and staff arrived on Sun- day and assembled in the hall for the...
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Nawa Talama
The Feast of Tabernacles in Lusaka, Zambia was held at the National Resources Development College (NRDC) campus, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of the city.
The shifting from our usual Feast site at Verino was required due to the drought which has caused some rivers and boreholes to run dry. Another problem in Verino was the national power outage, which lasts for up to about 12 hours daily....
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Kambani Banda
The youth camp in Zambia was held from April 26 to May 1 at Nalubanda.
The youth camp in Zambia was held from April 26 to May 1 at Nalubanda. Fifty young people from six congregations, age 13 and up, attended camp. There were 32 boys and 18 girls. Activities started at 4:45 a.m. with prayer at the...
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The site was characterized by peace, harmony and rejoicing in meeting both the old and the new brethren who came from various areas of Lusaka region—Itumbwe, Mapoko, Nalubanda North, Kasumpa, Namukombo, Mwembeshi, Chipata and Lusaka.
The Lusaka Feast site was attended by 222 people well above the earlier projected figure of 170 people. Last year 170 people attended the Feast, and that was the first time we held the Feast at the Verino Feast site. The opening service...
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Derrick Pringle
The following is pulled from a sermonette Derrick Pringle gave to the Mumbwa, Zambia, congregation on the first day of Unleavened Bread. Mumbwa is where the largest group in Zambia meets, around 60. Derrick and Cherry Pringle volunteer to...
Some of Christ's final instructions to the apostles and to us can be found in Matthew 28:19-20, to go and teach what Christ taught. We are doing this in a small way in Zambia and, up to now, in Malawi as well, by distributing...
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Victor Kubik
During the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Dennis and LeeAnn Luker and Victor and Beverly Kubik visited United Church of God brethren in South Africa, Malawi and Zambia.
During the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Dennis and LeeAnn Luker and Victor and Beverly Kubik visited United Church of God brethren in South Africa, Malawi and Zambia. While far away from us, congregations in these countries are robust and...
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André van Belkum
André van Belkum, chairman of United Church of God, Southern Africa, gave the following report to the Southern African National Council Aug. 27.
Positive trends are once again reflected in our recent office report. Distribution of The Good News magazine has remained constant and stable, despite the fact that a controlled renewal program is in operation. Circulation...
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Ed Dowd
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Ed Dowd

Welcome to our website! A word I think describes us is "authentic". What makes us authentic? We are a church that follows the teachings of Christ and the early New Testament church. We value the Word of God – the Bible. Jesus set the standard for us so we strive to honor, obey and love Him and each other as he taught. We follow Him in worshipping on the Sabbath, as He instructed. So we meet to...

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Victor Kubik
A few weeks ago, I received a few very encouraging e-mails from Wilson Nkhoma, one of our two pastors in Zambia. Wilson was able to come to the General Conference of Elders meeting in Cincinnati this past May.
Geographically, Zambia is about the size of Texas and located in South Central Africa. According to the United Nations, it is the fourth poorest country in the world. We are happy to say that we now have more than 400 people meeting in...
Vertical Thought
by Doug Horchak
It sounds like it could be a local radio station, but WIIFM is actually the acronym for a question many people are asking today.
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Read the festival report from the Lusaka, Copperbelt, and Kalukanya Zambia Feast sites.
Lusaka and Copperbelt Zambia had three Feast sites this year. Lusaka hosted 170 people. Copperbelt hosted 79 people. Kalukanya had 120 people attend the Feast, which brings a total of 369 participants for 2015....
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The first ever Women’s Enrichment Weekend in Zambia was held on April 26-30, 2017. The meeting was held at Verino, a church property which is on the outskirts of Lusaka, the capital.
The location of the weekend was perfect for this purpose. It was a serene, quiet and peaceful place. Just coming from the rain season, there was a cool breeze all day long and night. The meeting hosted a total of 41 participants from...
Sermon
by Ryan Hall
2023-12-09
North Canton, OH
In the final part of the series “A Congregation of God.” We look at our thoughts and motivations, to where they turn our allegiances, which then likewise affect our actions. Where is our mind, heart and hands?

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