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2020 Feast of Tabernacles: Mapoko, Zambia

United News

2020-11-30

There were 98 in attendance, and some built grass shelters in addition to the 16 tents that had been brought from Verino.

Derrik and Cherry Pringle visited Mapoko for the first two days of the Feast. I [Derrick] felt that I should go to give them support and encouragement as they are virtually on their own. Mapoko is about 15 miles (24km) past Mumbwa on the...

Mapoko

Congregation

Pastor:

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...

Zambia 2023

Feast Site

Festival Coordinator:

Ed Dowd

Feast Site Region:

Africa

We are excited to be hosting five regional Feast sites within the beautiful country of Zambia. More than 500 of your fellow brethren will appear before God at His Festivals in the cities of Mufulira, Mapoko, Verino, Chipata, and Isoka. At...

A group shot of the congregation in Mapoko. Behind them is the church building the brethern built.

Trip Report: Mumbwa, Zambia, Africa

United News

Nawa Talama

2016-05-12

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...

2019 Feast of Tabernacles: Lusaka, Zambia

United News

Nawa Talama

2019-11-25

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....

Attendees of the UYC program in the Central Province experienced ample fellowship time, activities and informative life skills classes.

Central Province of Zambia Hosts Youth Camp

United News

2021-11-01

Our youth camp took place in the Central Province of Zambia from Aug. 23-29, 2021.

Minister Derrick Pringle helped fund the camp, and all lessons in the morning and evening were facilitated by deacon Jonathan Litaba. The theme this year was “Be Like Our Heavenly Father.” Overall, we had 13 youths from Lusaka, seven...

Central Province of Zambia Hosts Youth Camp

United News

2021-11-01

Our youth camp took place in the Central Province of Zambia from Aug. 23-29, 2021.

Blessing the children at the Feast in Lusaka, Zambia.

2018 Feast of Tabernacles: Lusaka, Zambia

United News

Nawa Talama

2018-11-29

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...

2017 Feast of Tabernacles: Lusaka, Zambia

United News

2017-11-21

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...

2015 Feast of Tabernacles Report

United News

2015-11-02

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....

President Visits Congregations in Zambia and Malawi

United News

André van BelkumMorgen Kriedemann

2007-11-10

"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...

Lukers and Kubiks Travel to Africa for Unleavened Bread

United News

Victor Kubik

2012-05-03

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...

Hurricane: Resilience, Recovery and Hope

UCG Short Films

by Rudy Rangel III, Lena VanAusdle, Jamie Schreiber, Lewis VanAusdle

2022-05-03

The worst natural disaster to ever hit the island nation leaves people struggling for meaning and hope.

Pentecost

Beyond Today Dailys

by Steve Myers

2021-06-04

Pentecost is a time of beginnings, a reset to remind us to be God's firstfruits.

We React to Atheists in Our Comments Section—MAGNIFIED

We React to Atheists in Our Comments Section

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by Micah Gunn

2024-03-14 to 2024-04-10

We respond to atheists who took issue with our last video, "How to Survive an Atheist Attack." What is the actual definition of atheism and "new atheism?" Should someone who's made to feel dumb in a discussion take that as a sign they're...

How to Survive an Atheist Attack!

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by Micah Gunn

2024-03-07 to 2024-04-10

Atheism has become more aggressive, with better arguments to embarrass anybody religious, but especially Christians, in conversations about God. People like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins dramatically challenged the arguments for...