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Contributions needed to replace Mozambique Initiative vehicle
Written: 9/9/2010
Contribute to Mozambique Vehicle Replacement to take advantage of matching funds
A Missouri Conference donor has notified the Mozambique Initiative they will match contributions to replace the MI vehicle. The 4-wheel drive vehicle is critical to gathering information and photos where internet ...
2010 Mozambique North Conference Session: "Work Miracles", proclaims Bishop Nhanala
Written: 8/2/2010
Missouri-Mozambique Transformation to Self-Sufficiency Projects
During a time of spiritual retreat prior to the 9th North Annual Conference session of the United Methodist Church Mozambique (IMUM-Norte), Mozambique Initiative representative, Ezequiel Nhantumbo, had an opportunity to present the wor...
New UMC seminary students available for covenant in Mozambique
Written: 3/10/2010
Ten new United Methodist students have entered Cambine and Ricatla seminaries in Mozambique and seven are available for three-year covenants.
These personal covenants can be made by churches, groups and individuals who will commit to the elements of covenant. Elements of covenant include daily pra...
Pleasant Hill UMC Members Visit Covenant partner
Written: 1/4/2010
God still makes miracles!
By Denise Ingels
On October 15 a four-person delegation from Pleasant Hill UMC arrived in Tete, Mozambique, prepared to travel north to their partner, Songo UMC. This is their story.
The air was hot as we climbed down the rock steps to the abandoned orphanage ...
South Annual Conference story
Written: 12/31/2009
“Bringing back God’s Spirit to Continue Edifying the Church and the Society”
By Ezequiel Marcos Nhantumbo
Cambine Mission once again remained the center of attention as hundreds of delegates from North and South conference gathered at this holy place. Special guests of honor f...
Mozambique Annual Conference Ordination - Dec. 2009
Written: 12/17/2009
During the 2009 Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in Mozambique…
The following were ordained Itinerant Deacons:
Alexandrina Nassone Chume
Nelia Pedro Chicavele
Adelina Rafael Chilundo
Antonio Xavier Chissico
Ernesto João
Luís Tenasse Marengula
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Written: 5/27/2009
“At the time of Pentecost, they were all gathered together in one place." Acts 2:1 We don't know anything more about what this "place" was, but we do know that the gathering together of the people of God in one place (and that there was this place available) was a key element i...
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Written: 5/26/2009
"but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." Acts 1:8 Liberdade United Methodist Church, is located in the outskirts of the city of Maputo, at...
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Written: 5/20/2009
Somewhere out there a church will have a place to gather, people will give their lives to Christ, a congregation will be in mission because in this country a family honored the memory of a lost son and a church in LaDue closed but will live on in the one it has helped build in Mozambique. Somewhere...
We need your photos
Written: 5/20/2009
10th Anniversary of Covenant Partnership – need your photos!
As 2009 marks the 10th anniversary of church covenant partnerships between Missouri and Mozambique we will be featuring partners throughout the conference. We need your photos! The Mozambique Initiative asks that yo...
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Written: 5/19/2009
Chamanculo UMC is a historical church in Maputo because it was the first congregation to be established in the whole city. When it was established it was designed to respond to spiritual needs of the people who came from the Inhambane area to work in the then capital city of Lourenço Marques,...
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Written: 5/18/2009
One of the examples of live congregations in Maputo area is the Bispo Escrivão Zunguze UMC. Located in the outskirts of Maputo, this church was started in 1997, when it was a local church of Malhazine UMC. Long distance to the mother-church is one of the main reasons for the establishment of ...
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Written: 5/18/2009
Nacala is a city on the coast of Mozambique, where the 3rd biggest harbor is located. It is historically know as the point of entry of the Arabians, in the 1400s and therefore has greater Muslim influence. The Methodists came in 1986, with the arrival of people from southern Mozambique who were work...
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Written: 5/18/2009
Up on a hilltop is the Matsinhe-Goxane UMC, known as point of church growth through evangelization. This is a place with very rich story of transformation. The story says that Rev Jose Mateus Mapswanganhe, while sitting on a stone at Cambine Mission back in 1996, he had a vision of establishing a ne...
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Written: 5/15/2009
Rev. Tonela Zeferino, pastor in charge at Nampula UMC since 2005, tells about the church. He says, “we started a new church [building] because the old one done by local material is small also was destroyed by Cyclone at as a size of 15x10 meters. It became small when we have the big events - l...
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Written: 5/14/2009
CMC a neighborhood church born out of Malhazine Rev. Elias Zacarias Massicame tells the story of a church born out of Malhazine UMC. The church is located in the outskirts of the city of Maputo in Maputo North district. People moving from the city have established themselves close to this chur...
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Written: 5/13/2009
From a tree the Mabote church began with very few family members. With time the need to erect a thatched structure for a chapel was accomplished out of local contributions. Known as one of the faithful and strong congregation, this church is located about 200 kilometers west of Vilanculos off the na...
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Written: 5/13/2009
Pastor Estrela Ernesto Muchanga says, “The statistics is increasing every Sunday at our church and we see youth, adult youth, elderly people, women and children joining our congregation. We are the only church in the area with permanent structure now. What a joy to have brothers and sisters fr...
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Written: 5/13/2009
One of the major coconut producers in Inhambane province is Morrumbene district, which has thousands of areas of coconut plantations, including mango and cashew nut. People’s homes and social infrastructures are under this green vegetation. This is where we find the Nazareta UMC with its commu...
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Written: 5/12/2009
Driving up the highway that links Maputo and the rest of the country provides an opportunity to visit churches that are close to the highway, and John Wesley is one of those. Located about 3 hours drive north from Maputo, is a young church, placed in Macia village, named after this great Anglican cl...