By Evance Chisiano
Zomba, July 15, Mana: Chinamwali Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) of the Zomba City Presbytery on Sunday graduated eight men into the congregation’s men’s ministry amidst concerns of low enrollment of members to the ministry.
The 6th cohort of Lazarus Kamwana, Dr. Adrian Mhango, Patrick Chirwa, James Nkhoma, Amos Konyani, Lawrence Msiska, Steven Banda and Lionel Chikopa graduated into the ministry after more than six weeks of training under the slogan ‘iron sharpens an iron’.
Chinamwali CCAP Men’s Ministry Chairperson, Patrick Kaudzu, expressed concern over low men enrollment into the ministry observing that most of them shun the ministry for unspecific reasons.
“We were expecting that every deacon and church elder should be in the men’s ministry by virtue of being in those positions,” he said.
Moderator for Chinamwali CCAP, Rev. James Mingu, prayed for the newly graduated men to serve the church with total dedication and undivided devotion.
He thanked the eight for enrolling into the ministry and for completing their training that prepared them to serve the church better.
Representative of the newly graduated cohort, Lionel Chikopa, thanked Chinamwali CCAP for enrolling and training them to become irons, which he said, are expected to be instrumental in church affairs.
“Expect more from us. We have been trained to serve the church better and we pledge to serve with dedication,” he said.
Cohort one started in April 2012 with an enrollment 19 that graduated in August the same year while cohorts two to five graduated between 2022 and 2024.
Men’s Ministry at Chinamwali CCAP was introduced in 2021 and has 48 registered members.
