By Dean Chisambo
The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian ( CCAP) will be celebrating 100 years of it’s existence starting from 23rd to the 25th August in Lilongwe.
Secretary General for CCAP General Assembly Rev. Dr Mwawi Chilongozi delivered the statement during the press briefing in Lilongwe on Wednesday, saying the celebration will start on 23rd with a book launch and dinner at the Bingu international Convention center (BICC) where the guest of honour will be the moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev. Dr Shaw James Patterson.
Chilongozi states that on 24th they will be laying a foundation stone at the general assembly office in area 18 and will be followed by the march from the general assembly to Civo stadium by the Malawi defence force band.
She further said that at Civo stadium there will be pavilions showcasing the work of the CCAP in the past 100 years,in areas of evangelism, health and education.
In his sentiment CCAP General Assembly moderator Biswick Nkhoma says on 25th the celebration will reach the climax where it will be the worship service at Civo stadium and His Excellency the President Dr Lazarus Chakwera will be the guest of honour.
He also disclosed that international churches from Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Netherlands, South Africa and America are expecting to be present at the celebration.
Nkhoma also laments that the CCAP has five Synods namely: Blantyre, Nkhoma, Livingstonia Zambia and Zimbabwe saying all of them will be available during the celebration.
According to Chilongozi currently the Synod are selling T- shirts, Golf – Shirt, Zitenje, Shirts in order to raise funds for the celebration and these can be bought from Nkhoma, Livingstonia and Blantyre Synod offices. The Synod has budgeted K250 million for the events.
The celebration will be held under the theme:”The Lord has done great things for us”. The CCAP has made an impact on evangelism, education, health and development in this country.
