The Saint Luke’s Apostolic Ejiwel Jekenishen church has been commended for empowering disadvantaged villagers in and around Manicaland province.
Speaking during a tour of an orphanage and skills centre in Musanhi, one of the projects run by the church, Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) leader Rocky Moyo encouraged other churches emulate the Saint Luke’s Apostolic Ejiwel Jekenishen church.
The Saint Luke’s Apostolic Ejiwel Jekenishen church is under the leadership of Phillip Pferedzai.
“Today we have witnessed one of the transformative programmes that Dr Saint Phillip has embarked on,” Moyo said.
“This is quite noble for us as churches to look after the welfare of less priviledged members of communities.
“As indigenous churches in Africa, we are proud of Saint Luke’s Apostolic Ejiwel Jekenishen church and its leadership for its conformity to laws, policies and government programmes which are meant to cultivate community morality and ethics which entails about inclusivity.
“The reason behind this tour with other Bishops and other public officials is for fellow clergymen to appreciate the work that Jekenishen is spearheading which is part of social responsibility.”
Moyo said widows, orphans and other less priviledged members of society gave their testimonies elucidating how the church has done for them.
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“Other communities have also directly and indirectly benefitted from these facilities,” Moyo said.
Zanu PF director (Research, Strategy and Liaison Davison Gomo said the existing relations between the ruling party and St Luke’s Apostolic Ejiwel Jekenishen church was critical in ensuring peace, unity and development.
“We really appreciate the activities and developments which are being done at this centre,” he said.
“This church has demonstrated its capacity and commitment to ensure that there is peace, unity and development as the best tenets for any just society.
“We have witnessed how your church has transformed less priviledged members of communities in this area, where everyone is being taught about the essence of education, freedoms and rights which makes up state of equilibrium through equity and equality.
“Pferedzai shared his vision for building peaceful communities wherever his church operates in Zimbabwe and other African countries.
“As a church, we see it noble to empower all less priviledged members of our society, while according them with knowledge of creating conducive environment for them to transform others on a peer-to-peer engagement and awareness,” he said.
The Saint Luke’s Apostolic Ejiwel Jekenishen church is one of indigenous churches in Zimbabwe that is active on regional forums and organisations, among them is CCA.
