Africa News
ITN/NTI Officially Welcomes Rev. Antero, D. Fontes as Director
Africa Region Education and Clergy Development recently announced the appointment of Rev Antero D. Fontes as the new ITN/NTI Director. “We are pleased to announce Rev. Antero, D. Fontes as the ITN/NTI Director." The ITN/NTI serves Africa West Field and the Central Field, with an enrolment of over one thousand…
Vidal Cole appointed as Africa West Anglophone Field Strategy Coordinator
21 October 2020 Dear friends, I greet you in the blessed name of our Lord and Savior Jesus-Christ. The Board of General Superintendents approved the restructuring of the Africa West Field to become two fields;The Africa West Francophone Field (AWFF), with Rev. Moise Toumoudagou as Field Strategy Coordinator and the…
Carlos Gordon appointed as Africa Regional Finance Coordinator
05 May 2020 Dear friends, I greet you in the blessed name of our Lord and Savior Jesus-Christ. After months of prayer, interviews and consultations it is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Carlos Gordan as the new Africa Regional Finance Coordinator. Carlos is originally from Jamaica, he attends…
TUKO PAMOJA: Democratic Republic of Congo
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, churches have been working together to educate and fight against COVID-19. A taskforce has already been in place for disaster awareness, and it is now focusing its efforts on this global pandemic. The taskforce combines resources from Nazarene Compassionate Ministries and the Child…
2020 Conferences Cancellation
In these unprecedented times it is vital we join together in prayer as the body of Christ. As the Church of the Nazarene in Africa we were looking forward to gather as family and friends for a time of celebration, enrichment and fellowship. As we prepared for the Regional and…
Africa Missionaries Connect
We are made for community and yet with the Corona virus changing our situations, many of us have found ourselves in a new reality – at home, unable to go out to work, and unable to meet with friends, colleagues and family. The same is true for most of the…
PALCON 2020 & Leadership Conference Postponed
Dear fellow leaders, Greetings in the mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ. The situation in the world with regard to CORV19 poses a great health risk to international travelers and their communities when they return. After consultation with field, regional, and global leadership of the Church of the Nazarene,…
Tribute to Yao Clémént Djédjé
"I serve God to be used to serve others” Yao Clément Djéjé's motto On the night of November 18th 2019, I received a message from Rev. Moise Toumoudagou saying: “My brother, we have lost ‘old Djédjé’… I am in tears.” We called him affectionately “the old father” because he was…
South Africa's Church Centennial Celebration
What a century it has been! The Church of the Nazarene in South Africa held the centennial celebration to mark the hundred years of the church. The event took place at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, Sunrise district. Mpumalanga is a historical landmark because it is the area that the Church…
The Sacrifice of Going
"I think this is how the disciples felt when Jesus said, ‘Go in my name," PASTOR EUNICE SEDITH Pastor Eunice is the pastor of the Toekomsrus Church of the Nazarene in Toekomsrus, South Africa. This small but powerful church recently sent a team of 19 people 5 hours away to…
Contrasts and complexities of Africa
Africa is the second largest continent in the world.
There are 54 independent countries, 1.1 billion people, 3,000 ethnic
groups, and 2,000 spoken languages.
Africa is now one of the most rapidly urbanizing parts of the world with
projections that urban population will increase to 50% by 2030 and
60% by 2050.
