Director's Welcome Note
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The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia was established in 1964 for the purpose of providing fellowship among the evangelical missionaries serving in Zambia. It is a voluntary Christian church mother body registered under the Registrar of Societies in Zambia as a nonprofit organization, with tax exempt status. The scope of the group was later expanded to cover not only missionaries but also the general fraternity of evangelical denominations, local churches, mission organizations, para-church organizations and individuals etc.
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Tutu calls for people and planet before profits at CoP17 rally in Durban
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Nobel Peace laureate and South Africa’s favorite cleric, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, called for COP17-CMP7 action at the “We Have Faith – Act Now for Climate Justice” concert and rally he hosted at the King’s Park Stadium in Durban on Sunday the 27th of November 2011.
"Apartheid seemed an overwhelming challenge that could not be defeated but we mobilized and defeated it. We need the same passion and determination to defeat climate change,” said Tutu. Read more.
Trust issues stalk COP17 as UN climate talks open
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The UN climate talks in Durban have kicked off amid an atmosphere of distrust between countries at odds over carbon emission cuts, and worries that the Kyoto Protocol would "die on African soil".
In a speech to the 194-nation forum of the Conference of the Parties 17 (COP17) on Monday morning, President Jacob Zuma pointed to a series of disasters in the country as a sign of the impact of climate change. Read more. Source: Mail and Guardian (RSA).
We Have Faith Caravan graces Zambia
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This week Zambia had the pleasure of hosting the African and international youths travelling in the We Have Faith Caravan. The Caravan arrived through Chipata on the 14th and was in Lusaka by the 15th of November. On arrival in Lusaka the youths were welcomed by the Church Mother Bodies (Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia, Council of Churches in Zambia and Zambia Episcopal Conference) at Arcades Shopping Centre. It was there where Rev. Pukuta Mwanza, EFZ Executive Director, welcomed them into Zambia.
Words of Wisdom
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of Justice." -- Martin Luther King, Jr
A joint pastoral statement on the 2011 tripartite elections from the three church mother bodies: Click to read.