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Bishops
Bishop Mande Muyombo (left), president of the Africa Colleges of Bishops, presents the episcopal staff to Bishop Nelson Kalombo Ngoy during Ngoy’s installation as the first bishop of the new Tanganyika Episcopal Area on Sept. 14 in Kalemie, Congo. Photo by Chadrack Tambwe Londe, UM News.

Tanganyika celebrates new bishop, episcopal area

United Methodist Bishop Nelson Kalombo Ngoy shares his five-year plan for new episcopal area in southeastern Congo.
Mission and Ministry
Tapiwanashe Moreblessing Manyeza (left) and youth from the West Angola Conference participate in an educational campaign in Luanda, Angola, in response to a cholera outbreak in January. Working with the church’s health department as a Global Mission Fellow, Manyeza partnered with the Angola Council of Churches to help identify communities to visit to raise awareness about the outbreak and  distribute pamphlets and hygiene packs. Photo courtesy of Tapiwanashe Moreblessing Manyeza.

Missionaries make difference in Angola

From public health to agriculture, two Global Ministries workers have had an impact on communities in West Angola.
Local Church
Bishop João Filimone Sambo cuts the ribbon at the July dedication of Muhalaze United Methodist Church’s new permanent chapel on the outskirts of Maputo, Mozambique. The church’s Muhalaze Mission Field has grown into six local churches with more than 300 members, but this is its first permanent structure. Photo by Roque Facela, UM News.

Church moves from chicken coop to new chapel

The United Methodist Church’s Muhalaze Mission Field in Mozambique began with six members meeting on a house porch and later in a family’s chicken coop. Now, members have a permanent sanctuary.

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