Saturday, June 14, 2008

What the Church is doing in Zanzibar Islands

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The body of Christ in the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba is gaining a thrust. It’s been a wonderful opportunity that in the month of May I was privileged to visit, preach, teach and experience a good time of fellowship with our fellow believers in Zanzibar.
During the visit I met with the leadership of some of the churches and got to exchange ideas and was much strengthened from the testimonies of what God has been doing in and through them and the mandate which God has given them as his representatives in the midst of Islands Muslims.

Statistics shows that there are 19 charismatic churches in Zanzibar. These 19 churches entails denominations like EAGT, TAG, FPCT, KLPT, DEEPER LIFE, PEFA and other ministries. In addition with that there are projects for children schools,public evangelism and others.

Many churches so far have been either burnt or stopped from conducting their services or demolished.
It was a good thing when I was there to witness leaders from different denominations coming together for prayer and harmony.


Putting the fact that more churches have been built, and the number of Christians is increasing, the Island Church is much in need of the five fold ministries and finances right now.

There is a great need for leadership empowerment, both spiritually and in finances, and training for children and youth ministries are necessary.
Together in Christ we can make it comes true







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The Long Way The Church Was And Is to Go

Zanzibar Island is the informal designation for the Islands of Unguja and Pemba situated in the Indian Ocean.



However during the Age of Exploration ,in 1498 the Portuguese Empire was the first European power to gain control of Zanzibar, and kept it for nearly 200 years until in 1698 Zanzibar fell under the control of the Sultanate of Oman and obviously ( build the Mosque of Allah is believed by the Islam so ever influenced the mode of belief of the entire generations of the Zanzibaris until today ).

Muslim traders from the Persian Gulf had settled through southern hemisphere of Unguja early in the 10th century after monsoon winds propelled them through the Gulf of Aden and Somalia. Zanzibar archipelago united with Tanganyika to form the present day Tanzania in 1964.

The rise of the minority Christian community relies on different means of their introductory causes ,as Christianity has diverse rich forms of denominations therefore there were some denominations which were being introduced in Zanzibar through historical factors like Colonialism period whereby the Colonial empires which were established in the forms of the national denominations were easily made their side by spreading their belief such of these are Anglican Christians through British Empire and Roman Catholic through Portuguese, Lutheran through German Empires .

How ever in 1974 there were other Christian Churches were introduced in Zanzibar after Independence of Zanzibar then the United Republic of Tanzania such these Churches were the Lutheran Christians and Evangelical Christians (Pentecostal) etc.

Praise God, as from the Church Rev.Leonard Masasa was pastoring were rose men who decided to go out and established new churches of different denominations such as Elim Pentecost, Tanzania Assemblies of God, Zanzibar Pentecostal Church, Free Pentecostal, and many other churches have been established in Zanzibar Islands.

In 1995 Rev.Leonard left the church he used to pastor since 1984 and established a new Church which "The Evangelistic Assemblies of God Zanzibar (EAGZ)" and was started until this day he is pastoring that Church.

The EAGZ Church has succeeded by the grace of God to open other Churches.How ever more efforts is done as to equip these churches and also pray hard to find up some means we can do more in other places, if God may open doors.

The recent research have shows that Islam religion has 95.% followed by Hindus and others 2.05% ,Catholic and Anglican 1.% ,Lutheran 0.01%, Evangelicals 0.05% of all people.

Please when you visit the Islands of Zanzibar feel free to visit us too and as you are still afar we therefore requesting your fervent and effective prayers so that this work may go forward and so many Zanzibaris could find their chance to know and believe in Jesus Christ...Amen.



Matthew 20:19-20
"19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them ina the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (NIV)

Matthew 24:14
"14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come" (NIV)

Roman 8:28
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.(NIV)"

Matthew 19:26
"Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."