The ongoing battle for the control and ownership of church assets between the two factions of the Anglican church in Zimbabwe continue with the faction belonging to Bishop Nobert  Kunonga claiming total control of church assets after a High Court ruling. The battles, which led to the arrest of church members belonging to Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa (ACPCA) faction led by Rt Revd Chad Nicholas Gandiyah began when Bishop Nobert Kunonga was sacked by the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa (ACPCA) in 2008.

The recent court ruling gave custodianship of Anglican Church properties to excommunicated bishop Dr Nobert Kunonga, a move that will result in many Anglican parishioners continuing to worship in the open. Despite the fact that the excommunicated Bishop formed a rival church he still occupies many Anglican churches in the country while enjoying the backing of the police. A recent crackdown by Bishop Kunonga has resulted in churchgoers getting injured, arrested and priests getting evicted from their homes in Harare.

After getting tired of praying with one eye open and always on the run from the police, members of ACPCA in Chitungwiza have decided to put their funds together and have purchased a stand from the council. Only time will tell whether Bishop Kunonga will pay an unwelcome visit to this new site and kick these brave worshippers out of their tent.

This entry was posted on August 15th, 2011 at 12:06 pm by Lenard Kamwendo and is filed under Reflections, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.