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Africa-Press<\/a> – Malawi<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>President Lazarus Chakwera has cancelled plans to attend prayer service at the Anglican Church in Mangochi following disagreements over the venue of the prayer service.<\/p>\n

According to our sources at Malindi Parish in Mangochi, the cancellation has been made due to divisions between Anglican Diocese of Upper Shire leadership and Petitioners in the church over the venue of the Sunday service prayers.<\/p>\n

Prayers were initially scheduled to be held today at St Martin\u2019s Church but Diocesan Bishop Brighton Malasa changed the venue of prayers to St Michael\u2019s Secondary School Hall in fear of Christians boycotting the service.Members agreed to boycott the prayers to show that they are tired of Malasa\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

The leadership of Malindi Parish at St Martin\u2019s Church mobilised members not to attend Sunday prayers at secondary school hall but at the church as normal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to show the nation that we don\u2019t want Bishop Malasa in the diocese as our bishop because of his behaviour which has brought division in the diocese,\u201d said one of the Priests.<\/p>\n

He said they are happy with the cancellation of the Presidential Sunday service prayers because it has acted as warning to Bishop Malasa. One of the Petitioners who attended the meeting on Saturday said they decided to cancel the service because there were some disagreements over the venue for prayers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe the Petitioners wanted these prayers to take place at St Martin\u2019s church upon our involvement in the programme not in the hall as leadership of Malasa decided while excluding us. We are also against the presence of Malasa whom we banned from conducting any service,\u201d he added. Petitioners at the Anglican Church have been demanding the resignation of their leader Malasa due to various allegations against him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. President Lazarus Chakwera has cancelled plans to attend prayer service at the Anglican Church in Mangochi following disagreements over the venue of the prayer service. 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