{"id":44457,"date":"2023-07-02T17:37:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T17:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/clergy-urged-to-avoid-dragging-the-church-in-to-politics-icoz"},"modified":"2023-07-02T18:17:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T18:17:45","slug":"clergy-urged-to-avoid-dragging-the-church-in-to-politics-icoz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/clergy-urged-to-avoid-dragging-the-church-in-to-politics-icoz","title":{"rendered":"Clergy urged to avoid dragging the Church in to politics \u2013 ICOZ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) president David Masupa has urged religious leaders to avoid dragging the Church into politics.<\/p>\n

Bishop Masupa says the church is filled with members who have different political affiliations and interests and that must be respected.<\/p>\n

He said the church should not be used to persuade members into following one political ideology against the other.<\/p>\n

Bishop Masupa was speaking during a special ordination service for Alfred Ching\u2019ambu as Bishop and national Overseer of the Pentecostal Showers Bible Church in Lusaka\u2019s Kamwala South.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we ordain you, take note that your congregation has members who belong to various political parties. This I say to you and those who lead congregations, do not invite speakers that will want to make members to follow a political party,\u201d Bishop Masupa said.<\/p>\n

The Bishop urged the clergy to instead pray for those tasked with the responsibility to manage the Affairs of the country.<\/p>\n

He said the pulpit should be used to pray for government leaders and to support the development agenda and not to divide the flock.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is our duty to pray for those in leadership and their success,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The ICOZ president further appealed to church members to support the newly installed Bishop of the Pentecostal Showers Bible Church which was established in 2001 and registered as a church with the Registrar of Societies in 2021.<\/p>\n

And Speaking in an interview with ZANIS, Bishop Chingambu said his vision for the church is to bring good news to the lost souls.<\/p>\n

Ching\u2019ambu also pledged to rally behind the government of the day by always praying for leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur vision is to bring good news to lost souls. And to the government, we are behind you and we will continue praying for you,\u201d Bishop Ching\u2019ambu said.<\/p>\n

The ordination was being held alongside the commissioning of the Pentecostal Showers Bible Church in Kamwala South in Lusaka.<\/p>\n

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