A Special & Historic Day
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An update from Doug Hayes, Pastor in Covenant Fellowship, PA, and Executive Director of Covenant Mercies…
As we gathered last month in Orlando for the Sovereign Grace Pastors Conference, a very special and even historic event occurred that probably flew under the radar for most, but deserves to be celebrated on this blog.
Wilbroad Chanda, pastor of Christ Community Church in Ndola, Zambia, sat for his oral ordination exam (he had passed his written exams with flying colors earlier this year) and scored a 92%. At our RAE meeting later in the week, the Northeast Region (which stewarded his ordination process) was blessed to affirm Wilbroad’s ordination and lay hands on him as the first African pastor ordained by Sovereign Grace Churches.
As an effective church planter himself – and as pastor well-equipped to train other pastors and church planters – we are praying that Wilbroad’s ordination is the first step toward the development of a region of Sovereign Grace churches in Zambia and southern Africa. Please pray with us toward that end, to the praise of God’s glorious grace!
