New Churches Take Root in Madagascar

Global Ministries missionary the Rev. Eric Kalumba Nkulu, assigned as a church planter, led an evangelism journey that began construction on two new church buildings in Sambava and Ankijabe.
The Rev. Eric Kalumba Nkulu, a Global Ministries missionary assigned as a church planter in Madagascar, receives the first stone of a new United Methodist church building from a local construction worker in Sambava, Madagascar. The church will be home to a growing congregation in the northern part of the country. Photo by Rosette Viviane, UM News.


ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar
 | Global Ministries missionary the Rev. Eric Kalumba Nkulu, assigned as a church planter, led an evangelism journey that began construction on two new church buildings in Sambava and Ankijabe. The Sambava congregation has grown from five members to more than 130 and has helped start five more congregations in nearby communities. Through a partnership with the Missouri Conference’s Mozambique Initiative, the new buildings will give these communities permanent space for worship, leadership training, and outreach.

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