Dr. Rev. Kennedy Mukwindidza

Resolution Affirming Regional Context, Scriptural Integrity!

A resolution draft for consideration at the 2028 General Conference of The United Methodist Church—reflecting the context of the ratified global regionalization framework, the dual-site configuration in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Harare, Zimbabwe, and the distinct theological stances of African Regional Conferences regarding same sex marriages and ordination and reference paragraphs and scripture. Resolution: Affirming Regional

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A Statement on Equitable Representation!

A Statement on Equitable Representation and the Future of the Worldwide United Methodist Church: Issued by Concerned Clergy, Laity, and Emerging Leaders of the African Annual Conferences. Prepared by Rev. Dr. Kennedy Mukwindidza. We, the clergy, laity, and young adults of the African Annual Conferences, offer our prayers for the Council of Bishops as they

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URGENT PETITION FROM THE PEWS:

An Appeal for Collaborative Action to Save Our Church in Africa! TO: The Most Reverend Bishops of the Africa Colleges of BishopsFROM: The Ordinary Pew Members, Faithful Laity, and Grassroots Congregations of the United Methodist Church in Africa.DATE: October 2026. SUBJECT: Urgent Grassroots Appeal for Episcopal Protection Against the 2024 Book of Discipline Revisions. PREAMBLE:

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An Open Letter from African United Methodist Congregations

To: The Council of Bishops, General Conference Delegates, and the Global Connection of The United Methodist Church. Subject: A Pastoral and Canonical Appeal Regarding Recent Decisions on Human Sexuality. Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We write to you as shepherds of the flock, fathers and mothers in the faith,

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Open Letter to Africa Colleges of Bishops and Selected Delegates to the 2026 Leadership Gathering

Dear Africa Colleges of Bishops and Selected delegates: The disaffiliation debate within The United Methodist Church (UMC) in Africa reflects deep divides over global policies and whether regional conferences can leave the denomination. While US congregations had an explicit disaffiliation pathway, African conferences faced significant hurdles, leading to frustration among evangelical and traditionalist groups. Disaffiliation

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Ratification of Regionalization of the UMC and Pan-Africanism!

On November 5, 2025, the United Methodist Council of Bishops announced that UnitedMethodist voters on four continents have ratified a major restructuring of the denomination thatsupposedly aims to put the United Methodist Church’s different geographical regions on equalfooting. Under the old structure, annual conferences outside the United States were organizedinto central conferences, while within the

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AFRICA’S RESPONSE TO REGIONALIZATION OF THE UMC, 2025!

RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A “NO” VOTE ON REGIONALIZATION, 2025! Presented by Rev. Dr. Kennedy Mukwindidza. President of Theological Voice of Africa. WHEREAS The proposed plan to regionalize The United Methodist Church forwarded to the members of the annual conferences by the General Conference of 2020/24 is an echo of the colonial past of Africa with

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Practicing the way!

PRACTICING THE WAY!January 2025. We of the Theological Voice of Africa, both in diaspora and on the continent, have realized that the current crisis in the United Methodist Church in general, and especially on the continent of Africa, is based on a lack of transparency, dialogue, and democratization of ecclesial information between clergy and laity.

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An open letter to all local churches of the United Methodist church on the continent of Africa!

The United Methodist Church at its General Conference held in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, from April 23 to May 3, 2024, forever changed the face of the UMC when it removed the phrase that distinguished it from other Christian denominations concerning the practice of homosexuality, definition of marriage, and established regionalization of the denomination. At

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