By Vincent Gunde
The Blantyre Synod of the CCAP says it has noted with deep concern the visit made by over 71 ministers to the residence of Former President and DPP leader Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika in Mangochi on Friday to pray for his life and their country- Malawi which is sailing through a sea of man-made calamities from leadership to skyrocketing prices of essential commodities.
Political activist Bon Kalindo speaking through an audio clip alerted Malawians that government officials are holding a meeting with the Blantyre CCAP Synod to force them to write a letter or statement of disowning the visit made by some of its ministers to Mangochi and to shame Professor Mutharika and the DPP.
Kalindo said the MCP government was shaken with the church ministers visiting Professor Mutharika and as a result they have sent a powerful delegation to meet the General Secretary to disown the meeting underlining that those ministers who went to Mangochi did that by their own interest without the blessings of the Synod’s General Secretary.
He said this the time for temptations for pastors to test their faith on whether they love their country or money claiming that government has pegged K50 million for the letter or statement of disownment against ministers who went to Mangochi to meet Professor Mutharika.
And in a dramatic turn of events, the Cables have revealed that President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has invited the same ministers who went to the Page House in Mangochi under the “Divine interventions” to the State House in Lilongwe for a luncheon-next week.
Surprisingly, the invitation of Blantyre CCAP Synod ministers to a luncheon in Lilongwe is coming barely a day after the same group met Professor Mutharika in Mangochi speaking for itself that the MCP is panicking over the 16th September, 2025 elections.
In a letter circulating in various media platforms, the Blantyre CCAP Synod has publicly confirmed that it neither sanctioned, approved nor in anyway endorsed the said visit by its ministers to Mangochi to pray for the safety of Mutharika and Malawi.
The Synod says the ministers concerned who went to Mangochi did so in their individual capacity and for the individual congregations and congregants dismissing statements made there as personal views of the speakers and do not in any way reflect the views of the Synod.
It says the Synod is aware of the discomfort that the visit to Mangochi has caused amongst its Christians and other stakeholders, assuring that the Synod shall always remain non-partisan as it adheres to its constitutional mandate of proclaiming the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
“Blantyre CCAP Synod remains a faithful servant to God, the partner of government and other development partners and shall jealously guard against external forces that aim to antagonize our ministers and our Christians, especially during this time as we approach the General Elections,” reads part of the statement.
