General Conference
- Organized Free Methodist Churches: 103
- FMC Membership: 13,350
- Ordained Ministers: 128
- Ministerial Candidates: 20
- Bishop: Osseas Jeremias Malemane
Origins
Three of the five missionaries who arrived in South Africa in 1885 traveled northward to Mozambique. G. Harry Agnew, one of them, built the first Free Methodist chapel in Africa. Following the country's independence in 1975, a Marxist state developed. All Free Methodist medical work was nationalized and private schools closed. Missionaries were withdrawn from the country. The church, however, was strong and has carried on in spite of oppression. Present Ministries
The church in Mozambique has been given control of Nhaoli Hospital, as well as Inhamachafo Clinic and Primary School, which were confiscated by the government in the early days of independence. In addition, the Evangelist Training School at Inhamachafo, begun by missionaries, is still in operation and a new post-high school seminary has been opened in the second-largest city, Beira. Meanwhile, the church keeps growing. There are now five conferences in this independent General Conference. Outreach
The conference has begun work in Swaziland and Angola. Opportunities to support Mozambique ministries Learn more about Mozambique
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