United Family International Church are a Nondenominational megachurch and a church network. The headquarters is located in Harare, Zimbabwe, with branches in Botswana, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia and Zambia.[1] The church is led by Emmanuel Makandiwa.
| United Family International Church | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Evangelicalism |
| Theology | Nondenominational |
| Headquarters | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Founder | Emmanuel Makandiwa |
| Origin | 17 August 2008 |
| Official website | ufiministries |
History
editThe church started with a prayer service on 17 August 2008 at the Anglican Cathedral in Harare, which was led by Emmanuel Makandiwa.[1] In 2011, the church began construction of a 30,000 seat auditorium in Chitungwiza,[2] but construction was stopped in 2013 for 18 months due to investigations by regulators, but the church was allowed to resume construction on the new auditorium by the Environmental Management Agency in February 2015.[3] The auditorium was opened in 2022.[4]
Beliefs
editThe association has a charismatic confession of faith.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Gwaze, Veronica (24 June 2018). "UFIC marks 10th anniversary". Zimbabwe: sundaymail.co.zw.
- ^ Zvauya, Chengetai (5 November 2011). "Makandiwa wins temporary reprieve over church". Zimbabwe: nehandaradio.com.
- ^ Chamwaura, Nyashadzashe (28 January 2015). "UFIC construction resumes". Zimbabwe: herald.co.zw.
- ^ Bulawayo24 (18 April 2022). "Makandiwa Invited Mnangagwa To Witness New UFIC Church Building". Zimbabwe: news.pindula.co.zw.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Lovemore Togarasei, Aspects of Pentecostal Christianity in Zimbabwe, Springer, USA, 2018, p. 41
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