ENI — Malawi's largest Protestant church's outgoing general secretary has declared himself “very satisfied” with his attempts to stem membership losses.
Officials from the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, Blantyre Synod, announced in August that Rev. McDonald Kadawati will replace Rev. Daniel Gunya, appointed in 1999.
After the Roman Catholic Church, the CCAP is the second-largest denomination in Malawi, where 80 percent of the 13.6 million people are Christian.
Church officials have noted that Gunya's accomplishments include the formation of a human rights wing of the church and the acceptance of women as pastors. The synod currently has five ordained women ministers, with six more women undergoing training at the Zomba Theological College in southern Malawi.
