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In the 1940s Lubwa missionaries came under criticism by young mission teachers, who established a Chinsali Branch of the [[Northern Rhodesia]] [[African National Congress]] at Lubwa. The church was used as a base for the ANC to mobilise political support in [[Chinsali District]]. | In the 1940s Lubwa missionaries came under criticism by young mission teachers, who established a Chinsali Branch of the [[Northern Rhodesia]] [[African National Congress]] at Lubwa. The church was used as a base for the ANC to mobilise political support in [[Chinsali District]]. | ||
==Prominent people | ==Prominent people at Lubwa== | ||
Some of the prominent people who went to Lubwa Mission include Zambia's first republican president [[Kenneth Kaunda]] (whose father was a missionary there), [[Simon Kapwepwe]] and [[Alice Lenshina]], who led a break-away movement, the [[Lumpa Church]]. | Some of the prominent people who went to Lubwa Mission include Zambia's first republican president [[Kenneth Kaunda]] (whose father was a missionary there), [[Simon Kapwepwe]] and [[Alice Lenshina]], who led a break-away movement, the [[Lumpa Church]]. | ||
Revision as of 04:33, 14 January 2023
Lubwa Mission, located in Chinsali District of Zambia, is a Christian mission established in the early 20th century by the United Church of Zambia. The mission is dedicated to providing education, healthcare, and spiritual guidance to the local community. The provision of education was a major method of evangelisation.
Education
The mission also operates a vocational training center, which offers courses in practical skills such as carpentry, tailoring, and other trades.
Approach
Lubwa Mission used literacy and intellectual agreement with the contents of the catechism as criteria for admission to church membership. New members were incorporated into the structure of the Mission as teachers, evangelists, catechists, or paid employees of the Mission. The converts were initially mainly young men, exhibiting a westernized style of life (use of language, food habits, clothing, house building, hygiene, child-rearing, relationship with their spouses).[1]
Politics
In the 1940s Lubwa missionaries came under criticism by young mission teachers, who established a Chinsali Branch of the Northern Rhodesia African National Congress at Lubwa. The church was used as a base for the ANC to mobilise political support in Chinsali District.
Prominent people at Lubwa
Some of the prominent people who went to Lubwa Mission include Zambia's first republican president Kenneth Kaunda (whose father was a missionary there), Simon Kapwepwe and Alice Lenshina, who led a break-away movement, the Lumpa Church.