New Apostolic Church Zambia

	1830s	At the International Level In the 1830's in the United Kingdom, faithful Christians from several denominations shared a longing that the Lord would restore to the church what had been so vital in the first church, the full activity of the Holy Spirit and the leadership of the Apostle ministry. They fervently prayed for the restoration of these divine gifts. In response to this intense longing and the sincere prayers, spiritual gifts of prophesy and healing were awakened. On October 31, 1832 the first Apostle of the second sending, John Bate Cardale, was called by divine prophesy. Over the next three years, eleven more men from various denominations, social positions and religious training were called to the Apostle ministry. These Apostles withdrew for a year to study the scripture and insure a complete understanding of their apostolic commission. When they emerged, the Apostles immediately began traveling, preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, sealing souls with the Holy Spirit, ordaining ministers for the care of the congregations and working to fulfil their commission of preparing souls for the second coming of Christ. That work of Grace and Apostleship continues to this day. That is the short version of our origin and history. For more details click here
(+)Apostle George Henwood Mkandawire	1901	At Local Level: George Henwood Mkandawire is born on 15 August in Mzimba, Nyasaland
	1928	Henwood, 27 years old and in the meantime Evangelist, moves from South African Athlone (Cape Province) to Livingstone in Northern Rhodesia and founds the first New Apostolic Church congregation at Maramba
	1929	The government of Northern Rhodesia officially recognizes the New Apostolic Church
(+)Apostle H.F. Shclaphoff	1932	The first service of an Apostle is held in Livingstone. In this service Apostle Heinrich F. Schlaphoff seals 244 souls and appoints Henwood as Community Elder Henwood sends ministers to many parts of Northern Rhodesia to establish congregations among whom were Donald Kaluba and Eliya Jere, who establish a congregation in Lusaka
	1934	Heinrich F. Schlaphoff is appointed District Apostle for Northern Rhodesia; God’s work has in the meantime spread to the Copperbelt province. A congregation is established in Ndola
	1935	The government moves its seat from Livingstone to Lusaka
(+)Apostle Robert de Vries	1936	Apostle Robert de Vries visits the country, seals further souls and ordains Henwood as District Elder. The congregation in Lusaka numbers 120 members
	1943	District Elder Henwood gives new impulses for the vineyard work in Nyasaland
	1944	Herbert Kaira begins to establish a congregation in Kafoteka, Nyasaland The first congregations are founded in Barotseland (Western province of Zambia) on the border with Angola
(+)Apostle J.K. Njamba	1947	Priest Njamba introduces the work of God to the King of the Lozi people, Litunga Ilute Yeta II
	1948	The testimony of God's work is brought to Zambezi
	1950	The New Apostolic Church is established in Eastern province in Zambia; the congregation in Chipata is established
	1952	District Apostle Schlaphoff, the Apostles D.C. Malan and P. Erasmus (left to right) travel to Northern Rhodesia in June - the first time after the second world war. District Elder Henwood is appointed Assistant Bishop on 11 June. District Apostle Schlapphof divides Rhodesia into three (3) districts: Livingstone, Lusaka and Ndola In Ndola, and later in Lusaka, a congregation of European immigrants and their descendants is founded; Deacon Gert Naude settles in Salisbury and establishes a congregation of European immigrants
(+)District Apostle A. Abicht	1954	In October, District Apostle Abicht holds a service in Livingstone; two months later, and by commission of the Chief Apostle, he ordains Hurbert Fernandes and George Henwood as Apostles in a service in Cape Town on December, 12
(+)District Apostle H.H. Fernandes	1955	On 19 October, in a service in Frankfurt, Germany, Chief Apostle Bischoff ordains Apostle H. Fernandes as District Apostle. At the same time he splits Southern Africa into three districts: Cape and Namibia go to District Apostle Abicht (shortly afterwards to District Apostle Karl Gut); Pretoria (today South East Africa) to District Apostle Keunen and Central Africa to Hurbert Fernandes Apostle Henwood seals an 18 year old young man in Kitwe on 25 December. His name: Duncan Burton Mfune
(+)District Apostle A.J. Fernandes	1957	Chief Apostle Bischoff ordains Andrew James Fernandes as an Apostle on 24 March. In May, he moves to Salisbury to support his brother, District Apostle Hurbert Ferbnandes, with the pastoral work On 1 September, District Apostle H.H. Fernandes ordains Gert Naude as Bishop
	1963	On 15 September. en route to Salisbury, Apostle Henwood dies. For the funeral on 19 September, District Apostle Fernandes reads Revelation 2:10. Apostle Henwood is buried in Choma
	1964	On 16 August District Elder Njamba is ordained Apostle
	1965	The first visit of a Chief Apostle to Zambia. Chief Apostle Walter Schmidt holds a service in the Jubilee Hall in Lusaka on 25 April
(+)Apostle G.J.G. Naude	1971	Chief Apostle Schmidt appoints Apostle Andrew James Fernandes as District Apostle for Zambia and Malawi. His assistants are Apostle Njamba and Bishop Naude. The country of Malawi is looked after by the New Apostolic Church Zambia until 1989
(+)District Apostle Helper B.N. Sianga	1972	District Apostle Andrew James Fernandes initiates Sunday school, religious instruction, choirs and work with the youth Bishop Naude ordained Apostle and District Elder B.N. Sianga ordained Bishop by Chief Apostle Schmidt on 26 March in Dortmund
(r)District Apostle D.B. Mfune	1974	District Elder Duncan Burton Mfune is ordained Bishop on 10 February
(r)District Apostle D.B. Mfune	1975	Chief Apostle Ernst Streckeisen ordains Bishops Duncan Mfune and Barrington Sianga as Apostles at a youth service in Stuttgart, Germany, on 14 May District Apostle Andrew J. Fernandes seals 22 year old Charles Ndandula at Fairview Congregation in Lusaka
(r+)Apostle A.N. Makukula (r+)Apostle C.N. Munalula	1976	Apostle Jeremiah Njamba retired on 25 January in Mongu District Apostle Hurbert Fernandes dies on 6 March. Chief Apostle Streckeisen appoints District Apostle Andrew James Fernandes to lead the districts of Zimbabwe, Botswana and Caprivi Strip in addition to Malawi and Zambia On 6 June, District Elders Nimon Anderson Makukula and Crawford Njamba Munalula are ordained Bishops by Chief Apostle Ernst Streckeisen
	1977	From 15 November to 1 December, and by commission of the Chief Apostle, District Apostle Hans Urwyler of Switzerland and Apostle Emil Fischer of Germany visit the New Apostolic people in Malawi, Rhodesia and Zambia
(r)Apostle M.S. Maimbolwa	1980	Chief Apostle Hans Urwyler visits Zambia. In a service on 16 November. He ordains Maxwell Sikwibele Maimbolwa as Apostle
(+)Apostle H.C. Chibale (+)Apostle B.M. Shambwe	1982	On 1 January, Harrison Chibale and Brown Shambwe are ordained as Apostles in a service in Sindelfingen, Germany Apostle Njamba dies on 16 March Apostle Naude is prematurely retired on 24 August in a service in Kimberly, South Africa, on account of poor health The congregation in Lusaka celebrates its 50th anniversary. Chief Apostle Urwyler is in Zambia from 23 to 26 December. He inaugurates the new Central Church in Lusaka on 25 December
	1984	The first President of the Republic of Zambia , Dr. K.D. Kaunda attends a church concert at the Central Church in Lusaka Bishops Anderson Nimon Makukula and Crawford Njamba Munalula are ordained Apostles on 12 August, 1984 by Chief Apostle Hans Urwyler The congregation Nsumbu is established on an island in Lake Tanganyika in Northern province of Zambia
Apostle F.C. Mwape	1985	District Elder Frank Chubili Mwape is ordained Apostle in Retreat, Cape Town, South Africa on 24 October
	1986	Chief Apostle Urwyler visits Zambia in March and conducts a service for the departed
	1987	On 1 January, the Apostles Mfune, Mwape, and Sianga are appointed as District Apostle Helpers by Chief Apostle Urwyler in a service in Dusseldorf, Germany Chief Apostle Urwyler travels to Zambia; on 28 June he conducts a service in Lusaka and ordains six Apostles and six bishops. The Apostles ordained were Charles S. Ndandula, Eric E. Mushekwa, Shadreck K. Mikandu, Zaccheus K. Mweetwa, Alfred N. Katundu and David K. Seulu (left to right). Only days later, the Chief Apostle falls seriously ill
	1988	On 2 October, James H. Kaira and Alfred Chipanda are ordained as Apostles for Malawi by Chief Apostle Richard Fehr
	1989	District Apostle Andrew James Fernandes dies on 9 June at the age of 72 years; Chief Apostle Fehr conducts a memorial service on 18 June in Harare, Zimbabwe. In this service, he ordains District Apostle Helper Mfune as District Apostle for Zambia and Bishop Anthony H.H. Fernandes (the son of the late District Apostle Hurbert Fernandes) as District Apostle for Zimbabwe and Malawi On 9 July, Duncan Mfune conducts his first service as District Apostle in Mufulira Some 53,000 souls are sealed in Zambia
	1990	District Apostles’ meeting in Zimbabwe; Chief Apostle conducts a service on 15 April (Easter) in Lusaka and ordains five (5) Apostles and seven (7) Bishops. The apostles ordained were Peter Mwamba, Daniel L. Lumai, Sitali Mukubesa, Ingombe M. Ananyatele and Kennedy A. Muchimba (left to right.)
	1991	A disastrous flood in the spring in Phalambe, Southern Malawi claims 500 lives; there were also two (2) New Apostolic victims Some 60,800 souls are sealed in Zambia. The membership of the church on 31 December is 624,000
	1992	Apostle Nimon Anderson Makukula is retired together with Bishop Patrick Munkombwe. District Elder Aaron Sitali Katungu is ordained Bishop in the same service by Chief Apostle Fehr in Johannesburg, South Africa District Apostle Mfune dedicates a new central church in Livingstone on 15 March. It carries the name Mosi-oa-Tunya (the smoke that thunders) Apostle Shambwe dies on 28 May Chief Apostle Fehr ordains five (5) Apostles for Zambia in a service in Lubumbashi, Zaire, on 20 September. These were Apostles Terry S. Nyambe, Ignitius B. Luneta, Aggrey K. Singanda, Stanley M. Munsaka and Noah Kandisha (left to right.) Apostle Naude dies on 5 December in South Africa
Apostle M.M. Chipanda	1993	Chief Apostle Fehr conducts a service in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. He ordains Bishop Moses Michael Chipanda as Apostle for Malawi as well as three Bishops In July, Chief Apostle Fehr conducts a service in Libala and Central churches in Lusaka, Zambia. The occasion marks the first time that a service of the New Apostolic Church is broadcast live on national radio and television in Zambia
(+)District Apostle A.H. Fernandes	1994	Sister Nellie Henwood, the wife of the deceased Apostle Henwood, dies on 11 February District Apostle Anthony H. H. Fernandes dies on 5 December. The Chief Apostle conducts the memorial service on 13 December. He commends the care of the New Apostolic people in Malawi to District Apostle Mfune
	1995	The Republican President Fredrick Chiluba attends a concert in the central church in Lusaka on 9 July In a service in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 26 November, Chief Apostle Fehr commissions Apostle Charles S. Ndandula as District Apostle Helper The District Apostle Helper Barrington Nawa Sianga passes away on 3 December
Apostle M.M. Mulopo	1996	Apostle Moses Muyatwa Mulopo is ordained Apostle for the Cape District on 11 August in Germany by Chief Apostle Fehr. He was transferred to Zambia in January 2005
Apostles Kasoma & Samalama	1997	Chief Apostle Fehr visits Zambia from 18 to 22 September. During his sojourn he retires the Apostles M.S. Maimbolwa, C.N. Munalula and D.L. Lumai of Zambia and Bishop Mbano of Malawi. He then ordains 18 Apostles and seven Bishops. Among them are Apostles Akombaetwa Samalama and Richard N. Kasoma (left to right) and five Bishops for Zambia as well as two Bishops for Malawi. On 19 September, the Chief Apostle dedicates the new central church in Zambezi. He then conducts an open-air service in Mongu
	1998	Apostle Harrison Chibale dies on 19 February The wife of the state president presents the New Apostolic Church in Malawi with a cheque to be used for the extention of the central church building in Mzuzu Apostle Eric Mushekwa dies on 24 August Mr. Chenda Mkandawire, a minister in the Malawi government attends a service on 4 October held by District Apostle Mfune in Mzuzu
	1999	Within four hours of each other, Apostle Alfred Chipanda of Malawi and his wife, Bethel, pass away on 23 October The retired Apostle Crawford Njamba Munalula dies on 16 November
	2000	District Apostle Mfune dedicates the new central church in Lilongwe on 10 June. Hon. Sam Mpano, Speaker of the National Assembly of Malawi is in attendance A new office complex is inaugurated at Marrapodi Church Farm in Lusaka on 24 June A District Apostle’s meeting is convened in Lilongwe on 24 September. In the service in the new central church in Lilongwe, the Chief Apostle Fehr ordains two apostles, namely Arnold Ndakondwa Mhango and Aaron (first) Wedson Gausi (third) and a Bishop for Malawi as well as three apostles, namely Robert Maliti Nsamba (second), Moses Kangwa Chileshe (fourth) and Remmie Mbiya Muyenga (last) and two Bishops for Zambia By the end of the year, the New Apostolic Church in Zambia counts more than one million members
	2001	Apostle Shadreck K. Mikandu dies on 13 March in Kitwe, Zambia. He was until his death the Music Co-ordinator for Zambia and Malawi, assisted by Apostle Peter Mwamba The New Apostolic Church in Malawi numbers more than 143,000 members by June 30th
	2002	Chief Apostle Fehr visits Zambia. More than 7,000 members attend a service in the central church in Lusaka on 27 January. Countrywide the attendance was reported as 957,000 brothers and sisters. The day coincides with District Apostle Mfune’s 65th birthday. The Chief Apostle holds another service the following day 28 January 2002 in Kitwe Central Church on the Copperbelt
Apostles Mwanza & Sweta	2003	The New Apostolic Church in Zambia and Malawi celebrates its 75th anniversary. Chief Apostle Fehr is in Zambia from 8 to 11 August. On 9 August the Chief Apostle visits Apostle George Henwood's grave in Choma. He then conducts an open-air service at villa Park Grounds in Livingstone the following day to commemorate this occasion and ordains for Zambia two Apostles (Aubrey S. Mwanza and Willie R. Sweta) and three Bishops among others Apostles Arnold Ndakondwa Mhango and Robert Maliti Nsamba of Malawi and Zambia respectively, are commissioned District Apostle Helpers in a service by the Chief Apostle Fehr in Brussels, Belgium on 21 December. In the same service Bishops Alexis Samson Nyaleye and Michael Muzuma Milupi of Malawi and Zambia respectively, are ordained Apostles
Apostles Nyaleye & Milupi	2003
	2004	Apostle Peter Mwamba dies On 25 August. He had been until then the coordinator of the choir in the New Apostolic Church in Zambia and Malawi since taking over from late Apostle Mikandu
Apostle A.S. Katungu Apostle R. Simumbwe	2005	Apostle Mukubesa is retired by District Apostle D.B. Mfune on 27 February in Chelstone congregation in a service in which the District Apostle conducted his last service as District Apostle of Zambia and Malawi On 13 March District Apostle Mfune enters into a well deserved retirement. District Apostle Helper Charles Sakavumbi Ndandula succeeds him as District Apostle for Zambia and Malawi. Two apostles are ordained for Zambia. These are hitherto District Elder Ranford Simumbwe for Kabwe-Serenje and Bishop Aaron Sitali Katungu for Ndola-Mufulira. This was in a festive service conducted by Chief Apostle Richard Fehr in his last visit to Zambia as Chief Apostle Retired Apostle Nimon Anderson Makukula dies on 16 June after an illness at the age of 83
Apostle B. Chakwana	2006	On 28 February retired Apostle Daniel Lufunda Lumai dies On 9 March Apostle Alfred Nawa Katundu dies Apostle Z.K. Mweetwa and Bishop G. Kenya are placed into retirement by Chief Apostle W. Leber. Hitherto District Evangelist Baker Chakwana is ordained apostle to replace retired Apostle Mweetwa. District Elder George Fwalo is ordained Bishop for Kasama area to replace retired Bishop Kenya Gondah church in Chipata is dedicated on 11 July by Chief Apostle Leber in his first ever visit to Zambia as Chief Apostle
	2007	The New Apostolic Church Zambia administration launches its local website on 26th February
	2008	Chief Apostle Leber visits Malawi from 28 February to 4 March and conducts a service for ministers and their wives on 29 February and the service for the departed on 2nd March.