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Bishop Stephen Masilela is the general presbyter for the COGOP in Africa. He is also a counselor and registered
marriage officer and currently serves as president for Evangelical and Pentecostal churches in Africa. He holds
a diploma in Personnel Management and Training (IPM) from Bible Training Institute and is enrolled with the
Gordon Conwell/COGOP Leader of Leaders Master’s Degree program and the Extension School of Ministry of
Swaziland College of Theology for a theology degree. He is married to Sibongile and they are blessed with three
children.

Joyously, the Church in Africa recently celebrated the completion MALAWI
and dedication of key national properties in Malawi and Swaziland. Thanks, Harvest Partners, for your support to Malawi!
We believe well-built, strategically-placed buildings will help The ministry in Malawi is deeply grateful for your love,
us achieve our long-term goals and will be a testimony of encouragement, prayers, and faithful giving. Your gifts allowed
what God is doing and what He will do as we plan for the future. Malawi the great privilege of “cutting the ribbon” at the
The global Christian population has been shifting southwards opening of a new church building. It will serve as our National
for the past century and is expected to continue to do so over office here in Blantyre City. We appreciate your continued
the next four decades. We are proceeding wisely as we continue support and prayers for the nation of Malawi. We thank God
to reach souls and plant new churches, in accordance with for everything that comes from our Harvest Partners and
God’s call. We have learned by watching others to make the pray for God to bless them.
best choices so that our buildings will be a blessing to the nations.
We will serve our communities with the gifts God has provided. —Bernard Mukhuna
Now we trust God to enable us to complete the national National Overseer
buildings in Nigeria, DRC, and Gambia.

—Stephen T. Masilela
Africa General Presbyter

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