A minister belonging to the Livingstonia Synod of the CCAP is alleged to have forged signatories to his parish accounts books and withdrew money amounting to R250, 000 (about K12.5 million at current exchange rate).<\/p>\n
The minister, Reverend Abimerick Mnthali, is based at Livingstonia Synod’s Johannesburg Central Congregation in South Africa.<\/p>\n
According to the details, the minister collected the money together with Church Session Clerk Isaac Ngwira and it was belonging to Hillbrow Substation which was under his congregation.<\/p>\n
According to the documents seen by Malawi News, the two wrote the bank to change the signatories arguing the session meeting approved to withdraw the money and use it to buy property at High Street Corner through bond with Absa Bank.<\/p>\n
The changing of the signatories came because the church holder’s signatories Mike Tembo, Wilson Mwale and Charles Nyirenda refused to withdraw the cash because the session did not approve it.<\/p>\n
Tembo confirmed refusing the minister to withdraw the money that was belonging to Hillbrow Station.<\/p>\n
Tembo, Edward Kumwenda and Alick Mkandawire, all of them church elders, said the minister says the money was meant to buy a house to be used as Manse but nothing has happened.<\/p>\n
“The Session Clerk sent me a message on 21 May asking me to withdraw the amount, and I told him that I can’t unless we meet and tell me the reasons.<\/p>\n
However, the church minister on 22nd May decided to appoint another person to replace me to bank signatory. I was surprised how they withdrew the cash and I went to the bank to verify. I was shocked to realise that the transaction was made and I reported the matter to police. We are yet to hear the investigations outcome,” Tembo said.<\/p>\n
Following the incident, the parish minister suspended three people including some church elders and the station that had over 150 church members was disbanded.<\/p>\n
Malawi News has seen the letters which indicate that the station which was under Johannesburg Central Congregation exchanged memos with their lawyers over the matter.<\/p>\n
However, Reverend Mnthali and the Session Clerk both ignored our questions after we introduced the topic.<\/p>\n
When asked for the comment on the matter Livingstonia Synod General Secretary Reverend Levi Nyondo said he was not aware of the said disagreements within the church in South Africa.<\/p>\n
But when pressed that he went to South Africa with the synod’s Moderator Reverend Douglas Chipofya to resolve the issues, Nyondo said the matter was not on the agenda.<\/p>\n
“I don’t know anything of such issues with Reverend Mnthali. How can we know things that are happening in South Africa? Who told you that? Never ask me anything on the matter. Ask those who have given you the documents to respond,” Nyondo said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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