The Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa (FOCCISA) is an international ecumenical organization. Founded in 1980 as the Fellowship of Christian Councils in East and Southern Africa, it changed to its current name in 1999.[1]
It is a member of the World Council of Churches.[2]
The organization hosts a Health and Gender Justice Network[3] and Economic Justice Network.[4]
The organization regularly speaks out against corruption and violence.[5][6][7][8]
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Membership
FOCCISA members include:
- Botswana Council of Churches
- Christian Council of Lesotho
- Christian Council of Mozambique
- Christian Council of Tanzania
- Council of Christian Churches in Angola
- Council of Churches in Namibia
- Council of Churches in Zambia
- Council of Swaziland Churches
- Malawi Council of Churches
- National Council of Churches of Kenya
- South African Council of Churches
- Zimbabwe Council of Churches
References
- ^ World Council of Churches website, Archive, Member Churches
- ^ World Council of Churches website, retrieved 2023-12-12
- ^ Health and Gender Justice Network website, retrieved 2023-12-12
- ^ Wiser Directory website, EJN, retrieved 2023-12-12
- ^ NewsDay website Sadc Churches Worried about Sham Polls, article dated August 11, 2014
- ^ Christian Aid Media Centre, Christian Aid affirms churches’ call for action on xenophobic violence in South Africa, article dated September 6, 2019
- ^ Association for Catholic Information in Africa website, Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Crisis “an African burden”: Southern Africa’s Ecumenical Leaders, article by Magdalene Kahiu, dated 05 March, 2021
- ^ Business Live website, Intimidation in Zimbabwe before poll saddens church, article by Hajra Omarjee, dated August 17, 2023
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