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GUMTREE LOCAL CHURCH
Gumtree church is situated 20km South of Bulawayo in a small scale farming area. Kensington, Claremount, Manningdale, Mthombothemba and Warringham surround it. The carpentry students planted the church in 1991 towards the year-end. Ever since that the community in various ways it has as become a sanctuary and place of peace for the hurting and suffering.
Pastor Lyton Moyo - Personal Profile
He was born in 1969 in Nkayi , Zimbabwe . He is married to Siphethangani Moyo. He was born again in 1989 and he started working for the lord as a Home Group and a youth leader and in 1992 he moved on to work with National Youth Committee. In 1993 he moved to Tsholotsho Mgodi Masili to plant a church. He did his Bible Studies between 1994 and 1996 in South Africa , Durban . In 1997 he resumed fulltime pastoral work at Gumtree.
He is a teacher by calling. He holds a Diploma in Ministry. He served the church in disparate areas. Between 1997- 2000 he was in the Administrative Team, from 2001- 2004 he was the board secretary, for the Southern Region. He is also the South Co-ordinator for the Bible League, Matabeleland North and is also in the National Committee for Zimbabwe Orphans Extended Hands.
- ORPHAN CARE PROGRAMME / RELIEF
The church is caring for orphans and widows through the mercy ministry. We don't only care for widows and orphans, but the poor and the destitute are included. School fees are paid for school going orphans and all the necessary things for schooling are catered for. Guardians of orphans are involved in income generating projects so as to support their families. In the case of child headed families, the elder brother or sister is empowered through psychosocial support and finding so as to support their siblings. Farming God's way through Operation Joseph and ZOE has empowered quite a number of destitute and orphan families to put food on their tables. We have volunteers who are visiting orphan families and helping them always in various ways. These include medication/taking the sick to the hospitals/clinics, advocacy Spiritual Support and offering any physical help as individuals or group.
- OUTREACH
The church is actively involved in evangelism and discipleship. We are reaching out to the unreached areas and our neighbors. There is a team that has been trained by Evangelism Explosion and it is doing a tremendous job.
- BIBLE TRAINING
We are offering Bible training to potential leaders. This is a basic training, which runs for a year, and at the end of the year the leaders are equipped. Those that have completed training in the previous years are now active in the service of God. During their training periods the students are given opportunities to minister and exercise their gifting (on the job training).
- OTHER ACTIVITIES AT GUMTREE CENTRE
The following pictures show various other activities at Gumtree Centre:
Bible College
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Community Day
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Computer Training
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Church Congregation
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Library
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Music
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Production Unit
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Practical Training
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Pre-School Children
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Pre-School Class
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Production Unit & Church
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Church Service
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Workshop
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Volunteer
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