NKAYI CENTRE

Overview of the centre

Major Developments

• Agape missions reaches out to the marginalized sections of society through participating in different community activities, which displays their love to the society.
• The church has so far managed to raise many leaders
• Church structures were built in Zinyangeni, Sembeule, Nkayi Centre and Mawuwini and Tsheli.

Church activities:

1. Relief and development
• Food- aid
• Sponsored education for children
• Self help projects
• Orphans and widows programme
2. HIV/AIDS awareness
3. Business entrepreneurship training
4. Leadership development
5. Bible Training
6. Schools Programme
7. Hospital Ministry
8. Ministering in police departments and prisons

The church in Nkayi works hand in hand with the District Public relations Officer in reaching out to convicts (Purpose- rehabilitation and counselling)

The Youth Ministry

Agape missions church in Zimbabwe has got a vibrant youth fellowship. The church provides training for the youths in leadership. They mentor young people to be leaders of excellence, integrity and relevance to society. The church identifies young people that are Faithful, Available And Able (FAT Disciples) to undergo training in effective good leadership.

The vision for the youth ministry was drawn from the book of Hebrews 10:38-39 [We are not those who shrink back are destroyed but we are those who are determined at whatever cost]. The church also provides career guidance to its youths. The church has a clearly defined youth policy, which guides the conduct of young people in the church.

Challenges faced in dealing with Young people:

• Youths easily succumb to peer pressure
• They are in transit and it is not easy to plan with them in mind
• Leadership development- identify someone and they do not become what you thought they will become

Challenges faced by the church:

• Shortage of leaders - In spite of the large number of leaders that are being trained there still remains a huge gap in leadership because the church is growing at an amazingly faster rate.
• Language barrier - Ndebele and English languages are the medium of instruction at Agape Missions and this makes it difficult for the church to expand to other places were disparate languages are spoken.

Future plans:

• To train and raise more effective and incorruptible leaders of excellence
• To reach out to other societies
• To equip the bible school in both Nkayi and Bulawayo with adequate resources
• Establish a Pre- school in Nkayi
• To build a Sunday school in Nkayi and other sub branches
• To buy instruments for the Nkayi Centre branch

Profiles of Pastor Shaddreck Ncube

Pastor Ncube is an anointed preacher and teacher of the word. He aspires to be an apostle. He is married and has two children. He is a carpenter by profession. He did his carpentry training at Ekuthuleni Carpentry Projects Centre. Pastor Ncube has experience in Counselling which he gained working as a pastor. His knowledge in counselling was enhanced by studies in counselling, which he underwent. Pastor Ncube is also the regional chairperson in charge of all the Agape Missions branches in the Northern Region and the current Board Chairman.

He pastors the Nkayi centre church branch and is the overseer of three sub- branches in the Northern Region which include; Gande, Matsheketsha and Siyezi. All the sub- branches have junior pastors in charge of them. The region conducts regional meetings every month to discuss progress of the church in distinguished locations. The Agape Missions Nkayi centre church branch is the mother church, which was founded in 1984. He is more of a community leader than a pastor.