Zomba, Malawi, November 12, 2026
Photo: exarchate-africa.ru
Mass Baptisms of local residents continue in Malawi, where 59 people entered the Orthodox Church in the first two Sundays of November alone.
On November 1, Fr. Ioakim Bakali, dean of the Southern Church District of Malawi of the Russian Orthodox Church’s African Exarchate, baptized 20 locals at the Parish of the Holy Apostle Andrew in the village of Ndawava, in Zomba District, the Exarchate reports.
A week later, on November 8, the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Fr. Ioakim visited the Parish of the Holy Great Martyr George the Trophy-Bearer, also in the Zomba District, to celebrate the Divine Liturgy.
After the service, the Mystery of Baptism was served, with 39 adults and children joining the Church that day.
OrthoChristian previously reported on a mass Baptism in Malawi in July. In 2024, about 1,000 Malawians were baptized in the span of a week.
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