Kutumwa KwaPaul Mwazha weAfrica
The Divine Commission of Paul Mwazha of Africa
No. 8 Jefferson Road, Logan Park, Hatfield, Harare
The African Apostolic Church – The Apostles of Jesus, Registered Charity No. 1210918
GBEAAA Province
Great Britain, Europe, America, Asia and Australia
In 1957 Paul Mwazha of Africa heard the voice of God give the church its name, “The African Apostolic Church”. The church began in 1959.
Sabbath services every SaturdayIn person at 10:30 am local time, and online
Find a serviceNear you or online Contact a leaderCall or send a WhatsApp message We are members of the African Apostolic Church in Great Britain, Europe, America, Asia and Australia. We meet in person in Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham, Bicester, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and online in Europe, America and Mauritius.
“Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”Mark 16:15
In the name of Jesus
November
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Services are held in person in Great Britain, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and online for Europe, America and Mauritius. Everyone is welcome.
Find a service Shona “Paurosi, muapostora usina kubva kuvanhu kana kutumwa nemunhu asi naJesu Kristu naMwari Baba, wakamumutsa kuvakafa.”
Garatia 1:1 English “Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead)”
Galatians 1:1 
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The African Apostolic Church is built upon the foundation of Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone.
The church began with the calling of Paul Mwazha of Africa, who came to know Christ at the age of eleven. God revealed Himself to him on many occasions. In 1957 he heard the voice of God give the church its name, and in 1959 the church began. It is now well established in all the provinces of Zimbabwe and many countries in Africa.
Members in Great Britain, Europe, America, Asia and Australia belong to the GBEAAA Province. GBEAAA stands for those five regions.
Paul Mwazha was born on 25 October 1918 at Holy Cross Mission, Chirumhanzu District, Mvuma.
A teacher and evangelist at Chideme School in Chivhu, under the Methodist Church, he heard God call him. He began evening prayers and prayed for the sick, who were healed.
God’s voice anointed him the first Archbishop of Central Africa, a title that did not exist in the Methodist Church.
Returning by lorry from an Easter gathering at Mudanda in Buhera district, near Murambinda, he heard a voice say “The African Apostolic Church”.
After a further revelation he sought permission from Chief Neshangwe and the District Commissioner for Charter District. It was granted and the church began.
The GBEAAA Province has three Districts: Great Britain, Dubai, and Europe, America and Mauritius. Each district is made up of local congregations, called parishes (kereke).
What we believe
We affirm the Holy Bible, as the inspired word of God and the basis for our beliefs.
We believe in the Ten Commandments including the Holy Sabbath of the Lord (Exodus 20). We continuously strive to live like our Lord Jesus Christ, who came to fulfil the law. We voluntarily band ourselves together as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ, baptized in the name of, “the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit”, and personally committed to sharing the good news of salvation to lost mankind in all communities that we live. The ordinances of the church are believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
The African Apostolic Church believes in the name of God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Every member of the Church is charged with the duty of spreading the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and to pray for the sick members of the church by laying hands on them and to cast out demons in the name of Jesus Christ. No member shall be entitled to any payment in cash or kind for performing these church duties.
Members of the church confess their sins.
New converts into the church confess their sins and burn their items of idolatry before the congregation.
The African Apostolic Church believes in baptism by immersion in water.
The African Apostolic Church does not allow polygamy unless a person is a polygamist at the time of conversion. A polygamist who is converted is not permitted to divorce any of his wives or to increase the number of his wives.
The African Apostolic Church believes in prophecy as one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Female members of the church are permitted to sing and prophecy at all church gatherings but are not permitted to preach except at church gatherings composed of women only.
Only male members are ordained to posts in the church.
The African Apostolic Church is built upon the foundation of Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom it is also built together for a habitation of God through the spirit.
The African Apostolic church strictly observes the Sabbath Day and worships on that day, Therefore keeping it Holy.
About Us
The practices of The African Apostolic Church and the Bible passages and church books they rest on. Tap a topic to read it.
Events
Our main services are on Saturday, the Sabbath. In-person services start at 10:30 am local time.
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Gatherings of the whole Province and of each District, with the time in every place they are held for.
Find a service
Choose where you are and how you would like to join.
Here is what to expect. Tap a line to read why.
Ask a leader near youContacts
Visitors are always welcome. Contact any of us to find a gathering online or near you.
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Leaders for all our members in Great Britain, Europe, America, Asia and Australia.
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Leaders near you
Each colour shows the leaders who look after that part of the Province. Choose where you live, or tap the map.
Contacts
We meet in Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham and Bicester.
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Live somewhere else in Great Britain? Find the leaders for your area.
No local contacts yet. Until a list is added, contact the South area:
Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, London, Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent, and the South Wales coast (Swansea, Cardiff, Newport and the valleys).
Herefordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton), Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and West and Mid Wales (Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Powys).
Everything north of the Midlands area, including Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East, North Wales and Scotland.
Contacts
We meet in person in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, led by Rev Makotore.
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Saturday services start at 10:30 am UAE time in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Find a serviceLocal contacts are to be confirmed. Until then, contact Rev Makotore.
Local contacts are to be confirmed. Until then, contact Rev Makotore.
Contacts
Members in Europe, America and Mauritius worship together online, led by evangelists while there is no reverend.
Saturday service, and Tuesday and Friday prayers, online.
For the times, the link and the meeting ID, ask any of the leaders above.
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News & Stories
Testimonies, announcements and the history of the church from the Divine Commission books.
Videos & Audios
Recordings of our hymns, each beside its words. Teaching, sermons and testimonies will be added here as they are gathered.
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Each recording plays on its hymn’s page, beside the words in Shona and English. The recordings are kept on YouTube and are shown with the name of whoever shared them there.
Recordings are being gathered.
Recordings are being gathered.
Recordings are being gathered.
Teaching, sermons, songs or testimonies, in sound or video.
Send us a message
New
The GBEAAA Province calendar for 2027: a chronicle of the Commission from 1918 to 1985, all twelve months with important dates and UK bank holidays marked, and the Province churches, leaders and contacts.
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The Divine Commission of Paul Mwazha of Africa: his early life, God’s revelations to him and how the church came into being.
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The second part of The Divine Commission of Paul Mwazha of Africa.
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Books
The books the church’s history, teaching and order come from, and the hymns we sing.
The Divine Commission of Paul Mwazha of Africa: his life from birth, how he came to know Jesus and how he established the church.
All 175 hymns and the 10 choruses (makorosi) from the church’s official Shona hymns, each with an English translation.
The church’s formal rules and governance.
Church structures, every role in the church, how Christian leaders should behave, and how finances and other matters are handled.
Quizzes
Test what you know about the Bible and the life of Paul Mwazha. Choose a quiz and a level. There are over a thousand questions, so each round is different.
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