the proclamation of the gospel for the salvation of mankind; the shelter, nurture and spiritual fellowship of the of the children of God; the promotion of divine worship; the preservation of the truth; the promotion of social righteousness and well-being of mankind. Different departments and institutions have been set with specific mandates to pursue programmes to achieve the objectives in order to fulfil the mission of the Synod.

I am Rev. Dennis Mulele, the CCAP Blantyre Synod Sunday school and Acting Youth Director. I welcome you all to visit this department whenever you are around the Synod offices which are allocated along the Chileka road near Henry Henderson Institute Secondary school in Blantyre. 

The Blantyre Synod Youth Department was established in the 1950's in order to facilitate and implement youth activities within its jurisdiction. However, the Sunday school division started on the inception of the Church of Scotland in 1876. The boys and girls brigade followed in 1910. Its purpose was to facilitate Bible studies among the youth. Through youth camps at the lake, parading and sporting activities, many youths were attracted but it was banned in Malawi on political grounds. CCAPSO which started initially in 1998 at the University of Malawi, the Polytechnic, was officially launched in 2000. The Minister’s Children Association was launched on 28th December, 2008. In June, 2010, the Blantyre Synod established the Sunday school department in order to elevate the status and importance of children in the church.
Mission Statement: In line with the mission of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, Blantyre Synod, and the Synod Youth Department is committed to a well structured and coordinated management and leadership. This will be achieved through empowerment, promotion, mobilization and networking.
Read more about the youth department HERE

Schools Chaplaincy

I am Rev Cliff Charles Nyekanyeka the chaplain for schools. I welcome you to the department that I head and I would like to request you to always find time to visit this department whenever you navigate our website.

As chaplain for schools, I work with all school going youth in primary, secondary as well as colleges, thus government, private as well as mission schools. Every school has allocated time for religious instructions and it is during this allocated time that I visit the schools to meet the C.C.A.P students and perform designated activities.  There are several schools within the jurisdiction of the Blantyre Synod that I visit. However, to ensure efficiency and effectiveness, I work hand in hand with presbytery chaplains from all the 18 presbyteries of the Blantyre Synod. 

Read more about my work in schools HERE.

The CCAPSO was formed in the year 2000. (Pictured on the right is the CCAPSO Travelling Secretary, Mr. Joy Jim Khangamwa.) In the 8th April 2000, the first Synod Executive Committee was elected at a meeting held at Limbe CCAP church. This committee was given the task of spearheading the formation of CCAPSO in schools and colleges. 

CCAPSO is an organisation which is Biblically based, reformed and evangelical. Its aims are to help the Presbyterian students to worship God, not just in meetings with spiritual songs but with their monies, bodies, their whole lives: to serve other people both Christian and non-Christian by feeding the hungry, caring for orphans, visiting those in prison and sharing the Gospel with them all.