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Johanne Masowe builds school
02 Jan 2016 at 05:39hrs | Views
Members of the Johanne Masowe Gospel of God Church International monitor work in progress at the new school in Hobhouse recently
WORK has started on the construction of a private primary school owned by The Gospel of God International in Mutare's Hobhouse high-density area. The Johanne Masowe-run institution will be called Ferika Primary School.
Its official ground breaking ceremony was held last week with the Dangamvura- Chikanga legislator, Isau Mupfumi officiating.
The church's Mutare leader, Pastor Isaac Gwenzi, said the institution would create inclusive settings that would meet every child's learning needs. The clergy said the initiative had demystified suspicions that their church does not invest in the education of their children.
"This is proof that our church led by Sister Era Silver Tapera believes in the children's right to education. In future, we will construct a secondary school nearby or go an extra mile to construct a university.
"We value education and we choose to respond to the community's need for a school that will provide quality education for our future scholars and we are looking forward to welcoming a big number of students at the school," said Pastor Gwenzi.
One of the church evangelists, Mr Thomas Soro, said the building of the school in Hobhouse was a dream come true.
"We believed that the Lord is in control because we have history with this place. We want to thank the Mutare City Council for apportioning land to build this school. In 1938, our church founder, Mutumwa Johanne Masowe visited this sacred place and preached the gospel. He performed miracles here as he prayed for a white child who was lame for eight years," said Mr Soro.
Its official ground breaking ceremony was held last week with the Dangamvura- Chikanga legislator, Isau Mupfumi officiating.
The church's Mutare leader, Pastor Isaac Gwenzi, said the institution would create inclusive settings that would meet every child's learning needs. The clergy said the initiative had demystified suspicions that their church does not invest in the education of their children.
"This is proof that our church led by Sister Era Silver Tapera believes in the children's right to education. In future, we will construct a secondary school nearby or go an extra mile to construct a university.
"We value education and we choose to respond to the community's need for a school that will provide quality education for our future scholars and we are looking forward to welcoming a big number of students at the school," said Pastor Gwenzi.
One of the church evangelists, Mr Thomas Soro, said the building of the school in Hobhouse was a dream come true.
"We believed that the Lord is in control because we have history with this place. We want to thank the Mutare City Council for apportioning land to build this school. In 1938, our church founder, Mutumwa Johanne Masowe visited this sacred place and preached the gospel. He performed miracles here as he prayed for a white child who was lame for eight years," said Mr Soro.
Source - manicapost
