Malawi lies along the west bank of Lake Malawi. Employment is in agriculture, mainly tea and cotton. Formerly Nyasaland, it gained independence in 1966.
Population: 17.5 million.
Languages: English, Chichewa.
Main religions: Christian, Islam, traditional.
Link man Darren Storey
Website: Malawi Christadelphians
CBM activities There are usually two Bible Schools a year, one being a Youth Bible School. There is a CBM centre and campus at Chinamwali, Zomba. Brothers from Malawi still undertake some preaching activities in Mozambique.
Ecclesias 166 (mainly in the south) Balaka: Mangombo, Mbabvi, Mterera, Mtongolamusi, Ngasale; Blantyre: Bangwe, Chamchere, Chikande, Chirimba;Chikwawa: Andiseni, Bandason, Chipondeni, Chonzi, Gonda, Kachipapa, Kaphiri, Kholongo, Mphonde, Nkhwazi, Ntowe, Sitifano; Dedza: Chisomo, Chitenje, Kachere, Mlambe; Dzaleka: Dzaleka; Karonga: Baka, Chilumba, Mzuzu; Kasunga: Kaninga; Machinga: Damasco, Emau, Nakalata, Nambaikho, Nangulungwi, Nyama; Lilongwe: Badwa, Falls, Kadase, Mbweza, Mtenthera; Mangochi: Changamire, Kachala, Malembo, Tsekwere; Mulanje: Maliyera, Malunda, Mlupha, Mtalauya, Nagoli, Nakoma, Nandolo, Ndala; Mwanza: Chambonga, Mapundi, Ngonkhomwa, Nsenjere, William; Mzimba: Jimukwayaya, Katete, Lundazi, Mbawa; Nsanje: Chiphwembwe, Kadamera, Kaleso, Kuothera, Mchacha, Mtolongo, Nyenyezi, Pangeti, Phokera; Ntcheu: Baduya, Chabonga, Gomolampango; Ntchisi: Mbomba; Phalombe: Boidi, Chitawo, Chitimbe, Chiwalo, Gogodera, Gona, Khando, Khurumula, Komihera, Komwa, Kunserema, Laha, Likaka, Makina, Maluwezi, Mandawala, Manguluni, Manyamba, Makuwa, Makwinja, Matabwa, Mkomera, Mpini, Mukakhe, Mukhuna, Mukhuwala, Mulambala, Mulirankhunda, Mumba, Mwanyenga, Mwazule, Nakwangwala, Namandwa, Namatikha, Nankhalamba, Naphota, Njobvu, Njumwa, Nkhulambe, Phaleya, Pherere, Phirileya, Sakhome, Serenje, Tambwali, Turuwa, Wahera; Salima: Chinguluwe; Thyolo: Changa, Chikungwa, Chimiko, Chonde, Holesi, Kasalika, Khayano, Madziakhombe, Maganiza, Makande, Makanira, Mankhamba, Mapiratsala, Masuku, Mbawera, Moneya, Mwitere, Nkhakamira, Phimbi, Sikidzi, Thikwi; Zomba: Benitoto, Chilanga, Chileka, Chinamwali, Chinduzi, Chungu, Dibi, Gabriel, Hawu, Kalingo, Kalira, Makombe, Makuluni, Mandawala, Mmina, Muhiriri, Namiwawa, Nanyumbu, Nkhumba, Saima, Sanga, Teyateya (about 7,000 members in total)
Chichewa literature
- Which is the true religion?