Palace of Praise is a growing church and we have seen growth in our Church and because of this factor we have also now seen growth in the area of leadership. God has added to our church five Pastors all very anointed and they all love the Lord with a passion. We will introduce these men and woman of God who have been set to minister over PPCC.
Before the man of God planted the church he had heard God speak to him in 1997 telling him to raise an army. God had confirmed to the man of God that he was going to raise an army of anointed men and women of God. Every ministry needs to be birthed in a vision or it will die. Isaiah’s ministry began when he saw God after king Uzziah died in Isaiah chapter 6:1-8. A vision will give you courage to run with the vision even in the times of trials. So let us now look at the bunch of courageous leaders that the man of God Pastor Elias Lwimbo Zimba is raising to conquer the earth for Christ.
Pastor Lwimbo is an anointed man of God who started Palace of Praise 7 years ago. He is the father of many believers who are Pastors today and are pastoring great big churches. Pastor Zimba is the best expositor of the word of God and sitting under him to learn is a privilege. He is known for his passion for the Lord and his emphasis for righteous living. He is married to a very gorgeous Mercy Zimba and together they have a son (top picture right).
One of the characteristics that Pastor Zimba posses is, a heart of humility and the desire to help people come close to God. He is also a tough pastor in that with or without money he is able to start a task and everyone around him will believe that yes it is possible. He obtained his theological training from Antioch Bible College. Pastor’s vision can not be understood just by mere speculation; it is a vision you have to sit under for you to understand. He is a prayer warrior and he barely sleeps due to spending time in the presence of God. He also flows in the prophetic ministry and we have heard him prophesy in the lives of many people and it came to pass. He delights in righteousness and faith. God truly loves this man of God.
Pastor Chibesa is a very anointed man of God and he loves God to his bones. He is also a powerful expositor of the word of God. He has been with Pastor Zimba from the inception of the church and he is currently saving as a youth Pastor at Palace of Praise. Pastor Chibesa is respected among the youths for his great messages about holy living, a message he not only emphasizes but a message he lives. He is engaged to be married to Miss Priscilla Machisa and again they are both leading the praise team at the church. Chibesa and Priscilla will be tying the knot next year in April. Pastor Chibesa did his Bible School studies at William Carey School of world missions in South Africa. Pastor Chibesa is a man of integrity.
Pastor Moses is also popularly known as “Pastor Mo” by the men of God in the church especially our senior Pastor. Pastor Moses Kawewe is a product of the United Church in Zambia (UCZ) and he met Pastor Zimba while in a spiritual desert of not having where to belong. He pursued his Bible School Education at William Carey School of Missions together with Pastor Chibesa in South Africa. Pastor “Mo” is known and loved for his prayerfulness in the church which has earned him the role of Intercession Pastor. Pastor Moses can pray from morning till dawn with the same torn of voice and for that all the men of God remove their caps for him when it comes to prayer. Pastor Moses is very single but he is praying for a woman and we are standing with him in prayer.
Pastor Mushimba is a quiet man of God who is happily married with kids. He is anointed man of God and he is also a prayerful man. He runs a business of selling DVD’s in a place called Chisokone Market. His experience and passion for the ministry has made him to rightly earn the position of Pastor in Palace of Praise. His children are very active in the Sunday school ministry at the church and every time there is scripture memorization the Mushimba kids always do very well. It speaks tons about the parents. They are parents who are actively helping their children to grow in the fear of the Lord and in the Lords word. Pastor Mushimba is quiet an interesting man to spend time with and just learn from his vast experience in life and ministry.
Our mother and grandmother to our kids, this woman is very prayerful and a very good expositor of the word of God. She has such passion for preaching the word that when you give her to preach she will always call in the morning of the day she is suppose to be preaching in to remind you that she is the one preaching. She is also a role model to all the women in the church who are aspiring to study theology and apply it to their lives and to their marriages and ministry. The husband Mr. Silungwe is equally a church member at Palace of Praise and he bears a powerful testimony of been delivered from the power of alcoholism by the prayers of the wife. God is still in the business of delivering people. Her humility has helped her to submit to the senior Pastor who can even be her own son if we follow issues. But regardless of that she is the one who calls him (the senior Pastor) as ‘abafyashi’ meaning parent. We call her banakulu Emma which means the grand mum to Emmanuel. We love her and we appreciate her in the church.
Bashi Joshua has known by many simply meaning father of Joshua. Pastor Kelvin is a husband of one beautiful Gladys Mwanza Mwila who is part of the praise team at Palace of Praise Christian Centre. Bashi Joshua joined the church in February 2011 after coming back from South Africa. He had issues with his former church that had to release him and like Pastor Moses he was picked in the spiritual wilderness by Pastor Elias Lwimbo Zimba and he was added to the army that the man of God was commissioned to rise. Pastor Kelvin has a passion for playing the guitar and was part of the band at Oasis Church in Durban, Amanzimtoti. Pastor Kelvin studied his Theology at Durban Bible College in Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. Pastor Kelvin is in charge of the PPCC blog and also handles all the printing of materials for the church. Pastor Kelvin is an excellent teacher of the word of God and he loves leading the cell group in Miseshi, Mukuba Natwange, and Ndeke Village as the Zone Pastor. Pastor
Palace of Praise has a lot of leaders who you will meet as we continue to go. We are a church that is growing fast every day. We are one of the fastest growing churches in Kitwe and we believe we will be the biggest church in Kitwe by the year 2015 to the glory of God. Currently we only have about 150 plus members but with the word being preached to equip these 150 plus we believe we are headed for growth. Please never hesitate to drop us a mail or just leave your details on this blog and we will get back to you! We love you, but, remember Jesus loves you best!
