Posts Tagged: fjkm

Travel Study Seminar begins in Madagascar

The Presbyterian Church (USA)’s partner, the five million-member Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (known by its Malagasy acronym, FJKM), has multifaceted and holistic ministries that seek to respond to the challenges of poverty, human exploitation, social and political conflict, and environmental degradation as an integral part of what it means to follow Christ. A… Read more »

A call from the Madagascar Council of Churches

The Malagasy Christian Council of Churches (FFKM) released a declaration on the crisis in Madagascar. The PC(USA) works in partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM), which was formed by the union of three churches in 1968. The FJKM is a member of the Malagasy Christian Council of Churches. The following is… Read more »

Prayers for Madagascar

These prayers are adapted from the Madagascar Matters Prayer Ministry of the First Presbyterian Church in Orlando Please pray for provision and encouragement for the many who are struggling, and need food, shelter, and healthcare.The coup government remains in power, creating on-going political and economic instability, inflation, and increased poverty and corruption. Madagascar is one of the ten Hungriest… Read more »

Call for UN help for Madagascar election

Madagascar’s new electoral commission on Monday asked UN experts to come  help organize polls for an election by the end of the year that may help lead the nation out of a three-year-old crisis. Learn more about the situation in Madagascar. Presbyterians have a long history of partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ in… Read more »

Update on Trials in Madagascar, 24 March 2012

FJKM pastor Valisoa Rafanonerantsoa went to trial in Madagascar on 24 March 2012, accused of involvement in military opposition to the government of Andry Rajoelina.  At the end of the day the trial was adjourned without a verdict, without clear indication as to when a verdict will be rendered.  According to press accounts, there were… Read more »

Urgent prayer request for Madagascar

Information received on January 13 indicates that certain pastors of our partner church in Madagascar, the FJKM, may have been targeted for “elimination or neutralization” by forces aligned to the de facto government.Please pray: for the safety and protection of FJKM pastors and church leaders; for the FJKM’s annual prayer service, scheduled for 15 January,… Read more »