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AU Board Reaches Out to Zimbabwe Churches
Sixteen congregations within a 100-mile radius Development of the campus in Mutare, Committee Zimbabwe welcomed and led the Africa University Board Zimbabwean members, staff, and stuteam that dents, for a special “Africa organized the University Sunday” celoutreach. “In ebration in March. Zimbabwe, The event, held on Palm we go outside Sunday, was the first of Bishop Minerva Carcano, chair of the AU Board the church Finance Committee, marching with church its kind in Zimbabwe to building on involve members of the members, prior to preaching at King David UMC. Palm Sunday Africa University Board of and march in Directors as preachers and speakers. the community,” Makadzange said. The trustees spoke at rural and urban “Everyone who represented Africa churches, most with more than 1,000 University joined in and church memworshippers in attendance at their bers had the opportunity to hear the Palm Sunday services, and found AU story—some for the very first a new generation of Zimbabwean time—and to learn about the univerUnited Methodists eager to learn sity’s impact.” more about Africa University. The AU Board plans to extend its “It was a very successful event,” participation in the AU Sunday celesaid Mrs. Margaret Makadzange. She brations to Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital chairs the AU Board’s Infrastructure city, and other parts of the country.
Work Begins on Campus Sports Complex
In March, the AU Board of Directors broke ground for the construction of a swimming pool. At completion in June, the pool will be about half the length of an 82’ x 72’,facility, Olympic-size but with provision for expansion. It is the first project in a multiphase construction plan for a sports complex on the main campus in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Construction is being funded by a $ 331,000 gift, given by the Baltimore Washington Conference as a love offering honoring Bishop Marcus Matthews for his leadership and service.
Four Stalwart AU Supporters Honored with the Drum Award to AU’s main The Southcampus and eastern Jurisdiction strengthened (SEJ) Launch Event support for the Dinner, celebratinstitution in the ing contributions to South Carolina The Campaign for Conference. Africa University, Fellow honbrought together orees for friends and 300 2018, supporters in North Rev. Dr. Edward From L to R: Mr. James H. Salley, Drs. Anne and Ed Charleston, SC P. Wimberly on February rd. Wimberly, Mrs. Lisa Tichenor, Mrs. Felecia Holston and and Mrs. Lisa 23 Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, and Dr. Munashe Furusa. Tichenor, have The highlight of the event was the presentation of Africa been involved with Africa University since University’s highest honor, the Drum Award, its inception. Dr. Wimberly served as vice president for to four longstanding advocates for the institution: Bishop L. Jonathan Holston and Mrs. academic affairs, provost and Jarena Lee Felecia Holston, Mrs. Lisa Tichenor, and Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Interdenominational Theological Rev. Dr. Edward P. Wimberly. The Drum Award is presented to the Center in Atlanta prior to retirement. He has institution’s most effective supporters and supported academic development at Africa University as a visiting professor. Wimberly advocates. The Holstons have led numerous trips and his wife, Dr. Anne E. Streaty Wimberly,
visited AU on numerous occasions and lectured in the areas of Pastoral Care and Counselling and Christian Education in the school of theology. Mrs. Tichenor, who first learned about Africa University’s mission as a 1988 delegate to General Conference, co-chaired the North Texas Conference campaign that raised $ million. That gift funded the con1 struction of the Bishop Alfred Norris Health Clinic at Africa University and endowed scholarships in Health Sciences. In March 2017, Tichenor announced a $2 million gift to AU from Highland Park UMC. This gift is funding the expansion of a student union building and the construction of a new dormitory on the campus. Tichenor serves as the chair of the Africa University (Tennessee) Board of Directors. The launch event dinner was held in conjunction with first-ever meetings of the school’s board of directors and its Advisory Development Committee in South Carolina.