THE Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) has launched a “culture of purity” campaign in Bulawayo, setting it as a thematic focus for 2026. The initiative calls on pastors and church members across the continent to return to the foundational principles of their faith.
CCA founding president Rocky Moyo described the culture of purity as a divine blueprint for pastors and families.
“We have decided to come together as man and women of God and come back to God,” he said.
“The foundation of everything has to start with purity, if we practise purity in our homes divorces will not be happening and with purity in our hearts all these bad things happening around our pastors will be a thing of the past.”
Moyo highlighted that churches have remained silent on serious social ills such as rape, murder, drug abuse and other vices, some of which are even perpetrated by men and women of God.
“It is time to speak out about these things because some of these vices are perpetrated by man and women of God yet church members are quiet about them,’’ We are gathered here as man and women of God covering about 32 countries to say let’s first of all talk to each other and align ourselves for God’s work because we were called to be the salt and light of the world,” he said.
The cleric said lack of purity in people’s hearts had resulted in the drug abuse challenge which he said had become a thorny issue nowadays.
Zambia CCA president Kalikiti Musonza echoed the same sentiments, stressing that purity is essential for spiritual and social well-being.
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“A nation comes from purity and those without purity do not love one another and do not enjoy peace, but by practising this we will build a culture of purity of our nations,” he said.
Musonza also warned that the rise of false prophets has disrupted churches and families, including the political sphere. “These false prophets have polluted the churches and families, including politicians,” he said. “They fear to go to Bible school and do their things in the dark because there is a motive behind them.”
