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There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is
no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ
Jesus.”
(Galatians 3:28, NRSV) |
We rejoice that you are here to experience the love and diversity of God’s
creation. Here at Heart of Africa, Lovers Lane United Methodist Church, we grow
together as we continue to love all people into a relationship with Jesus
Christ.
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Grace and Peace,
Rev. Kalaba Chali |
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| What Is the Heart of Africa Fellowship? |
| The Heart of Africa Fellowship is a
place where you will experience God’s love, meet sisters and brothers from all
over the world. If you are interested to fellowship within a diverse community
where diversity is not a negative thing rather celebrated as God’s richness and
gift, or you are interested to trying new ways of worshiping, praising and
glorifying God, this is the place for you. |
| Worship service |
| Our worship service is conducted in English because there are many countries
represented in the Heart of Africa. Currently, our membership includes
worshipers from America (USA), Burundi, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia,
Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. In our fellowship,
everybody is a worshipper/participant. We sing music from different African
countries and beyond the continent of Africa. We meet every Sunday at 11:00 am
in Asbury Hall 102 for worship and fellowship. |
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| Our humble beginning |
| For several years, African brothers and sisters have been making Lovers Lane
United Methodist Church their home church, helping the church to better reflect
the whole family of God. Our senior pastor, Rev. Dr. Copeland, sensed the
quickening of the Spirit and developed a vision to reach out to the growing
Africa community in the Dallas Metroplex and beyond. |
| In March 2003, people from East, West, Central and Southern African regions
began gathering at Lovers Lane UMC for fellowship every Sunday. The focus of
worship was to fellowship with one another, pray for one another’s families, our
African countries and the world at large, and study the scripture in order to
grow in the love of God manifested in Jesus Christ. |
| When we began to meet for Sunday fellowship, God provided us with four
student pastors who were attending Perkins School of Theology, SMU, these
student pastors became our worship leaders. These leaders consolidated our unity
(not uniformity), being from the countries of Angola (Albano Tayengo), Kenya
(David Impwi), Nigeria (Effiong Esedeke) and Uganda (Fred Bamulutira). |
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| News |
| We are so glad to welcome Rev. Kalaba Chali as our pastor in the Heart of
Africa Fellowship. Rev. Chali began working with the Heart of Africa Fellowship
on the first of September, 2007. |
| Contact information |
| For more information call 214-706-9536 or email Rev. Kalaba Chali:
kchali@llumc.org, pastor of Heart of
Africa. |
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