Living Waters Nazarene

Update 13 April, 2025

We once again thank God the continuous contributions that have been given through our members and external partners. Kindly find the latest shared report that was given to the Church.

As of 31st March 2025, E2 833 640.00 had been recorded which was publicly reported to the Church during service on the 13th of April, 2025. This reflects an increase of E298 702.00 over the previous amount as reported in August, 2024.

To improve our digital platform, we have completed two key initiatives:

a) Streaming on YouTube: You can now watch our Sunday Service on YouTube and we encourage you to subscribe ( https://www.youtube.com/@LivingWatersChurchNazarene )

b) We have installed a congregation camera so that you can watch the service from different angles and have a better, immersive experience.

We stand committed to continue updating this page as regularly as possible, may God continue to bless you and we humbly thank you for walking with us in this journey.

Please feel free to make the donations to:

Bank: Standard Bank
Branch number: 660564
Account Number: 9110001575964
Reference: Building

Update 4 August, 2024

We thank God once again for the latest contributions that have been given through our members and external partners. Kindly find the latest shared report that was given to the Church.

As of 13th July 2024, E2 534 938.00 had been recorded which was publicly reported to the Church during service on the 21st of July, 2024. This reflects an increase of E457 342.67 over the previous collections of E2 188 969.00. In the same service, we also thank the pledge of $5000 made by Bethany First Church of the Nazarene in Oklahoma ( https://www.facebook.com/bethanynaz/ ).

We stand committed to continue updating this page as regularly as possible, may God continue to bless you and we humbly thank you for walking with us in this journey.

Update: 28th July, 2023

We thank God for the latest contributions that have been given through our members and external partners. Kindly find the latest shared report that was given to the Church.

As of 10th June 2023, E2 188 969.00 had been recorded which was publicly reported to the Church during service on the 16th of July, 2023. This reflects an increase of E111 373.67 over the previous collections of E2 077 595.33.

We stand committed to continue updating this page quarterly and once again, may God continue to bless you and we humbly thank you for walking with us in this journey.

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Update: 29th March, 2023

We thank God for continuously walking with us even now and the consistent contributions that our members and friends are committing in this pursuit. Kindly find the latest shared report that was given to the Church.

As of 2nd February 2023, E2 077 595.33 had been recorded which was publicly reported to the Church during service on the 12th of March, 2023. This reflects an increase of E232 949.07 over the previous collections of E1 844 646.26. Of this increase, we humbly say thank you to our external donors who contributed E61, 500.62.

We will continue updating this page at least once per quarter and once again, may God continue to bless you and we humbly thank you for walking with us in this journey.

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Update: 25 January, 2023

We thank God for the past few months where we saw an outpouring of contributions towards this project. In pursuit of being accountable to our local and international donors, kindly find a report of where we are with the building project as of the second week of December, 2022.

As of 12th December 2022, E1 844 646.26 had been recorded which was publicly reported to the Church during that Sunday service. This reflects an 11% increase over the previous collections of E1 658 524.98.

We will continue updating this page at least once per quarter. May God continue to bless you and we humbly thank you walking with us in this journey.

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In the first quarter of 2018, the Church embarked on a mission to extend it’s premises by kicking-off the project in a fundraising dinner. The successful event marked the start of a what will be a long journey that we will walk in faith and we thank everyone who attended and supported the dinner. The dinner raised E111 506.00 in pledges and an overall surplus of E134 006.00 after ticket sales and expenses

We thank everyone one who contributed to our humble beginnings.

Why are we doing this

The Church has seen enormous growth over the past years in spite of the effects COVID has had in our world. Before the pandemic, the strategies that we had put in place to distribute our congregants were not sustainable in the long run leading to the Church Board commissioning the fundraising of the extension of our building. Our strategies included:

i) placing speakers in the Hall which is a separate structure used for Sunday Sunday; this could also be perceived as alienating our congregants which was not desired
ii) providing additional chairs in the aisle which were also quickly occupied

After the pinnacle of the COVID era, we are experiencing the same pressures to extend our sanctuary even though our Technical team have began to broadcast the Sunday Service live on our Facebook page. The Church adheres to all Government regulations to curb this pandemic.

Not embarking on this mission would be a disservice to our surrounding community and everyone who wants to fellowship at Living Waters Church

Why was there a pause in fundraising events in 2020 and 2021

In 2020 and 2021, the Living Waters Church of the Nazarene had to shift gears and could not turn a blind eye to the plight of its congregants and surrounding community from the pandemic. Under the guidance of Reverend Rickson Nkhata, the Church had to ramp up its community service and began to focus on efforts in providing affected families who had lost their jobs with food, provisions etc. Moreover, a lot of our affected citizens required hospital visitations, prayer and support in many forms as we held hands during this time and the Church also lost members during this time. Therefore, it was all hands on deck as the Church had to make its presence felt during this difficult time.

Where are we now

Through the faithful giving of our congregants, re-structuring of our events and tight-belting measures the Church has collected E1 658 524.98 as of 11th August, 2022 out of a target of E14 Million as guided by our Architect. This target will become more precise as we engage the contractor and it is very likely that we will worship at a temporal structure when construction begins.

We understand that there is a long road ahead of us; but we remain firm in our mandate that we will reach our Canaan one day for the Glory for God.

How can you help

Our target this Church year (September 2022 to August 2023) is to raise E400, 000 through offerings and targeted initiatives. If you would like to walk with us in this journey you may make monetary donations at this juncture or material donations later on when we have received the Bill of Quantities in the near future.

The architect has been kind enough to draw draft plans and is due for payment of E40, 833.33 Once detailed plans are drafted and approved at the City Council, the architect will be due for another payout of E40, 833.33 Thereafter, the Church will be in a position to pursue the Bill of Quantities (BOQs) with the quantity surveyor.

Please feel free to make the donations to:

Bank: Standard Bank
Branch number: 660564
Account Number: 9110001575964
Reference: Building

If you need any additional information concerning this mission, please feel free to contact Prof. Henry Gadaga on +268 7675 8167 or e-mail fundraising@livingwatersnazarene.com

May God bless you 🙂