Zambia (Lusaka): The United Church of Zambia has encouraged parents to take their children to church so that they are raised on Christian values that will help them become good citizens.
UCZ Boys Brigade President Maxwell Sichula said the church is founded on the principles of discipline and self-respect, which will help the children become responsible adults and better citizens.
Sichula was speaking during the enrollment and dedication of Boys Brigade members at UCZ Trinity Congregation in Lusaka.
He added that children are now exposed to a lot of inappropriate material through various social media platforms and need the guidance of the church in order to withstand negative peer pressure.
Francis Kaunda Bartalian Chairman Honest Mwelwa lamented that many Boys are now joining criminal gangs and involving themselves in criminal activities due to a lack of proper guidance.
Kaunda said parents should instead encourage their children, especially Boys, to join religious organizations such as the Boys Brigade and get guidance for their lives.
Meanwhile, Reverend Moclest Munyeka, Minister in charge of the UCZ Trinity Congregation, delivered the homily and encouraged the Congregation to honour God by building a befitting House of worship for him.
Seventy Boys were enrolled to the Boys Brigade, while 17 officers and three patrons were installed.
The United Church of Zambia always tries its best to encourage Christians with its values. Two days ago, it launched a campaign against Cholera.
Church head Dr. Sinyangwe said the government is working hard to control the epidemic through a multisectoral response and was grateful to the United Church of Zambia for the gesture.
Moreover, they also donated to the Ndeke House of Lusaka worth K80,000. The assorted items include personal protective clothes, food and medical supplies.
Lusaka Presbytery Bishop Dr. Lordwell Siame said the Church could not leave the burden of fighting the cholera epidemic to the Government alone because the Church and the civil authority are one and the same people.
Church also encouraged people to come forward and help people in this pandemic.