"Let us set our addictions aside and proclaim hope and healing."
The African Task Force, a network of United Methodist leaders - clergy and laity representing each Episcopal area across Africa, was established in May 2005 during a consultation on substance abuse on the continent, held in Kitwe, Zambia. SPSARV sponsored the event, titled "Shaping the Future with Hope, Healing and Deliverance."
The African Task Force was established in May 2005 during a consultation on substance abuse in Africa, held in Kitwe, Zambia. SPSARV sponsored the event, titled “Shaping the Future with Hope, Healing and Deliverance.”
African Central Conference bishops selected representatives to serve on the ATF. Task force officers and their annual conferences are:
Additional task force members are:
“I am pleased by the progress the ATF has made since our last meeting
in Senegal,” said Melissa Davis. “Everyone has been moving
forward with our different ministries and touching young lives. I am inspired
by the thoughtfulness and resolve of the ATF members and I know that
they will make a difference in this and future generations.”
Melissa Davis is Director of the (Special) Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence (SPSARV)
United Methodists around the world exert their faith through ministry responses that help individuals, families, congregations and communities obtain a life of hope, healing, deliverance and wholeness. As witnesses to God's love, we are called to share the uplifting message of salvation and abundant life through Christ, for through Christ all things are possible. You can offer hope and life-affirming solutions to people who are afflicted and affected by substance abuse and related violence.
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