"Mission Feast" in Wumnemburg

 "Mission Feast" in Wumnemburg 

"It was a great day" This he said while recalling the good old memories he still has of the day. "I recall I used to say John 3:16" he added and did actually recite the wordings of his memory verse. "However, PC of today has undergone lots of modifications" he regretted. 

Atanga Zacheus, a Christian Men Fellowship (CMF) member of the  Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC) Wumnebit Congregation of the Meta Presbytery was speaking to Mbengwi Online on Sunday November 15 as Presbyterian Christians nationwide converged at various parishes to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the church under the theme "Wake Up, Watch Out!"

Woman Attentively Listening to the Gospel

Rev. Mujem John is the parish pastor of Wumnemburg Parish. In corroborating Mr. Atanga Zach's remarks about PC Day of the yesteryears, he said "It used to be a memorial day in our lives because this was the day we started tasting Christmas. It used to pull the entire presbytery together" To him, the ambiance of those days is lacking nowadays as most congregations are parishes and so there's really nothing extra to teach and learn compared to when several congregations that make up a parish come together. 

Wumnemburg Parish of the Meta Presbytery has four congregations; Barakwe, Meh, Wumnebit and Wumnemburg, the host of this year's celebration. Activities to mark the 63rd PC Day here started with a joint service during which the moderator's message was read in which he called on God to continuously use every Presbyterian despite their weaknesses as servants of love, forgiveness, justice, peace reconciliation and progress.

Mr. Atanga Zacheus, C.M.F Member, Wumnebit Congregation

Rev. Mujem John, Parish Pastor, Wumnemburg Parish, Meta Presbytery of the PCC

Rev. Fonki Samuel Forba, the moderator through his message also reiterated the call the church had repeatedly made to every major stakeholder in the ongoing armed conflict plaguing the NW and SW regions of Cameroon for the past four years now to "end this senseless war of attrition" Distancing the church from the atrocities being committed, he said, "One unshakable truth is that those who do not value human life and protect it as sacred but destroy it are either murderers or oppressors of God's children." On the church's stance, Rev. Fonki in his message said "We shall not take sides in this struggle; we will stand strong against human rights violations, pursue peace and stability and protect the livelihood of the oppressed."

The post divine service atmosphere on the Wumnemburg ceremonial ground was filled with singing by the various choirs and church groups of the various congregations, saying of memory verses by Sunday School kids and parade by the Young Presbyterians. The highpoint of the activities was a drama on a happy marriage and a sad one staged by PC Barakwe. At the end of the day, heavy feasting greased the the anniversary celebration. 

To Rev. Mujem John, the Wumnemburg Parish of the Meta Presbytery is a workshop, this because every congregation is currently involved in a church construction project. PC Wumnemburg is currently roofing its new church house, PC Meh will soon start doing same, PC Barakwe is currently doing finishing touches of its mega church house while PC Wumnebit is at the foundation level of its own planned construction of a new church building. Work is effectively ongoing in all these project sites. 

Next year's PC Day will be hosted by Barakwe, the Rainbow village. There are already anticipations that lots of surprises will await the Christians, this because Barakwe is a tiny village in terms of land surface and population but when it comes to man power, development, hospitality and socialisation, they stand tall and strong.

The Feast

Roofing of PCC Wumnemburg Congregation