In a message to Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM) members, FJKM President Rev. Dr Irako Andriamahazosoa Ammi appealed for prayers as “the FJKM will face an important period in its history this year and that is the 20th General Synod.” The General Synod will be held in Tolagnaro (southeastern coast of the island) from 13-20 August.
The General Synod, which takes place every four years, is the decision-making body of the FJKM. Ammi stated that important decisions affecting the policy of the FJKM for 2025-2029 will be made during the General Synod, including the form of its witness within the nation and all over the world.
One hundred members of the Central Committee comprising the new FJKM President and the Executive Committee will be elected during the General Synod. “These people will be chosen to undertake valuable and vital responsibilities, and to be held accountable for sacred and very heavy duties, so pray for the General Synod” emphasized the current President of the FJKM.
Around 400 participants are expected at the gathering. All members of the church are urged to pray for the preparation, budget, documents, infrastructure, and the meeting process including the decisions and the various elections, and for the post-general synod when the newly-elected persons will implement the major decisions.
Ammi highlighted that the General Synod is “not an issue for the people who will gather in Tolagnaro alone, but is actually a work of the entire FJKM churches, so each individual – in their personal prayers, each household in their daily communal prayer, each church and each ministry, each branch, each regional synod, will organize a time to pray specifically for the General Synod and observe a moment of fasting.”
The current President of the FJKM acknowledged that many discussions and ideas are circulating around the General Synod as it is a turning point in the life of the FJKM. Therefore, he exhorted the members to hold fast to the words of the Lord Jesus in Matthew 16:18: ”Upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
To conclude his message, Ammi encouraged FJKM church members to pray that the glory of God will be revealed, “because I believe that when the church prays, God reveals his glory.”
