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Ngiyabonga. Asante. Merci. These are just a few of the ways we say “thank you” across Africa. What comes to your mind when you think of Africa?
Is it a place of many languages—like Swahili, Zulu, French, Portuguese, and Hausa?
Do you wonder how the Church of the Nazarene is organized across such a vast and diverse land?
What does leadership look like in a region stretching from Cape Town to Cairo, Dakar to Dar es Salaam?
Who are the people shaping the mission of the church—on the ground, in the fields, and in the hearts of local communities?
These are good questions. Necessary questions.
And in this short article, we’ll walk with you through the fields of Africa—meeting the leaders who guide, serve and inspire across this beautiful Region Why not Come home?.
Welcome to Africa.
From Harare to Nairobi, Lomé to Luanda, the Church of the Nazarene in Africa is growing—not because of clever systems but because of faithful servants.
Africa: More Than a Region—It’s a Movement
Across the globe, the Church of the Nazarene is made up of six regions. One of them is Africa.
As of 2024, the Africa Region holds over 30% of the global Nazarene membership, with 4,989 organized churches, 145 districts, and 44 nations.
It’s a big, bold family.
And leading this family with humility is Rev. Daniel Gomis, Africa Regional Director—a man whose quiet strength and deep love for the continent shine through every word he speaks.
Now the Africa Region has seven fields. And each of these fields is led by a Field Strategy Coordinator (FSC) men of God who walk with Us and build strategies rooted in both vision and ubuntu “I am because we are.”
They are more than just leaders. They are our obaba , abefundisi our Pastor, ofundisi our teachers They lead Us with uthando, love You may Call it in English.
We know them by name. They walk our soil. They are part of us.
Let’s meet them.
1. Africa Central Field
FSC: Rev. Mario Martinez
Countries:
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Republic of Congo
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- São Tomé and Príncipe
2. Africa East Field
FSC: Rev. Stanley Ushe
Countries:
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Tanzania
- Rwanda
- Burundi
- Ethiopia
- South Sudan
3. Africa Lusophone Field
FSC: Rev. Adérito Ferreira
Countries:
- Angola
- Mozambique
- Cape Verde
- Guinea-Bissau
4. Africa South Field
FSC: Rev. Curtis Solomon Ndlovu
Countries:
- South Africa
- Eswatini
- Namibia
- Lesotho
- Botswana
- Madagascar
5. Africa Southeast Field
FSC: Rev. Cosmas Mutowa
Countries:
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Malawi
6. Africa West Anglophone Field
FSC: Rev. Vidal Cole
Countries:
- Nigeria
- Ghana
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
- The Gambia
7. Africa West Francophone Field
FSC: Rev. Moïse Toumoudagou
Countries:
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
- Mali
- Guinea Bissau
- Guinea Conakry
- Togo
- Niger
They Lead. We Follow. Siyabonga.
Across Africa—from the hills of Lesotho to the lakes of Malawi, from the streets of Nairobi to the coasts of Cape Verde—there are men and women who carry the weight of the Church with grace, wisdom, and prayerful strength.
We call them abefundisi (our pastors), ama-superintendent , missionaries, educators, elders—our bantu bakaNkulunkulu, God’s people on assignment.
At the heart of it all, each Field Strategy Coordinator walks not above the people, but nabantu with the people. They are our oBaba, our mentors, our mfundisi. Each one knows the song of their people and the rhythm of their soil.
And beyond them—those who may never stand on stages but are known in heaven: every pastor who preaches, every elder who prays, every teacher who trains, every missionary who goes where others won’t.
We say:
Siyabonga.
Bangabethu.
In Africa, we say izandla ziya gezana—hands wash each other. No one walks alone.
Together, we rise.
To make Christlike disciples in the nations.
And you—yes, you—are part of that story.
