Apphia Clara Manjoro

Apphia Clara Manjoro
Apphia Clara Manjoro
Born	Apphia Clara Marimazhira; 12 August 1948; Gutu, Zimbabwe
💀Died	12 April 2016 (aged 67); Harare; ; 12 April 2016 (aged 67)
💼 Occupation	Pastor, Prophetess, Dr, Reverend, Musician
👩 Spouse(s)	Bartholomew Manjoro; (m. 1974; her death 2016)
👶 Children	Batholomew Manjoro Jr,; Faithful Manjoro Mutibvu,; Eloi Manjoro

Apphia Clara Manjoro (née Marimazhira) was the wife of Bishop Bartholomew Manjoro until her death on the 12th of April 2016. She is the founder of Virtuous Women Community International and is the co-founder of Faith World Ministries and Bible College. Apphia Manjoro was popularly known as Mother General because of her motherly role in the lives of many people.

Early life[edit]

Apphia Clara Manjoro was born in Gutu, a district (rural) in Masvingo (south west) in Zimbabwe. She was trained to work hard and do many different kinds of tasks, even those which are generally assigned to men. She could do tasks like cutting trees, milk cows, and even operate farming machinery.

She grew up as a Catholic and she desired to become a nun and serve the Lord. She had a heart to help people and decided to enroll into a convent to become a nun after her secondary school. She was however discouraged from the idea of becoming a nun for the sake of her parents, since her brother was also into ministry. She took up teaching as a career instead.

Calling[edit]

While Apphia was working as a teacher, in 1969, she became seriously ill and was partly paralyzed. Although their family was Catholic, they tried everything for her to get cured, even traditional means, but none of those worked. Her older sister had been in Harare and knew of a pastor whom God was using to perform miracles, even to heal the sick. Apphia's sister took her to the pastor in Harare where she was prayed for and got instant healing. The pastor who prayed for Apphia had an assistant who served him, whose name is Bartholomew Manjoro. Bartholomew was present and also assisting in prayer when Apphia got her healing.

Apphia became a born again Christian after her miraculous healing and she was filled with the Holy Ghost. Apphia often said sickness is not from God, but "the sickness was a hook" which God used to bring her close to her purpose and calling.

Early ministry[edit]

Apphia started serving God in the Pentecostal church where she got healed. She ministered through singing and worship and she also preached in public places and in buses. Apphia traveled across borders in Africa preaching the gospel and she also held crusades locally and served God under the ministry where she was healed.

Marriage[edit]

Apphia still had traces of a celibate attitude even though she was no longer a part of the Catholic church. She had no interest in boys or relationships because she wanted to pursue God, according to a scripture she quoted in Matthew 6:33.

In 1974, an evangelist(by then) Bartholomew Manjoro, (that pastor's assistant) approached the church elders and expressed his interest in Apphia. This happened at a time when Apphia was out of the country, preaching the gospel, but because of the intensity of Bartholomew's request the church elders were forced to summon Apphia to urgently come back home. Apphia says that she thought someone had died or something terrible had happened, but upon arrival, she was a bit relieved when she discovered that it was not terrible news. Apphia says she was not exactly for the idea of a relationship or marriage but through the help and counseling of her mentor and leaders, she gave room for the evangelist to say his heart out and as time went on, the two fell in love and got married in the same year.

Bartholomew Manjoro says that the day Apphia came when she was sick, the Lord told him that she was his wife but he doubted considering the condition she was in. Bishop Dr. Bartholomew Manjoro forgot about the message from God but later as he was praying for a marriage partner who could support him in his ministry, his heart leaned towards Apphia who was outstandingly ministering to the Lord.

Bishop Dr. Manjoro and his wife have traveled places, ministering the word of God across nations and continents.

Family[edit]

Prophetess Dr. A. C. Manjoro was married to Bishop Dr. Bartholomew Manjoro and they have been blessed with 3 children, 2 sons and 1 daughter, all of whom are pastors. Pastor Dr. Batholomew (Jr) Manjoro is a pastor, prophet and leader of New Dimension Faith World Ministries which covers regions in the UK and Europe. Reverend Dr. Faithful Mutibvu is a pastor, reverend, worship leader and preacher of the gospel. She has a positive influence on women and youth. Pastor Dr. Eloi Manjoro is a pastor, recording artiste, music producer, worship leader, technical engineer at Faith World Ministries, Harare.

Ministry and Works[edit]

Prophetess A. C. Manjoro graduated from Christ for the Nations College (USA) in 1984. She continued to minister as a songwriter, preacher, singer, and teacher of the Word. Rumour has it that Prophetess A. C. Manjoro and her husband have caused many broken marriages to be mended. Their gift of counseling and healing broken lives have caused testimonies to emerge even from other ministries. Pastors from other ministries have referred their followers to go to Pastor Manjoro and his wife with certain issues especially where deliverance or healing is needed or issues relating to marriage dysfunctions.

Apphia Manjoro is the founder of Virtuous Women Community International and Clapphia Rescue Center. She is also the co-founder of Faith World Ministries and Bible College.

Music[edit]

Prophetess Dr. A. C. Manjoro was a musician, composer, vocalist, instrumentalist and worship leader. She composed songs before Faith World Ministries and most of her compositions are commonly sung widely across denominations. She also composed many songs which are a part of the Faith World Ministries worship foundation.

Rev. Apphia Manjoro recorded an album titled The Joy which is available for sell through the Faith World Ministries website.

Apphia led worship at the Cathedral of Faith until the time of her death.

Faith World Ministries and Bible College[edit]

Faith World Ministries is a Holy Ghost centered church founded by Bishop Dr. Bartholomew Manjoro and his wife, the late Prophetess Dr. A. C. Manjoro. The church was started in 1993 and the bible college was opened in January 1995. The church is one of the biggest Pentecostal churches in Zimbabwe which covers all provinces in Zimbabwe, and extends to other countries like Zambia, Ghana, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Japan, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Virtuous Women Community International[edit]

The Virtuous Women Community International is a community of God fearing women with a mandate to make a difference in their homes, community and in the world. This organisation seeks to empower women to have an impact in the world. The Virtuous Women Community believes that the power to change the world is in the woman, as she is the one who raises the children and takes care of the husband and all house-hold concerns, according to Proverbs 31. The organization therefore seeks to empower women to bring up children who will change the world and stand for and defend a morally upright character.

Virtuous High School[edit]

Virtuous High School is an educational institution being built by the Virtuous Women Community. The building of this school was initiated by Apphia Manjoro and was set to open in 2017 but work is still in progress at this facility. The opening date is yet to be known although progress is being made.

The Virtuous High School is being built to provide high-quality education to children, especially the less privileged.

Claaphia Rescue Center[edit]

Claaphia Rescue Center is a shelter established to take care of young children, particularly those who were abused, forsaken or impregnated and abandoned. This rescue center provides accommodation, food, and all basic commodities. Additionally, prayer, counseling and comfort is provided by well seasoned counselors and pastors.

The shelter caters for impregnated minors from the time they are pregnant to even after the delivery of the baby.

The Clapphia Rescue Center assists young children with education, and training to equip them to be responsible and effective in life and to be able to take care of their families and communities.

Death[edit]

Reverend Apphia Manjoro died on the 12th of April 2016 after a short illness. Upon death she was acknowledged by the media and many local organizations as an exemplary leader whose life was well lived. She is considered a heroine of faith.

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