A History of the Last Church of God and His Christ

Some scholars classify the Last Church of God
and His Christ under the ecclesiastical-cultural bloc known as African
Indigenous Churches (AICs). David Barret has divided the world’s
Christians into seven major ecclesiastical blocs. However, there are
many large churches and denominations which do not define themselves
under any of these three terms, and often reject all three. As far back
as 1549 (Japan) and 1741 (USA), new types of Christianity have emerged
that do not fit readily into any of these preceding six major blocs.
These consist of denominations, churches and movements that have been
initiated, founded and spread by black, Non-White or non-European
peoples without European assistance, mainly in the Global South, but
also among Black and Non-White minorities in the Western World. The
African Indigenous Churches fall under this category.

The aim of the
book, is to examine the history of the Last Church of God and His Christ
International in Malawi from its beginning (1916) through the years and
to portray a picture of its current existence in its various branches:
What developments and changes have taken place over the years? What has
been the relationship of the church to African culture? How has the
church grown or expanded? Has the church been able to maintain its
unity? And what has been the relationship of the church with other
churches?