Church Verification Report
What we checked
- Not a duplicate: no similarly named church is listed with us
- The name reads as a real congregation
- Contact email reviewed (gmail.com, common for small churches)
- No website or social page was provided
- Independent web search performed: see the findings on the right
What we found
We searched for the exact name "Chiwanja Holy Cross Pentecostal Church" together with Mzuzu and Malawi and found no directory listing, Facebook page, map entry or news item for a congregation of that name, and no trace of the contact email either. We did, however, confirm that the parent body is real: Holy Cross Pentecostal Church International was founded in 1985 in Bangwe, Blantyre by the late Apostle Dr. Harry Sam Gama, with headquarters now in Lilongwe (hcpcimalawi.org), which publishes a postal address, phone number and bank details in Lilongwe, and a South African partner ministry describes a long-running outreach partnership with HCPC leaders including Bishop George Mkandawire since 2011 (xtupie.com). The denomination's own site lists districts and zones rather than individual branch names, so a small Mzuzu branch would not be expected to appear online. The findings are summarized here for space; the full research was weighed in the review.
Our conclusion: Our own search confirmed that Holy Cross Pentecostal Church International is a genuine Malawian Pentecostal denomination founded in 1985 in Blantyre with headquarters in Lilongwe, and its website lists districts and zones rather than individual branches, so a small Mzuzu congregation would not be expected to appear online. Chiwanja is a recognised neighbourhood of Mzuzu, the pastor is named, and nothing in the search suggested a business, a perso
No further action is needed. This report is refreshed whenever the church is reviewed again.