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)
- A Facebook page was provided; Facebook blocks automated reading, so it was weighed through the independent search
- A working page belonging to this church was found by the search: malawi24.com/2024/03/15/everlasting-life-missionary-church-graduates-11-pastors/
- Independent web search performed: see the findings on the right
What we found
We searched for the church by name with its city and country, and found independent news coverage: Malawi24 reported in March 2024 that eleven pastors graduated at Everlasting Life Missionary Church after six months of Bible study, and named the church's leader in Malawi as Apostle James Chikopa, which matches the surname in the contact email. The same report says the church has prayer houses in Thyolo, Mangochi, Phalombe, Chikwawa and Lilongwe, among other districts, so it appears to be a real multi-site body, though that article does not confirm a Zomba address. Our attempt to confirm the specific Facebook page failed, as searches returned only unrelated "Everlasting Life" pages elsewhere (Facebook, charity registers), and our servers cannot open the page behind the login wall. We found no scam reports, fraud warnings or complaints against this church, and no sign that the name is merely a personal brand.
Our conclusion: An independent Malawian news outlet, Malawi24, reported in March 2024 that eleven pastors graduated from a six-month Bible study programme at Everlasting Life Missionary Church, and named Apostle James Chikopa as the church's leader in Malawi, which matches the contact person and the surname in the email on file. The same report describes prayer houses in several districts, indicating an established multi-site congregation, even though that parti
No further action is needed. This report is refreshed whenever the church is reviewed again.