Church of Central Africa Presbyterian

In 1889 the Cape Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa began work in central Malawi.

In 1911 the Livingstonia and Blantyre Synods agreed to join together to form the CCAP[3] although, because of World War I, this union did not take place until 17 September 1924.

[6] In 1993, the Blantyre Synod issued a statement which acknowledged historically close ties with the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) so that "the church gradually lost its ability to admonish or speak pastorally to the government"[7] and indicated that they did "not want to make the same mistake at this time in order to ensure that the church retains its prophetic voice throughout the coming years of our country’s history.

[9] In April 2020 Lilongwe MP Esther Kathumba and Monica Chang'anamuno went to court over the legality of the measures brought in by the President to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kathumba argued that the President's decaration of a State of National Disaster in March and the announcement by the Minister of Health of a three week lockdown (a few days before) was unconstitutional.