Who and What is Justo Mwale?

Preparing preachers and sending them out to proclaim Jesus Christ – that’s the mission of the Justo Mwale Theological University College in Lusaka, Zambia.  The university college was originally called the Reformed Church Theological College and was begun in 1951 in the Eastern Province of Zambia.  In 1969, the college moved to Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia.  In 1975, the college was renamed Justo Mwale Theological College, in honor of the first Zambian in the Reformed Church in Zambia to be ordained as a minister of Word, on September 29, 1929.

          The university college is governed by a board made up of members from the Reformed Church in Zambia, the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa, and the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe.  The university college is a leading theological institution in Central and Southern Africa.  Students come from Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Kenya, and South Africa.

          The mission and vision of the university are impressive:

          The mission of Justo Mwale Theological University College is to provide quality, contextual and holistic theological education from a Biblical, Reformed and Presbyterian perspective for Christian men and women, to enable them to carry out God’s redemptive mission in the Church, society and academy in Africa and beyond in order to realise his Kingdom.

          Our vision is to be a leading private institution for tertiary education in Sub-Saharan Africa characterised by quality academic programmes and organisational excellence, which concretely addresses the needs of the Church, Society and Academy.

          Our motto Nditumikira Kristu (I serve Christ) characterises our ministry.  The ministerial training offered at JMTUC is holistic, covering the academic, vocational and spiritual sides of congregational ministry.

          In our service to the Church, Society and Academy we uphold specific core values; as a Christian Institution we shall seek to be governed by, to uphold and to propagate:  Responsible Stewardship, Innovation and creativity, Spirituality, Credibility and Integrity, Justice, Academic Excellence, Gender equity and equality, Servant Leadership, Transparency.

          Read more about the school at www.justomwale.net/