Over 200 Mutare Inmates Graduate from Bible Foundation School  

Mutare — A total of 208 inmates from Mutare Remand Prison and Mutare Prison Farm have graduated from the Bible Foundation School, a spiritual rehabilitation initiative facilitated by Christ Embassy Church.  

The graduating cohort comprised 132 inmates from Mutare Prison Farm and 76 from Mutare Remand Prison. The programme provides spiritual guidance and promotes moral transformation among incarcerated individuals to support their eventual reintegration into society.  

Christ Embassy Zonal Pastor Dr Ruth Musarurwa officiated as Guest of Honour at the graduation ceremony, alongside Pastor Tom Marongwe, who represented the Manicaland Province Pastors Fellowship.

 
Correctional leadership at the ceremony included Chief Correctional Officer Mamboanesu Ishmael Makoni representing Mutare Prison Farm, and Chief Correctional Officer Desire Rufurwokuda representing Mutare Remand Prison.  
In his address, Manicaland Provincial Chaplain Chief Correctional Officer Zuva Mucherera commended Christ Embassy and partnering stakeholders for their commitment to prison ministry.  

“Rehabilitation is a collective responsibility in which the church, the community, and ZPCS should take part,” Mucherera said, noting that moral and faith-based initiatives remain integral to reforming offenders prior to their release.  
Top-performing student Taurai Goro, speaking on behalf of the graduates, expressed gratitude to the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) for accommodating faith-based interventions.  

“I gave my life to Christ for the first time while in prison,” Goro said. “This Bible Foundation School has given me a new life, new purpose, and hope for the future.”  

Dr Musarurwa urged the graduates to remain steadfast in their faith and leverage their training to foster positive social change within their communities upon release.  

The ceremony concluded with the presentation of certificates, followed by devotional prayers and praise services.