Our Beliefs
While We derive my doctrinal beliefs from the Bible, we believe that these fine documents accurately express what the Bible teaches. We subscribe to the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. Additional helps to explain my doctrinal beliefs include the Doctrines of Grace, the Reformation Doctrines (5 Solas), and the 9 Marks of a Healthy Church. If you want to know what Reformed Baptist Faith is, we recommend this article, What is Reformed Baptist? By Tom Hicks. In addition, we believe that the pure Gospel of the Lord Jesus is the central message of the Bible. We believe whole heartedly that salvation is through Christ alone. Therefore, we preach Christ crucified without any stain of apology. If you want to know about this Gospel of Jesus, you are very welcome to contact us so that we can share this good news with you
About Brino Kumwenda
Brino is a reformed pastor. He is a pastor of Christlike Baptist Church in Mzuzu, the primary city of Northern Malawi. He also teaches lay leaders theology. He has also worked as a Christian broadcaster for over 15 years.
Testimony of Salvation
I grew up in Mzuzu City (where I am ministering). I was raised Roman Catholic and in a polygamous family. My mum raised me up. Before I came to know the Lord, I took four years without attending any kind of church service and being involved in any church activity. I did that out of frustration because I had passed to study at a Catholic seminary, very prestigious at the time, but later I heard that the parish minister secretly replaced me with his nephew. That was enough reason for me to call all churches and Christians hypocrites.
From a life of a shaky outward morality, I got into a life of open rebellion, such as drunkenness, stealing, obscenity, and hatred towards the church. My success in secondary schools’ English drama, being crowned best actor in the northern region for three times, only fed my pride and rebellion. It seemed I was making it without God!
I came to know the Lord in 2002. A pastor from a local Baptist church came to my home to share the gospel with me. I found him preaching to my sister. The moment I saw him I was angry with him and ignored him, going straight into my house. There, with my brother, we started gossiping about the pastor, calling him a hypocrite just like anybody else. Memories of the parish minister were very fresh. While gossiping about him, my sister came into the house and told us that the preacher wanted to meet us, either where we were or where he was. The way the preacher put that to us through our sister was such that we had no option but to meet him. He was authoritative and that humbled us. Since, in our community, my brother and I were known for worldliness and hating the church, we were ashamed of being seen with a pastor. Therefore, we told our sister to invite him into our house. The pastor preached the gospel to us with such authority that I saw my wretchedness. He was straightforward.
I must say this was my first time to encounter a preacher of this nature. He called us what we were – rebels against God – and if we did not repent, we were heading to hell. But he also pointed us to a forgiving and loving Lord who gave His own life for us. That day I repented of my sins. My life so drastically changed that it shocked everyone who knew me in the community.
Soon after my conversion, I joined a Presbyterian church in the area while the preacher continued to teach us God’s Word. I grew in my love for the Lord and His church. I began to see that God’s truly saved people are beautiful after all, even though they are not perfect. I discovered most of the people I called Christians were just nominal.
A year after conversion I felt the need to grow in the Lord more. In 2004, I was selected to attend African Bible College (ABC).
