ZAMBIA ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC PROFESSIONALS
Background
The Zambia Association of Catholic Professionals (ZACP) is a non-profit lay movement in the Catholic Church founded in 1999. The movement was officially establishment in 1992 when its constitution was approved by the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC). ZACP is affiliated to the National Council of the Laity and the International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs (ICMCA-PAX ROMANA). The movement brings together Catholics of different professions in Zambia who pursue a common goal of living their apostolic mission, as lay members of the church by fruitfully placing their intellectual and moral resources at the service of the church and community at large
ZACP Mission is to promote the development of faith among catholic professionals as well as shaping and influencing public opinion with Christian principles in order to fulfill the Church’s mission of evangelization.
The Objectives include
- Promotion of a spirit of fellowship and Christian charity among Catholics and Society;
- Collaborate with the church hierarchy and various departments of the Catholic secretariat on various church and national issues;
- Offer professional services and spiritual enrichment to the Church society;
- Maintain liaison through meetings, correspondence and otherwise with other national and International movements involved in similar activities;
- Get involved and support concrete projects that improve the livelihood of the poor;
- React and respond to church and national issues on matters of human rights and development.
Membership to ZAP is open to all Catholic professionals of any discipline who are interested in building the Kingdom of God through ZACP.
[1] July 1991 minutes on the formation of the Zambia Association of Catholic Professionals