Submitted by Lott Carey
Lott Carey mourns the tragic passing of Dr. Henry Mugabe, professor and former president of the Zimbabwe Theological Seminary (ZTS), his son, Munyaradzi Johannes Mugabe, and Dr. Dudzirai Chimeri, ZTS president.
The three died in a motor vehicle accident in Zimbabwe on October 21.
“The Lott Carey family has suffered a tremendous loss in the passing of Dr. Henry Mugabe,” said Lott Carey Executive Secretary-Treasurer Rev. Emmett Dunn. “He was a faithful co-laborer in Lott Carey’s groundbreaking missional engagement in Zimbabwe.”
ZTS, a Lott Carey partner, was launched in 2011 with Dr. Mugabe providing much of the outreach effort to get the fledgling institution off the ground. He toured the United States seeking funding and partnerships for the school.
Lott Carey became a significant partner for ZTS. Dr. Mugabe was an important link between the global mission agency and the school.
The seminary described itself as having a “distinctively Baptist heritage with an ecumenical commitment, a global perspective, and participation in the worldwide Christian mission.”
Lott Carey President Rev. Dr. Gina Stewart remembers Dr. Mugabe “as a gentle giant. A man of tremendous intellect, a faithful and committed partner of Lott Carey, an outstanding theologian, and a true ambassador of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Rev. Dunn declared Dr. Mugabe was “an innovative leader who combined the practical and spiritual in crafting the church’s response to the ills of society, a provocative theologian who believed that the Word of God must be interpreted using the lenses of marginalized Africans, and a firm believer in the fight for justice in defending the rights of the indigenous church against foreign intervention. He enters heaven bearing the scars as evidence of his fight for justice.”
“I take pride in knowing that Lott Carey was very instrumental in his ministry from its infancy,” Dr. Stewart stated. “When the history of Lott Carey is written, the name of Henry Mugabe will be counted among those who touch lives with transforming love.”
Rev. Dunn mourned that “The church in Africa has lost one of God’s faithful servants.”
Dr. Mugabe is survived by his widow, Hermina, and children Grace and Tinashse.
“We pray for the Mugabe and Chimeri families who suffered such heartbreaking loss. Let us remember the seminary community, the church, and the people of Zimbabwe,” Rev. Dunn urged the Lott Carey global family.
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