2026 CONNEXIONAL CALENDAR
| MONTH | EVENT | VENUE | TIME |
| JANUARY | |||
| 1 โ 31 | Covenant Month | All Societies | |
| 1 โ 31 | Education Secretary Visits | Bulawayo & Hwange | |
| 1 – 31 | HR Officer visits Training & Compliance Review | Thekwane, Ndhlela Centre & Pakame Schools | |
| 4 | World Braile Day | All Societies | |
| 5 | Connexional Office Opening | ||
| 6 โ 8 | Boarding Masters & Matrons Workshop | Ndhlela Centre | |
| 7 โ 9 | Examiners and Moderators Workshop | Ruwadzano Centre | |
| 12 -15 | SAMU Committees | Connexional Boardroom | |
| 15 | Lands Board | Connexional Boardroom | 2pm |
| 16-17 | Statistics Workshop | Ndhlela Centre | |
| 20 โ 22 | Principals, Heads & Chaplains Capacity Building Workshop | Ndhlela Centre | |
| 22-24 | PBโs Consultative meeting and Workshop with CLP, CT, GS, MD, District Bishops, District LPs, District Treasurers and Synod Secretaries. Strategic plan evaluation and Data Protection workshop | Harare | |
| 23 | SAMU Executive meeting | TBA | |
| 24 | Connexional Music Executive Committee Meeting | Connexional Boardroom | |
| 24 | Connexional Music General Meeting | Connexional Boardroom | |
| 24 โ 25 | MeDRA Board Capacity Strengthening | TBA | |
| 27 | Bonvie Medical Aid Board Meeting @ Bonvie | 1 Denmark Avenue, Milton Park | |
| 29 | Further Studies Committee | Virtual | 10am |
| 30 | Ndhlela Board Meeting | Ndhlela Centre | 10am |
| FEBRUARY | |||
| 1 | Induction of Harare East District Bishop & Lay President | Trinity | 9am |
| 1 โ 28 | HR Officer visits, Training & Compliance Review | MRCH, Epworth Clinic & MRC | |
| 3 โ 6 | Ministers School | Kariba | |
| 5 โ 7 | Wesleyan Methodist Holding Strategic Review Workshop | Ruwadzano Centre | |
| 5 โ 7 | Tertiary Leaders Training Workshop | Ndhlela Centre Gweru | |
| 6 โ 7 | WISMO All Night | Masvingo | |
| 7 | HR Committee Meeting | Connexional Boardroom | 10am |
| 8 | Safeguarding and Gender Committee | Connexional Boardroom | |
| 12 โ 14 | ZAPAC Conference | Bulawayo | |
| 13 โ 15 | MCU Bible School | Masvingo | |
| 13 โ 15 | MESCO For High Schools | Sandringham | |
| 13 โ 15 | Connexional and Zimbabwe Methodist Council Intercessors Prayer Retreat | TBA | |
| 15-22 | Youth Week (Connexional Executive to visit Masvingo District) | All Societies | |
| 18 | Ash Wednesday | All Societies | |
| 18 | Pensions Trustees Board Meeting | Presiding Bishopโs Office | 11am |
| 20 โ 22 | MESCO for Primary Schools | Chemhanza | |
| 28 | SAMU Board of Trustees | TBA | |
| 28 | MeDRA Board Meeting | Connexional Boardroom | |
| MARCH | |||
| 1 โ 30 | Unpacking the Safeguarding and Gender Policies | Hybrid | |
| 1 โ 31 | HR Officer visits, Training & Compliance Review | Sandringham & Moleli Schools Masvingo District | |
| 1 โ 31 | Music Workshops | All Districts | |
| 1 โ 31 | Education Secretary visits | Gweru & Kadoma | |
| 5 | Sub โ Finance Committee | Virtual | 6pm |
| 6 | World Day of Prayer | All Societies | |
| 6 โ 8 | Youth Advisors Training Workshop | Ruwadzano Centre | |
| 6 โ 8 | Evangelism Training Committee | Ndhlela Centre | |
| 7 | Connexional Youth Finance & Youth Council | Ruwadzano Centre | |
| 7 | Schools and Centers Finance | Ruwadzano Centre | 9am |
| 7 โ 8 | District MRCH Coordinators Workshop | Ndhlela Centre | 10am |
| 8 | International Womenโs Day | All Societies | |
| 12 | Lands Board | Connexional Boardroom | 2pm |
| 12 โ 14 | ZAPAC โ Chaplains Conference | Bulawayo | |
| 13 โ 15 | Stewardship and Training Symposium & Entrepreneurship Training | Ruwadzano Centre | |
| 13 โ 15 | MESSA Athletics | Pakame | |
| 13 โ 15 | MRCH Turn around Strategic Planning workshop | TBA | |
| 14 | Connexional Finance & Property Meeting | Connexional Boardroom | 9am |
| 14 | District Development Coordinators Seminar | TBA | |
| 14 | Ndhlela Centre Staff Development | TBA | |
| 15-19 | AMC- All Heads of Conferences consultation on migration | Ethiopia | |
| 17-22 | AMC Youth Conference | Johannesburg โ RSA | |
| 17 | Audit Committee | Virtual | 6pm |
| 19 | Connexional Pastoral Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 2pm |
| 20 | Bishopโs Council Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 9am |
| 20 | Stationing Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 4pm |
| 20 | Wesleyan Methodist Holding Board | Virtual | |
| 21 | Standing Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 9am |
| 21 | Local Preachers Exam | All Societies | |
| 21 | Gweru MRCH Management Committee | Ndhlela Centre | 10am |
| 22 | Mzinyathi Management Committee | Aldersgate | 2pm |
| 22 | Presiding Bishop welcome service | Hre East Borrowdale Soc | 9am |
| 27 โ 29 | Womenโs Association Annual Conference | Borrowdale | |
| 28 | MRCH National Board Meeting | MRCH Epworth | 10am |
| 29 | Palm Sunday | All Societies | |
| 27-28 | Harare East District Synod | Ruwadzano/Manyano | |
| 27-28 | Harare West District Synod | Everbright Gardens | |
| APRIL | |||
| 2- 5 | Easter Celebrations | Districts & Fellowships | |
| 3 | Good Friday | All Societies | |
| 4 | Easter Saturday | All Societies | |
| 5 | Easter Sunday | All Societies | |
| 8 | Commemorating Autism Day | Virtual | |
| 10 โ 11 | Bulawayo District Synod | Royal Pavilion Kensington | |
| 10 โ 11 | Hwange District Synod | Bulawayo Methodist High School | |
| 14 โ 16 | School Finance Workshop | TBA | |
| 19 | Sign Language Service Launch | Harare East โ Greendale | |
| 23 โ 25 | Masvingo District Synod | Triangle Country Club | |
| 24 โ 25 | Marondera District Synod | Waddilove High School | |
| 24 โ 25 | Kadoma District Synod | Moleli High School | |
| 24 โ 26 | Gweru District Synod | Ndhlela Centre | |
| 25 โ 26 | Safeguarding awareness raising through sports | Marondera District | |
| MAY | |||
| 1 โ 31 | HR Officer visits, Training & Compliance Review | Waddilove, Chemhanza & Kwenda Schools Waddilove Farm | |
| 1 โ 31 | Education Secretary Visits | Masvingo & Marondera | |
| 1 โ 2 | Ruwadzano/Manyano / GCU Connexional Committee & Finance Meeting | Ruwadzano Centre | |
| 2 | MCU General Meeting (H1) | TBA | |
| 2 | Shona Literature Committee Meeting | Trinity | 10am |
| 2 | Ndebele Literature Committee Meetings | Bulawayo Central Church | 10am |
| 2 | Tonga Literature Committee Meeting | Bulawayo Methodist High School | 10am |
| 2 | Kalanga Literature Committee Meeting | Bulawayo Centra Church | 10am |
| 2 | Nambya Literature Committee Meeting | Bulawayo Methodist High School | 10am |
| 3 | Safeguarding and Gender Committee | Virtual | |
| 5 | Further Studies Committee | Virtual | 10am |
| 6 | College Committee | Virtual | 2pm |
| 7 | Lands Board | Connexional Boardroom | 2pm |
| 7 โ 9 | Methosoc Conference | Gweru | |
| 8 | Farms Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 10am |
| 8 | Ndhlela Centre Board Meeting | Ndhlela Centre | 10am |
| 8 | GCU Executive Meeting | Ruwadzano/ Manyano Centre | |
| 8 โ 10 | MSSA | Tinde High School/ Waddilove | |
| 9 | Connexional Staff Safeguarding Training (Half day) | TBA | |
| 9 โ 10 | Evangelism Committee Meeting | Ndhlela Centre | |
| 11 | SAMU Land Committee | TBA | |
| 12 | SAMU RM & M Committee | TBA | |
| 13 | SAMU Finance Committee | TBA | |
| 13 | World Albinism Day | All Societies | |
| 14 | SAMU TP & ID Committee | TBA | |
| 14 | Stewardship and Training Committee | Virtual | 6pm |
| 13-18 | Heads of Conference Summit | Togo | |
| 14 โ 16 | Candidates and Probationers Examinations | Ruwadzano/ Manyano Centre | |
| 15 | Wesleyan Methodist Holding Board Meeting | Virtual | |
| 15 | SAMU Education Committee | TBA | |
| 15 | International Day of Families | All Societies | |
| 16 | Celebrating International Boy Child Day โ Indaba (Padare) Conversations of Hope and Transformation | All Districts | |
| 16 | Statistical Meeting | Holy Trinity Gweru | 9am |
| 16 | Local Preachers Board | Holy Trinity Gweru | 9am |
| 21 | Ecumenical Relations Committee | Virtual | 2pm |
| 17 โ 24 | Wesley Week | All Societies | |
| 21 | AMC โ Understanding cryptocurrency and Foreign Exchange | Webinar | |
| 22 โ 24 | Media Workshop | Ndhlela Centre | |
| 22 โ 24 | Stewardship Training and Development Committee (Training on sustainable Agricultural methods and practices) | Ndhlela Centre | |
| 22 โ 24 | Annual Youth Conference | Marondera District | |
| 23 | HR Committee Meeting | Virtual | |
| 23 | Music Committee Meeting | Gweru Central Church | |
| 23 | Media, Research and Publications Committee Meeting | Ndhlela Centre | |
| 23 | Womenโs Association Leaders Training – Bulawayo & Hwange Districts | TBA | |
| 27 | Sub โ Finance Committee | Virtual | 6pm |
| 27 | Womenโs Association Leaders Training โ Harare East & West and Marondera Districts | TBA | |
| 27 | SAMU Executive Committee | TBA | |
| 27 โ 30 | Womenโs Fellowship Outing | Nyanga | |
| 28 | Business Development Committee | Virtual | 6pm |
| 30 | Gweru MRCH Management Committee | Donga | 10am |
| 30 | Education Committee | Ruwadzano | 9am |
| 30 | MeDRA Board Meeting | Connexional Boardroom | |
| JUNE | |||
| 1 โ 7 | MRCH Week | All Societies | |
| 5 | Audit Committee | Virtual | 6pm |
| 6 | Schools & Centers Finance Meeting | Ruwadzano/ Manyano Centre | 9am |
| 7 | MRCH Fundraising Big Sunday | MRCH | 10am |
| 9 | Faith & Order Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 9am |
| 9 | Lay Ministries Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 2pm |
| 11 | Mission Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 9am |
| 12 | Bishopโs Council | Connexional Boardroom | 4pm |
| 13 | Finance, Property & Administration Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 9am |
| 13 | World Albinism Day | Harare West | |
| 16 | Day of the African Child Celebrating Children Rights | All Societies | |
| 17 | Ministerial Training Committee Meeting | Connexional Boardroom | 9am |
| 18 | Pastoral Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 9am |
| 18 | Nominations Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 2pm |
| 19 | Stationing Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 4pm |
| 20 | Standing Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 9am |
| 20 | Local Preachers Exam | All Societies | |
| 20 | SAMU Board of Trustees | TBA | |
| 20 | Graduates Association All Day Prayer | Gweru | |
| 20 | MRCH National Board | Connexional Office | 10am |
| 20 | Womenโs Association โ Parents Day Fundraising โ Bulawayo, Hwange, Marondera, Harare East & West Districts | TBA | |
| 21 | Schools MRCH Day | MRCH Epworth | 10am |
| 21 โ 23 | Boys to Men โ Padare Conversation on Abuse, Mental Health and Psycho-social support | Kadoma District | |
| 25 โ 28 | Evangelism Committee Retreat | Glen City Camp Ruwa, Hre | |
| 26 | Anti- Drug Trafficking Day โ Awareness on Drug and Substance Abuse | All Societies | |
| 27 | Ruwadzano Manyano Centre Day | Ruwadzano Centre | |
| JULY | |||
| 1 โ 25 | Sign Language Trainings | TBA | |
| 1 โ 31 | Mission Month | All Societies | |
| 1 โ 31 | Education Secretary visits | Harare East & West | |
| HR Officer visits and Review to Centers | MRCH & Connexional Bookshop | ||
| Ndhlela Centre Golf Tournament | Gweru Golf Club | ||
| 2 โ 6 | Evangelism Leadership Training โ Gweru & Masvingo Districts | TBA | |
| 3 โ 5 | MESSA Ball Games | Chemhanza | |
| 3 โ 5 | Child Care Workshop (foster parents, house parents and relief mothers) | TBA | |
| 8 โ 12 | Evangelism Leadership Training โ Kadoma District | TBA | |
| 9 | Lands Board | Connexional Boardroom | |
| 10-14 | ZMC Evangelism Training | Harare | |
| 14 โ 17 | Principals & Spouse Retreat | TBA | |
| 18 | Womenโs Fellowship Fundraising | TBA | |
| 18 โ 19 | James Anta Pilgrimage Prayer Retreat | ||
| 19 โ 25 | Music Week | All Districts | |
| 24 | AMC Wesleyan studies and Leadership Development | Online | |
| 26 | Harvest Sunday | All Societies | |
| 26 โ 30 | Awareness on Human Trafficking | All Societies | |
| 31 | Ndhlela Centre Board Meeting | Ndhlela Centre | |
| 31 โ 2 August | Connexional All Night Prayer Retreat | Gweru | |
| AUGUST | |||
| 2 | Safeguarding And Gender Committee Meeting | Virtual | |
| 3 | SAMU Education Committee | TBA | |
| 4 | SAMU TP & ID Committee | TBA | |
| 5 | SAMU Finance Committee | TBA | |
| 6 | SAMU RM & M Committee | TBA | |
| 7 โ 9 | Connexional Sunday School Festival | Gweru District | |
| 8 | SAMU Land Committee | TBA | |
| 14 โ 16 | Youth 35th Celebrations | TBA | |
| 15 | Graduates Fellowship Business Symposium | Harare | |
| 15 | MeDRA Board Meeting | Connexional Boardroom | |
| 17 | Womenโs Association Progress Review | Online | |
| 19 | SAMU Executive Committee | TBA | |
| 23 โ 31 | Womenโs Federation World Assembly | New Zealand | |
| 27 โ 30 | MCZ Annual Conference | Kadoma District | |
| SEPTEMBER | |||
| 1-30 | MCU CIRCUITS CONVENTIONS | ||
| 1 โ 31 | Districts End of Year Crusades | All Districts | |
| 5 | SAMU Board of Trustees | Waddilove | |
| 10 | Lands Board | Connexional boardroom | |
| 12 | Young Adults AGM | Kwekwe | |
| 15 โ 24 October | Management Course for Senior Church Administrators | Corat | |
| 15 โ 18 | Ministersโ Retirement Planning Workshop | TBA | |
| 18 โ 20 | GCU Convention | TBA | |
| 18 | Wesleyan Methodist Holding Board Meeting | Trinity Memorial Hall | |
| 19 | Local Preachers Exam | All Societies | |
| 19 | Tertiary Education Guidance | Thekwane High School | |
| 20 โ 26 | Youth in Action | All Societies | |
| 20 โ 27 | Understanding diverse Perspectives, beliefs and opportunities around disability | Hybrid | |
| 21 | World Day of Prayer | All Societies | |
| 24 โ 27 | Precollegiate Induction Workshop | TBA | |
| 25 โ 27 | Womenโs Association Leaders Prayer Retreat | TBA | |
| 26 | Music Committee Meeting | Gweru Central Church | |
| 27 | Half Marathon Fundraising | Old Georgians | 5.30am |
| OCTOBER | |||
| 1 – 31 | HR Officer visits, Training & Compliance Review | Bulawayo & Hwange Districts | |
| 1 โ 31 | District Music Conventions | All Districts | |
| 1 โ 4 | WISMO Conference | Ebenezer Marondera | |
| 1 โ 4 | Evangelism Coordinators and Secretaries Workshop | Ndhlela Centre | |
| 2 โ 4 | Cultural Games | Thekwane | |
| 3 | Mzinyathi MRCH Management Meeting | Aldersgate | 10am |
| 4 | Ndhlela Centre Day | All Societies | |
| 6 โ 9 | Staff Training and Team Building | TBA | |
| 10 | Gweru MRCH Management Meeting | Donga | 10am |
| 10 | SAMU Day | Waddilove | |
| 11 | Conversation on gender perspectives /International Girl Child | Virtual | |
| 14 | Pensions Trustees Board Meeting | Presiding Bishopโs Office | 11am |
| 14 | Africa Association of Methodist Institutions | Liberia | |
| 15 | International Day of Rural Women | All Societies | |
| 17 | MRCH National Board | Connexional Office. | 10am |
| 20 โ 24 | World Child Safeguarding Week Unpacking the Safeguarding Policies | Hybrid | |
| 24 | Human Resources Committee | Connexional Office | 10am |
| 25 | MeDRA Day โ 21st Celebrations | All Societies | |
| 25 โ 31 | Methosoc Week | Masvingo Region | |
| 28 | Sub โ Finance Committee | Virtual | 6pm |
| 30 | Ndhlela Centre Board Meeting | Ndhlela Centre | 10am |
| NOVEMBER | |||
| 1 | Safeguarding and Gender Committee Meeting | Virtual | |
| 6 | Pastoral Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 9am |
| 6 | Finance, Property & Administration Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 4pm |
| 6 โ 7 | Ruwadzano/ Manyano/ GCU Connexional Committee & Finance Meeting | Ruwadzano Centre | |
| 7 | Standing Committee | Connexional Boardroom | 9am |
| 7 | MCU General Meeting (H2) | TBA | |
| 7 | Womenโs Fellowship Study Day | TBA | |
| 7 | National Tertiary All Night | Marondera | |
| 7 | Schools & Centers Finance Meeting | Ruwadzano/ Manyano Centre | 9am |
| 7 โ 8 | Connexional BCU Sub- Committee | Gweru | |
| 8 | Thanksgiving Service for the Connexional Ministers | District | |
| 11 โ 30 | Conversations on Gender Based Violence | All Societies | |
| 12 | Lands Board | Connexional Boardroom | |
| 13 โ 14 | All Ministers Prayer Retreat | Glen City | |
| 20 | MRCH Universal Childrenโs Day | All Societies | |
| 20 โ 21 | Evangelism Committee Meeting | Ndhlela Centre | |
| 20 โ 22 | National Music Convention | TBA | |
| 21 | SAMU Executive Committee | TBA | |
| 21 โ 2 Dec | MeDRA Board Visits | TBA | |
| 26 โ 29 | Womenโs Association Units Conference | TBA | |
| 27 | Wesleyan Methodist Holding Board Meeting | Virtual | |
| 28 | MRCH Fundraising Golf Tournament | TBA | |
| DECEMBER | |||
| 1 | Movement of Ministers to new stations | ||
| 1 โ 6 | Stewardship Week | All Societies | |
| 1 โ 10 | Awareness Raising on Gender Based Violence | All Societies | |
| 3 | Disability inclusion Day | All Societies | |
| 5 | MeDRA Board Meeting | Connexional Boardroom | |
| 5 โ 7 | MYD Inter districts Exchange | TBA | |
| 6 | MYD DAY | All Societies | |
| 6 โ 13 | Home & Family Week | All Societies | |
| 9-12 | MeDRA Staff Review | TBA | |
| 11 | Connexional Offices Closure | All Societies | |
| 12 | SAMU Board of Trustees | TBA | |
| 16 โ 23 | Social Justice Week | All Societies |
SPECIAL SUNDAYS AND OBSERVATIONS
Covenant Month 1 – 31 January 2026
Youth Week 15- 22 February 2026
Wesley Week 17 โ 24 May 2026
MRCH Week 1- 7 June 2026
MRCH Big Sunday 7 June 2026
Mission Month 1 – 31 July 2026
Harvest Sunday 26 July 2026
Youth in Action 20 โ 26 September 2026
Methosoc Week 25 โ 31 October 2026
Stewardship Week 1 โ 6 December 2026
Family Week 6 โ 13 December 2026
Justice Sunday (Social Responsibility Week) 16 โ 23 December 2026
Justice Sunday 23 December 2026