The Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance, Thomas Schirrmacher, had two meetings with the General Secretary of the Seychelles Evangelical Alliance (SEA), Pastor Robert Moumou, and an official meeting with the board and leaders of the SEA, including the heads of the Pentecostal and the Baptist churches. The SEA represents about 10% of the nation’s estimated population of 92,462, while about 76% are Roman Catholic, 2.4% Hindu, 1.6% Muslim and another 1.1% belong to other faith groups.
He heard about the situation how Covid 19 has affected the country, about SEA’s involvement in creation care as well as their lead in the “Interreligious Council of the Seychelles”, which represents all religious bodies to the government to ensure equal legal treatment for all. Schirrmacher was also impressed to hear about the national prayer network involving all local churches each week.
Further topics included the growing involvement of the Anglican Church with the national Evangelical Alliances in the Seychelles and the neighboring countries like Mauritius and Madagascar, and the growing concern about the felt “colonialism” by large African denominations whose influence overshadows the autochthon indigenous evangelical churches and denominations in the Seychelles.
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Thomas Schirrmacher with the General Secretary of the Seychelles Evangelical Alliance, Rev. Robert Moumou
