Ramiros - The minister of State for the Social Affairs Dalva Ringote Sunday urged the unity of Angolan families, with a view to ensuring a more constructive society.
The minister, who was speaking during a Thanksgiving Mass, defended the search for unity and God, for the construction of a prosperous country for future generations.
During the event, which also marked the retirement of the Bishop of the Anglican Church of Angola, André Soares, Dalva Ringote said the Anglican Church is currently found in 15 of the country’s 18 provinces.
She underlined the need for women, as they are the majority, to focus more on building homes, communities and families, looking to Christ as the foundation in all times and places.
On the occasion, the Bishop André Soares said that he leaves a more evolved, united and dynamic Anglican Church.
He considered that the church's role should be, among others, that of cooperating with families, because if parents work to educate their children, we will have a better society.
André Soares was the first elected Bishop of the Diocese of Angola and of the Anglican Church of Mozambique on September 14, 2003.
The Anglican Church was established in Angola by the American missionary Archibad Paterson, in 1926, in the mission of Kicaia, province of Uige.
It was recognised by the Angolan Government in 1992 and currently has four bishops.
