The Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) consecrated its new Bishop Abraham ||Keibeb at an event in Okahandja.

Bishop ||Keibeb, who was consecrated along with his deputy, Bishop Lorenst Kuzatjike, will serve for six years.

The results of the election for the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) held on the 10th of August have been announced, with Pastor Abraham ||Kheibeb securing victory after receiving the highest number of votes. 

Parishioners of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) are dissatisfied with the nomination and voting process for the church's upcoming elections for a new bishop, citing a lack of transparency and the exclusion of those from smaller towns.

Emeritus Dean Stefanus Tiboth, a long-serving clergyman of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN), was laid to rest in his hometown of Berseba in the ||Kharas Region on Saturday.

Grief has befallen the community of the Church of Africa following the death of its leader, acting Bishop Zach Ngetujame Makari.

Bishop Makari died Saturday morning at his home in Windhoek, aged 58.