{"id":57,"date":"2017-07-25T08:28:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T08:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/blessing\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2023-04-14T10:39:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T10:39:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccz.org.zm\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1501668917565{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t\t\t<!-- START Home 1 REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.6.7 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_1_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_1_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.6.7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-1\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/342c9690-6b5b-4f10-8bb3-147459f412c5-100x50.jpg\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"342c9690-6b5b-4f10-8bb3-147459f412c5\" width=\"1280\" height=\"958\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/342c9690-6b5b-4f10-8bb3-147459f412c5.jpg\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-1-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"border-v\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:540px;y:c;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"l:22;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"y:top;o:1;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:easeInOutCubic;st:400;sp:800;sR:400;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"y:top;e:easeInOutCubic;st:14900;sp:400;sR:13800;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:'Open Sans';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-1-layer-2\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"custom-font-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:600px;y:140px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:16;l:22;ls:10px;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:334px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"y:-50px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:easeInOutCubic;st:1000;sp:800;sR:1000;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"y:-50px;o:0;e:easeInOutCubic;st:w;sp:400;sR:13200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:6;font-family:'Open Sans';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>supporting & promoting \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-1-layer-3\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:600px;y:190px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:52;l:22;ls:2px;fw:700;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"y:-50px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:easeInOutCubic;st:800;sp:800;sR:800;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"y:-50px;o:0;e:easeInOutCubic;st:w;sp:500;sR:13400;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:7;font-family:'Montserrat';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>enviromental  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-1-layer-4\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:600px;y:240px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:20;l:28;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"y:50px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:easeInOutCubic;st:1400;sp:800;sR:1400;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"y:50px;o:0;e:easeInOutCubic;st:w;sp:500;sR:12800;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:8;font-family:'Open Sans';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>sustainability, stewardship and justice by strengthening community <br>\n                               resilience in environmental protection, management, and sustainability.<br> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-1-layer-5\" 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src=\"\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"STAFF OF CCZ\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_3195-scaled.jpg\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-2-layer-2\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"custom-font-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#007aff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:27px;y:141px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:16;l:22;ls:10px;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"y:-50px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:easeInOutCubic;st:400;sp:800;sR:400;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"y:-50px;o:0;e:easeInOutCubic;st:w;sp:400;sR:13800;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:'PT Sans Narrow';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>We seek to 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#007aff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:67px;y:235px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:20;l:28;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"y:50px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:easeInOutCubic;st:1200;sp:800;sR:1200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"y:50px;o:0;e:easeInOutCubic;st:w;sp:500;sR:13000;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:7;font-family:'Source Sans Pro';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>unity, cooperation and fellowship between and among <br \/>Christian Churches and affiliate organizations churches <br \/>and the world at large.<br>\n                \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-2-layer-5\" 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src=\"\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"DSC_4301\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/ccz.org.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC_4301-scaled.jpg\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-3-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"border-v\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:540px;y:c;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"l:22;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"y:top;o:1;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:easeInOutCubic;st:400;sp:800;sR:400;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"y:top;e:easeInOutCubic;st:w;sR:13800;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:'Open Sans';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-3-layer-2\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"custom-font-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:600px;y:140px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:16;l:22;ls:10px;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"y:-50px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:easeInOutCubic;st:1000;sp:800;sR:1000;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"y:-50px;o:0;e:easeInOutCubic;st:w;sp:400;sR:13200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:6;font-family:'Open Sans';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>We strive to  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-3-layer-3\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:600px;y:190px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:52;l:22;ls:2px;fw:700;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"y:-50px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:easeInOutCubic;st:800;sp:800;sR:800;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"y:-50px;o:0;e:easeInOutCubic;st:w;sp:500;sR:13400;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:7;font-family:'Montserrat';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>provide a  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-1-slide-3-layer-4\" 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