Zimbabwe UMC faces generational change post

with splintering in the United Methodist Church, fueled in part by disagreements about LGBTQ+ rights, and a landmark restructuring, African leaders have pushed for restoration of normalcy.

Generational changes in Zimbabwe church life is ushering in new pressures, such as the rise in Pentecostalism, and shifting attitudes on major social and cultural debates, like LGBTQ+ rights.

Recently ratified restructuring in UMC, known as regionalization, allows church in Africa to "look at these issues at their own pace."

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center.

HARARE, ZIMBABWE — The streets of Harare in late October were covered with motorists driving the massively popular Toyota HiLux, bright purple flowers blossoming from jacaranda trees and billboards advertising th