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Through the interest of a young Zimbabwean, Raphael Ganda, who was introduced to Orthodox Christianity while in training at an army officer's training course in Greece, Orthodoxy came to the indigenous people of Zimbabwe. After attending services at the [[cathedral]] in Harare, he, his family, and some friends were [[baptism|baptized]] in September 1994. He later attended the [[Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School of Makarios III|seminary]] in Nairobi. Returning to Zimbabwe, he worked at translations of the [[Divine Liturgy]] and conducted missionary activity in rural Zimbabwe.
To govern church activities in the middle of Africa, the [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] established an [[Archdiocese of Zimbabwe]] in 1968. The missionary activities in Zimbabwe are were conducted under the auspices the then-ruling hierarch, Metropolitan [[George (Vladimirou) of AccraGuinea|George (Vladimirou)]]. The area of his [[jurisdiction]] also includes included the countries of [[Angola]], Malawi, and Boswana.
The St. Nektarios missionary center was dedicated in Park Town, Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe as the first center for missionary work. Other centers are the St. Augustine missionary center, located in Bulawayo, and the [[Athanasius of Alexandria|St. Athanasios the Great]] center in Harare next to the residence of the [[archbishop]].