25/12/2025
🪦💔 Funeral and Burial Update of the late Mr. CHANDA BRIGHT 😭⚰️
▶️ Funeral House: CHIBUTIKA village (The Chanda's residence)
▶️ Burial Date: 27-12-25
▶️ Burial Day: Saturday
▶️ Burial Place: Chembe (Cemetery to be Updated soon)
ℹ️ Mr CHANDA BRIGHT the DESO for Chembe district passed on Tuesday the 23rd of December, 2025, at Chembe Mini Hospital after an illness.
Mr Chanda was a very humble, hardworking, passionate and dedicated civil servant who diligently served the republic of Zambia in different capacities and potifolios from different institutions as well as districts under the Ministry of Education
He was not just a legendary educationalist or teacher, but also a great evangelist in the kingdom of God who touched and helped to change a lot of lives in diverse ways.
📚 Below is that brief history of Mr CHANDA'S Professional work and Christian Ministry👇
⏩ Professional service:
✅ Spent much of his teaching time in Mufulira where he was Head of Department (H.O.D) of Expressive Arts at Butondo Secondary School.
✅ From Butondo Secondary School, he was promoted as a the Education Standards Officer in Chembe under the ambrella of Education Standards Officer (ESO), Open and Distance Education (ODL).
✅ Mr Chanda was also one of the senior examiners (Marker) in the field of Art and Design
✅ He was then promoted ESO ODL to District Education Standards Officer (DESO)
✅ He also acted in the office of the District Education Board Secretary (DEBS)at many occasions and for several independent months
⏩ Christian Ministries;
✅ He was a very dependable senior elder at ENVISION OUTREACH MINISTRIES in Mufulira.
✅ Mr Chanda greatly contributed, help or facilitated in the planting or start of a number of church, especially in rural or remote places. Among these is one of the established congratulations at SALAMANO in Kitwe near Sabina.
✅ He was welcomed as senior elder at Chembe Living Soul, PAOG (Z) church upon arrival to Chembe district.
✅ Due to his great dedicated, experience and great knowledge in Church Management and Christian ministries, he was given a responsibility to be in charge or pastor MYENGELE Pentecostal Assemblies of Church, PAOG (Z) branch Church where he had been serving the Lord for many years until his demise yesterday (23-12-25)
✅ Despite his illness, he was still very dedicated to work for the republic of Zambia and also serve God Almighty.
In this regard, he even managed to preach his last message at MYENGELE PAOG (Z) just a few days ago, on Sunday the 21st of December, 2025.
Sincere condolences to the family, friends, Chembe DEBS office as well as work mates, church, Chembe community and the ministry of education who have lost a great giant in him. May his soul rest in eternal peace 🕊️ 💔😭🪦
🚨NOTE:
More updates or latest information on the funeral and burial arrangements maybe be posted later on this page.
