Muhammadiyah-UMSU Community Preaching Institute Sends Students to Preach in 3T Regions and Abroad

The Community Preaching Institute (LDK) of Muhammadiyah’s Central Leadership continues to expand the reach of the Islamic propagation movement through strategic collaborations with the academic world. The latest collaboration is with the Faculty of Islamic Religion at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatra Utara (UMSU). This partnership focuses on sending preachers through the real-work lecture (KKN) programme to underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions in Indonesia. Additionally, preachers are also sent to several countries to enhance Muhammadiyah’s propagation movement on a global scale. The signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) took place on Tuesday (14/4/2026) at the UMSU campus in Medan, North Sumatra, attended by the Deputy Treasurer of LDK Central Leadership (PP) Muhammadiyah, who is also the Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Religion at UMSU, Assoc Prof Zailani, and the Treasurer of the Muhammadiyah Regional Leadership in North Sumatra, Prof Muhammad Qorib. This collaboration is seen as a concrete step in preparing young preacher cadres who are not only academically excellent but also socially mature. UMSU students are expected to adapt to diverse societal conditions, from communities in remote areas to Indonesian diasporas abroad. Deputy Treasurer of LDK PP Muhammadiyah, Kamarul Zaman, stated that preaching must not be limited to conventional spaces but must also reach marginal societal groups. “LDK Muhammadiyah is present to ensure that preaching reaches all community segments, from urban societies, special communities, 3T regions, to Indonesians abroad. Preaching must be present as a solution, enlightenment, and empowerment that touches all layers,” said Kamarul Zaman in a written statement on Wednesday (15/4/2026). Furthermore, he explained that the preacher dispatch programme through KKN with UMSU is a real integration between community propagation movements and student academic service. According to him, this approach is important for shaping the character of preachers who not only have strong religious understanding but also high social sensitivity. “We want students to become intellectual preachers who can adapt to local cultures, understand the needs of the ummah, and bring the values of progressive Islam from Muhammadiyah to national and global levels,” he added. Assoc Prof Zailani views this programme as a strategic field learning space for students to hone their preaching skills directly in the midst of society.