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ZCC members pray to God in the name of Jesus Christ. Lekganyane is the leader. Redemption is obtained through confession, repentance and prayer. The bishop and ministers of the ZCC preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ as laid out in the bible. The ZCC Church members have a strong belief in Prophets and Prophecies.
Bishop Samuel Mutendi (c.1880-1976) was the founder of the Zimbabwean based Zion Christian Church (Z.C.C), which under his leadership grew to a membership of more than 250,000, [1] and is believed to have grown three or four times larger today [2] and one of the largest religious organizations in the country.
Edward was the second-born son of Engenas Lekganyane and his senior wife, Salfina Rabodiba, and was born in Thabakgone in the Mamabolo Reserve east of Polokwane.Although his exact birth date is unknown, he is known to have been born during a smallpox epidemic that led his father to quarantine his household for some time. [2]
Engenas Barnabas Lekganyane (c. 1885–1948) was the founder of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC). He first formed the ZCC in 1924, and by the time of his death the church had at least 50,000 members. Under the leadership of his descendants the ZCC has gone on to have more than a million members primarily located in southern Africa. [1]
Shembe's Nazarite church was to become the largest Zionist congregation until eclipsed by the Zion Christian Church in the 1950s. Shembe's church was distinct from most other Zionist sects in that he insisted that he was a prophet sent directly from God to the Zulu nation. Most other Zionists were distinctly non-ethnic in outlook. [7]
Its core base at Wallmansthal, north of Pretoria, was too small and crowded to accommodate further growth, and so the membership was scattered. The organization seems to have been overshadowed by Engenas Lekganyane's 1925 offshoot, the Zion Christian Church, which developed into southern Africa's largest and wealthiest religious movement.
Zion Christian Church: African initiated: Zion City Moria, Limpopo, South Africa Southern Africa: 15,000,000 The world's largest African initiated church with Anglican, Pentecostal and evangelical influences. United Methodist Church: Methodist: 1968 None Worldwide 9,984,925 [32] The world's largest Methodist denomination. New Apostolic Church ...
I went to the INITIATION SCHOOL in 2005.After I was baptised in TLLERENG SPRUIT RIVER, next to ZENEX PETROLL STATION,under the ZION CHRISTIAN CHURCH.I want to know what proccess must I follow, to get my knew ZION CHRISTIAN CHURCH CARD.CONTACT NUMBERS 071 221 7722 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.28.104.9 10:14, 10 November 2017 (UTC)