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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]
Following Engenas Lekganyane's death in 1948, a major split in the church occurred. The church's large section of male migrant workers generally backed Engenas Lekganyane's oldest surviving son, the charismatic Edward Lekganyane, to succeed his father as the ZCC Bishop. The church's rural base, meanwhile, backed a younger son, Joseph, to assume ...
After Engenas Lekganyane left ZAFM in 1925, Shoko remained with church, met Edward Lion, and on his return to Chivi in 1931 was appointed the Zimbabwean church leader. [9] Over time, Shoko's branch of ZAFM would have far more members than the South African mother church. Shoko held open meetings and baptized all those that believed in his ...
Lion's organization failed to grow significantly after his expulsion. Among its more important offshoots was the Zion Christian Church, whose founder, Engenas Lekganyane, was Lion's Transvaal leader in the early 1920s.
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.
Jonathan Campos, Samuel Lilley, Danasia Elder and Ian Epstein, the crew who died on board American Eagle Flight 5342, have received honorary awards from their airline.
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