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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.
Zionist churches are a group of Christian denominations that derive from the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church, which was founded by John Alexander Dowie in Zion, Illinois, at the end of the 19th century.
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]
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]
Edward Lion's leadership of ZAFM was an extremely rocky period of time. Following his shift to his new Zion City, he proclaimed himself the "Brother of Jesus" and promised his followers fortune and power due to their positions as "first apostles". [4] His followers, who included a number of runaway wives, practiced free love.
Adherents of Judaism do not believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah nor do they believe he was the Son of God.In the Jewish perspective, it is believed that the way Christians see Jesus goes against monotheism, a belief in the absolute unity and singularity of God, which is central to Judaism; [1] Judaism sees the worship of a person as a form of idolatry, which is forbidden. [2]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Church of the Nazarene; The Church Of Pentecost Malawi; Continuing Church of God; Cornerstone Redeemed Church (CRC) Cross Life Church; Deeper Life Bible Church (The Deeper Christian Life Ministry) Divine Restoration International Church; Enlightened Christian Gathering (Shepherd Bushiri ...