Afr ican Based Religions

ZI ON CH RI ST I AN CH U RCH

N AZARETH BAPTI ST CH U RCH

TYRAN U U S APOSTOLI C CH U RCH

Zion Christian Church Th e Zio n Ch ris t ia n Ch u rc h (or ZCC) is on e of t h e la r g e s t Afr ica n in it ia t e d ch u r ch e s in sou th e r n Afr ica , , w ith m e m b e r s b e lon g in g to

t h e m a in ZCC s t a r a n d m e m b e r s b e lon g in g t o t h e s p lin t e r g r o u p S a in t En g e n a s ZC C .

Th e m a in ch u r ch is le d b y B is h o p B a r n a b a s Le k g e n y a n e a n d t h e sp lin t e r g r ou p is le d b y Jo s e p h Le k g a n y a n e .

H is t o ry:

Th e ZCC w a s for m e d in 1 9 1 0 b y En g e n as Le k g an yan e . ZCC M e m b e r s s a y t h a t Le kg a n ya n e r e ce ive d fr om God on t h e top of M t Th a b a kg on e .

H e join e d t h e Zion Ap os tolic Ch u r ch a n d b e ca m e a p r e a ch e r t h e r e .

Afte r a fa l l o u t w it h t h e ZAC le a d e r sh ip , Le kg a n ya n e w e n t t o Ba su t ola n d t o join Ed w a r d Lion 's Zion Ap os tolic Fa it h M is s ion in 1 9 2 0 .

H e th e n r e tu r n e d to t h e Tr a n sva a l b u t Aft e r c la s h e s w it h h is c h ie f , Le kg a n ya n e w a s d e t e r m in e d t o b u y la n d , h e e ve n tu a lly ob ta in e d a t it le t o M a c le a n Fa r m n e a r Th a b a kg on e .

ZCC

Fo u n d a t io n

Tw o m e n in flu e n ce d th e th e ZCC: Jo h n D o w ie a n d J. G. La k e . It is n ote w or th y th a t t h e m ir a c le -w or kin g "fath e r of h e alin g re v ivalism in Am e rica ", Joh n Dow ie , a c c e p te d th e t it le o f "Eli ja h " fo r h im s e lf a n d h is m ove m e n t w a s t h e r e s t o r a t io n o f t h e Ap o s t le s . . .?????????????

Dow ie t a u g h t t h a t it w a s b e t t e r t o a llow a s ick p e r son to d ie r a th e r t h a n to r e ce ive m e d ica l a t t e n t ion a n d live ... H e p e r m it t e d h is ow n d a u g h te r t o d ie t h a t w a y.

Matthew 12:39 (KJV)

D o w ie ’s p ra ye r o f h e a l in g :

Th e Word is t ru e , " I am t h e Lord , I ch an g e n ot ." Un ch an g in g God , t h e n p r o v e T h y s e l f t h e H e a le r n o w . Th e W ord is t ru e , ‘Th e p raye r of faith sh all save t h e s ick ’ Tru s t in g in Th e e alon e , I c ry, oh sav e h e r n ow, fo r Je s u s s a k e , Am e n !„

Jo h n G. La k e

Joh n G. La ke h a d th is t o s a y to h is follow e r s , b a ck in t h e d a y: “I w a n t you to h e a r w h a t Je su s s a id a b ou t h im se lf. Go d w a s in Ch ris t , w a s n ’t H e ? An in c a rn a t io n . Go d is in yo u , a n in c a rn a t io n , i f yo u w e re b o rn a g a in . Yo u a re in c a rn a te " (Ib id . p a g e 1 9 6 ). La ke w a s in t r od u ce d to Joh n Ale xa n d e r Dow ie ’s m in is t r y in 1 8 9 8 , h e le a r n e d h e a lin g u n d e r Ale xa n d e r Dow ie .

ZION CH RIS TIAN CH U RCH VER S U S

S T EN GEN AS ZION CH RIS TIAN

CH U RCH

• Jo s e p h En g e n a s Le k g a n ya n e

Bish op a n d le a d e r of S t En g e n a s Zion Ch r is t ia n Ch u r ch - Th e D o ve .

Afte r t h e d e a th of h is fa th e r, Jose p h Le kg a n ya n e c la im e d le a d e r sh ip of t h e ch u r ch .

Aft e r h is b r oth e r Ed w a r d Le kg a n ya n e d isp u te d h is c la im , t h is ca u s e d se r iou s con flic t le a d in g to th e s p li t o f th e c h u rc h in th e ZCC o f th e D o ve a n d ZCC o f th e S t a r a s t h e ir re s p e c t ive s ym b o ls .

ZCC (Dove ’s s t r on g h old w a s in r u r a l a r e a s . Jo s e p h Le k g a n ya n e d ie d in 1 9 7 2

• Ed w a rd Le k g a n ya n e

Bish op a n d le a d e r of Zion Ch r is t ia n Ch u r ch – Th e S t a r, fir s t kn ow n a s Ta la n e .

Aft e r t h e d e a th of h is fa th e r, h e d isp u te d h is b r oth e r ’s p os it ion of b e in g le a d e r of t h e ZCC Ch u r ch .

Ed w a r d Le kg a n ya n e ’s s t r on g h old w a s in u r b a n a r e a s , e sp e c ia lly Joh a n n e sb u r g . H e d ie d in M o ria , P ie t e rs b u rg d is t ric t o n Oc t o b e r 2 1 1 9 6 7 .

Ch a ra c t e rist ic s

Th e ZCC-S ta r is n ow le d b y B a rn a b a s Le g k a n ya n e a n d t h e ZCC – Dove is le d b y En g e n a s

Jo s e p h Le g k a n ya n e .

Th e c h u r ch fu s e s Afric a n t ra d it io n s a n d va lu e s w it h Ch ris t ia n fa it h . Th e y b e lie ve in

p r op h e cy, t h e p ow e r of h e a lin g a n d sp ir it u a l c ou n se llin g .

Th e u se of d iffe r e n t m e ch a n ism s for fa it h -h e a lin g in c lu d e th e la yin g -on of h a n d s , t h e u se of

h o ly w a t e r, d r in kin g of b le s s e d t e a a n d c o ffe e , a n d t h e w e a r in g of b le s s e d c o rd s o r c lo t h .

Th e ZCC is e s t im a te d t o n u m b e r b e t w e e n 2 m il l io n a n d 6 m il l io n fo l lo w e rs in m o re t h a n

4 0 0 0 p a ris h e s . Le kg a n ya n e , a s h e a d of t h e ch u r ch w a s a lso th e c h ie f p r op h e t a n d a ll ot h e r

a c t ivit ie s of t h e ZCC r e volve d a r ou n d h im .

B e lie fs …~ A p e r son is s a ve d th r ou g h b a p t ism in t h e n a m e of t h e Fa t h e r, t h e S on a n d t h e H oly S p ir it , b y d ip p in g th e m in w a t e r 3 t im e s

~ Th e y h a ve a s t r on g b e lie f in t h e ir P ro p h e t s a n d P r op h e c ie s .

~ Th e y b e lie ve in Po lyg a m y a s En g e n a s Le kg a n ya n e w a s b e lie ve d to h a ve 2 3 w ive s .

Genesis 2:24

~Le kg a n ya n e is b e lie ve d t o h a ve su p e r n a t u r a l p ow e r s a n d th a t h e is t h e m e d ia t o r b e tw e e n m a n a n d God . Th is is t h e r e a son w h y m os t w or sh ip son g s a r e a b ou t h im .

1 Timothy 2:5-6

~ Le kg a n ya n e is r e fe r r e d t o a s "Kg o m o ', w h ic h t r a n s la t e s t o "Co w."

WH Y KGOM O OR COW?

Exodus 32:4

M o lo c h o r M o le k

Is a g od w or sh ip e d b y th e Ph oe n ic ia n s a n d Ca n a a n ite s , M oloch h a d a s soc ia t ion s w ith a p a r t icu la r kin d of ch ild sa cr ifice b y p a r e n t s . M oloch fig u r e s in th e Book of De u te r on om y a n d in th e Book of Le vit icu s a s a for m of id ola t r y.

Leviticus 18:21

B e lie fs Co n t in u e d …

~ Le kg a n ya n e is se e n b y h is follow e r s a s th e B la c k M e s s ia h w h o h a s t h e g ift s of h e a lin g , p r op h e sy, con t a c t

w ith t h e a n ce s tor s , a n d th e a b ilit y t o p u r ify b od y a n d sou l b y th e u se of w a te r.

P ro p h e c y a n d t ra d it io n a l d ivin a t io n :

Th e ZCC s a y th e r e a r e s im ila r it ie s b e tw e e n th e ir p r op h e t s a n d th e t r a d it ion a l d ivin e r, t h e y s a y 'A p ro p h e t

is a m e s s e n g e r, l ik e a s a n g o m a [ d ivin e r] ‘. For t h e ZCC m e m b e r s , t h e p r op h e t is n ot on ly th e a g e n t of t h e

H oly S p ir it b u t a lso of t h e a n ce s tor s . A p e r s o n w h o w a s n o t b a p t is e d w o u ld b e c o m e a d iv in e r ; a

p e r s o n t h r o u g h b a p t is m c o u ld c o n v e r t t h e s p ir i t in t o t h e s p ir i t o f a p r o p h e t .

Th e y sa y th a t a p r op h e t w a s a 'sp ir it ' in a p e r son w h ich w a s in h e r it e d fr om h is or h e r a n ce s tor s or p a r e n ts .

If a p e r s on is ill, th e p ro p h e t g ive s th e w o rd fro m th e a n c e s to rs , t e llin g th e p a t ie n t s w h a t th e y n e e d to

d o in o rd e r to b e h e a le d . Th e p r op h e t w ill t h e n in s t r u c t t h e m to p e r for m th e n e ce s sa r y t ra d it io n a l

ritu a ls , w ith ou t w h ich th e y w ill con t in u e to b e s ick .

Fa ith h e a l in g fro m i l ln e s s h a s a m a jo r ro le in th e l i fe o f ZCC m e m b e r s (Dow ie a n d La ke ).

Th e y u se 's a n c t ifie d p a p e r s ’, k h u tan e (b lu e c loth s on c loth e s ), cop p e r w ir e s , s t r in g s w h ich p e op le u se a s

p r ot e c t ive or h e a lin g in s t r u m e n t s .

In fa it h h e a lin g p e op le t h e r e for e h a ve fa ith in t h e s e "tools " a n d n ot in Je su s Ch r is t .

B e lie fs Co n t in u e d … In t h e ZCC th e u se of 'h oly w a te r ' is on e of t h e ce n t r a l p r a c t ice s in t h e ch u r ch . M e m b e r s r e ce ive w a te r w h ich h a s b e e n p r a ye d ove r b y a m in is t e r or p r op h e t .

Th is w a te r is t h e n t a ke n h om e a n d sp r in kle d a s a r itu a l of p u r ifica t ion or p r ote c t ion , or it is d r u n k or w a sh e d in for h e a lin g p u r p os e s .

Th e u se of t h is w a te r is g ive n b ib lica l ju s t ifica t ion b y r e fe r r in g t o Ezekiel 36:25

B u t w e k n o w th a t Go d is s p e a k in g o f Je s u s Ch ris t o u r Lo rd a n d S a vio u r!! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! !

Th e y colle c t w a te r fr om a c e rta in s p rin g n e a r B rit s , b e ca u se th e y sa y it i s a p la c e re ve a le d to a p ro p h e t b y th e s p iri t .

M a yb e th a t ’s w h y N o m vu la M o k o n ya n e , M in is t e r o f w a te r a ffa irs a n d s a n ita t io n , p r a ye d w ith th e

ZCC w h e n N e lson M a n d e la d ie d … And backed by the entire parliament ?????????

Th e b e n e vo le n t b a d g e Th e w or d of God s a ys in :

Exodus 20:4 (KJV)

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,

or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above,

or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

Th e t ru th b e h in d t h e b a d g e …

A M a son s a id ...

"...A sym b ol ve ils or h id e s a se cr e t a n d it is t h a t w h ich ve ils m ys te r iou s for ce s . Th e se e n e r g ie s w h e n r e le a s e d ca n h a ve a p ote n t for ce ..." - 3 2 ° Fos t e r Ba ile y ,Th e S p irit of M ason ry

Th e ZCC b e lie ve s t h a t t h e ir b a d g e s g ive th e m p ro te c t io n fro m “e vil” , th e y b e lie ve it is t h e ir “s h ie ld ”.

To Illu m in is t s e ve r yw h e r e , t h e p e n ta c le s t a r , or p e n ta g ra m , is con s id e r e d a p ow e r fu l ch a r m , a t a lism a n , a n d a n e m b le m of fa vou r w ith t h e De ity of t h e Un d e r w or ld . F u r th e r m or e , it is s t ill u se d b y S a ta n is t s a s t h e im a g e of t h e ir g od B a p h o m e t . Amos 5:26 KJV

Th e b e n e vo le n t

b a d g e

Th e b a d g e h a s t h r e e com p on e n t s t o it ; t h e fir s t is a g re e n re c ta n g u la r c lo th , Th e colou r for ve g e ta t ion a n d n a tu r e , t h is m e a n s th a t t h e w a te r s p irit s , e a rth s p iri t s , f ire s p iri t s a n d a e ria l s p iri t s a re th e b a s ic s p irit s a c t ive in t h is ch u r ch .

Th e n e xt com p on e n t of t h e b a d g e is th e b la c k ro u n d c lo th . Th e c ir cu la r sh a p e of t h is c loth is t o sym b olise t h e su n /m oon . Th e colou r b la ck is kn ow n for b e in g a s ym b o l o f d e a th .

Wh o ca m e to k ill, s t e a l a n d to d e s t r oy?

John 10:10

Th e s h a p e of a r e c t a n g le s im p ly sh ow s th e

im p or t a n t Poin t s of w it ch cr a ft :

a ir, f ire , w a te r a n d e a rt h .

D u rin g a n c e s t ra l w o rs h ip t h e s e e le m e n t s a re fo u n d w h ic h a re a ls o p re s e n t in s a ta n ic ri tu a ls . . .

Th e b e n e vo le n t

b a d g e Th is b a d g e h a s e sot e r ic m e a n in g s a n d e xote r ic m e a n in g s . Th e r e a r e h id d e n t r u th s in t h e b a d g e w h ich a r e kn ow n on ly b y th e le a d e r sh ip b u t t h e m a sse s a r e b lin d e d ...

Th e h ig h e ra rc h y in th e ZCC

Isaiah 14 (NIV)

12 How you have fallen from heaven,morning star, son of the dawn!You have been cast down to the earth,you who once laid low the nations!13 You said in your heart,“I will ascend to the heavens;I will raise my throneabove the stars of God;I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.[b]14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;I will make myself like the Most High.”15 But you are brought down to the realm of the dead,to the depths of the pit

IT IS THE DEVIL WHO

SITS ENTHRONED

IN THE ZCC!!!!!!!

Th e Ritu a ls Be for e th e y e n t e r t h e ir ch u r ch a t th e g a t e , a m a le fig u r e (u su a lly a m in is te r ) w ill b e w a it in g w ith a b u cke t of w a te r. Th is w a te r is th ro w n in t h e fa c e s o f EVERY P ERS ON .

Eve n M u s lim s w a sh th e ir fa ce s , p a r t of t h e ir a r m s a n d fe e t b e for e p r a yin g in th e ir m os q u e s a n d to Alla h , t h e y a lso u se th e s ta r...

M U S LIM RELIGIOU S LOGO Isaiah 5:20 KJV

20 Woe to them that call evil good,and good evil;that put darkness for light,and light for darkness,that put bitter for sweetand sweet for bitter!

S EAS ON IN G S ALT

Th e y se a son e th e ir h ou se s w ith sa lt , t a k in g a h a n d fu l of it m ixe d w ith sa n d a n d th r ow it a c r oss t h e h ou se , t h e y a lso b u r n t p e p p e r m ixe d w ith s a lt a n d ZCC t e a on a s t ove .

Matthew 15 (KJV)

3 But he answered and said unto them,

Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

S AS H ES

Th e y a r e a p p r oxim a te ly 2 cm lon g a n d 1 cm w id e . Th e se c loth s a r e s e w n in to a ll c loth in g la b e ls .

Th e ZCC m e m b e r s b e lie ve th a t t h e y a r e for p r ot e c t ion a n d th e se c loth s w e r e r e m ove d a fte r t h e p e r son ‘s d e a th . Th a t lit t le c loth is ca lle d a 'k h u t a n e ‚ w h ich a r e b e lie ve d to p r ot e c t fr om lig h tn in g a n d e vil.

Th e

Rit u a ls H ED GEH OG H EALIN G

A m in is t e r u se s h e d g e h og r od s , h e p oke s th e p e r son on th e ir a r m s , b a ck, h a n d s a n d a ll a lon g th is r it u a l th e r e is p a in . Th is is b lood le t t in g ...

CAR WIRIN G

Th is on e is a b ou t ca r p r ot e c t ion . Cop p e r w ir e is t ie d u n d e r t h e fr on t a n d r e a r of t h e ca r, h or izon ta lly. An oth e r b la sp h e m ou s r it u a l fou n d in t h e ZCC.

Hosea 4:6 (KJV)

All t h e se t h in g s a r e sold to t h e ZCC m e m b e r a n d h u g e a m ou n t s a r e m a d e so it is s a fe t o sa y t h a t

Le g k a n ya n e s e rve s M AM M ON .

Matthew 6:24 (KJV)

Je su s d id n ot se ll h e a lin g a n d H e in s t r u c t s u s t o d o like w ise …

Matthew 10:8 (KJV)

Th e

Rit u a ls

1 . F G coffe e2 . Klim p ow d e r e d m ilk3 . Tre k k e r coffe e4 . Cocoa p ow d e r5 . Coa r s e sa lt6 . Diffe r e n t w a te r s 7 . Cop p e r w ir e s 8 . Wh ip s9 . S t icks1 0 . Le kg a n ya n e 's p h ot os1 1 . Pe p p e r1 2 . M or ia t e a 1 3 . N e w sp a p e r s t r ip s1 4 . Th e b a d g e1 5 . Pe t r ole u m je lly1 6 . Rocks for s t e a m in g1 7 . Pr op h e t s1 8 . S a sh e s1 9 . Le kg a n ya n e2 0 . An d S a ta n

ZCC

B ro t h e rh o o dOn e th in g t o n ot ice in t h e ZCC is h ow c lose th e y a r e ! Th e y m os t ly t r u s t t h e on e w ith th e b a d g e th a n th ose w ith ou t .

Proverbs 21

TH E IN ITIATION

In t h e ZCC , you F IRS T N EED to b e b a p t ize d to b e a m e m b e r. S o in oth e r w or d s , it is a w or ks -b a s e d sa lva t ion w h ich is con t r a r y to t h e Wor d of God in :

Ephesians 2:8-9

M ORIA

A ve ry im p o rta n t p la c e t o e ve ry ZCC m e m b e r is Zio n City M o ria , th e ir p i lg rim a g e s i t e .

Ed w a r d u se d th e Boyn e Fa r m th a t h is fa th e r h a d p u r ch a se d in t h e 1 9 4 0 s , h e in s t it u t e d a n n u a l p ilg r im a g e s th a t h a ve g on e on to b e com e m a ss ive sou th e r n Afr ica n -w id e e ve n t s .

Ea c h ye a r d u rin g Ea s te r H o l id a ys Ch u rc h m e m b e rs t ra ve l t o M o ria , Po lo k w a n e . Be tw e e n 1 0 a n d 1 3 m illion m e m b e r s g o to m e e t t h e Bish op Le g ka n ya n e a n d to p r a y for b le s s in g s .

M e n a n d w om e n t r a ve l in se p a r a t e b u se s , b u t a ll – you n g a n d old – g o to h a ve th e ir sou ls a n d sp ir it s n ou r ish e d a t t h e h e a d q u a r t e r s of t h e ir ch u r ch a n d a n ce s t r a l h om e of it s fou n d e r, En g e n a s Le kg a n ya n e .

M or ia is le d b y th e c le r g y a n d is s e lf-su ffic ie n t . It h a s s h o p s , ATM s , b u tc h e rie s , a c c e s s ro a d s , a p e tro l s ta t io n , s c h o o ls a n d o th e r p u b l ic a m e n it ie s .

Th e Le kg a n ya n e s h a ve b e com e e xc e e d in g ly w e a lth y, w ith in t e r e s t s in log is t ics a n d food . Th e y a lso h a ve e xc lu s ive r ig h t s t o d is t r ib u te t h e ch u r ch ’s u n ifor m s , t e a a n d oin t m e n t s t o it s m illion s of m e m b e r s .

Th e ZCC, h a s b r a n ch e s in S w a zila n d , Le s oth o, Zim b a b w e a n d Bot sw a n a .

M ORIA

Re c a p : • Wh o is t h e fo u n d e r o f t h e ZCC Ch u rc h ?

• Wh a t a re th e th re e c o m p o n e n t s o f th e ZCC b a d g e ?

• H o w d o e s o n e b e c o m e a m e m b e r o f th e c h u rc h ?

• Wh a t a re th e d iffe re n c e s in th e tw o ZCC c h u rc h e s ?