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An accessible, respectful guide to South Africa’s African-Initiated Churches (AICs) — the Zion Christian Church, the Nazareth Baptist Church (Shembe), the Apostolic and Zionist churches and more: their history, founders, beliefs, worship and regalia.
We describe these living faith communities factually and respectfully, from documented sources. Corrections are welcome.
The Zion Christian Church (ZCC) is one of the largest African-Initiated Churches in Southern Africa and forms part of th…
The St Engenas Zion Christian Church, widely known as the ZCC of the Dove (or simply "the Dove"), is one of the two prin…
The Nazareth Baptist Church, known in isiZulu as iBandla lamaNazaretha ("the congregation of the Nazarites") and widely …
The International Pentecost Holiness Church (IPHC), also widely known by the name of its headquarters, Silo, is one of t…
The Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa (AFM; Afrikaans: Apostoliese Geloofsending, AGS) is the largest Pentecostal …
African Zionism, whose followers are widely known as the amaZioni (Zulu for "people of Zion"), is one of the largest rel…
African Initiated Churches (AICs) are Christian churches founded in Africa by Africans, rather than introduced and led b…