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Kimbanguism
French: Kimbanguisme
Simon Kimbangu
Abbreviation
J.C.C.E.S.K.
Type
New christian religious movement
Classification
African initiated church
Father
Simon Kimbangu Kiangani
Region
Democratic Republic of Congo
Language
French, Lingala, Kikongo
Headquarters
Nkamba Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of Congo
Founder
Simon Kimbangu
Origin
April 1921
Members
6 million[citation needed]
Other name(s)
Jesus Christ's Church on earth by his special Envoy Simon Kimbangu
Official website
https://www.jccesk.com/jccesk_home1.html
Members of the Kimbanguist Church in Nkamba celebrating Christmas, 25 May 2016. The church shifted observance of Christ's birth to the birthday of leader Salomon Dialungana, who is believed to be Christ reincarnated.
Kimbanguism (French: Kimbanguisme) is a Christian new religious movement professed by the African initiated church Jesus Christ's Church on earth by his special Envoy Simon Kimbangu (French: Église de Jésus Christ sur la Terre par son envoyé spécial Simon Kimbangu) founded by Simon Kimbangu in the Belgian Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1921. A large, independent African-initiated church, it has an estimated 6 million believers[citation needed] and has its headquarters in Nkamba, Kongo Central. The denomination became a member of the World Council of Churches, the All Africa Conference of Churches, and the Organization of African Instituted Churches. In June 2021, the World Council of Churches withdrew membership on doctrinal grounds.[1][2]
^"Church of Jesus Christ on Earth by His Special Envoy Simon Kimbangu". oikomene.org. World Council of Churches. 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2021.[dead link]
^Simon, Benjamin (December 9, 2023). Ngudiankama, Adrien Nginamau (ed.). Kimbanguism 100 Years On: Interdisciplinary Essays on a Socio-Cultural Movement. Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 47–71. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-37031-1_5 – via Springer Link.
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