Moria and the Zion Christian Church

Engenas Lekganyane, a healer-prophet, founded the Zion Christian Church in 1924; its headquarters at Moria in Limpopo draws vast crowds every Easter.

1924 CE · -23.92, 29.74 · status: account

The account

Lekganyane received visions directing him to build a holy city. The church grew to more than a million members and its star badge is widely worn. Healing through blessed water and tea is central to its practice.

Connections in the atlas

• Isaiah Shembe and Ekuphakameni

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Engenas Lekganyane
2. Wikipedia: Zion Christian Church