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Church Square ( Afrikaans: Kerkplein ), originally Market Square ( Dutch: Marktplein), [ 1 ] is the square at the historic centre of the city of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius, determined that the square be used as a market place and church yard. It was subsequently named for the church buildings ...
Years active. 1962–1998 Frederick Samuel Modise. Religion. Pentecostal Christianity. Church. International Pentecostal Holiness Church. Title. His Grace, Comforter, Moemedi. Frederick Samuel Modise (14 March 1914 – 21 September 1998) was a South African church leader and founder of the International Pentecost Holiness Church (IPHC).
United Church of Christ 's motto which expresses its support for LGBT rights. Church of the Pilgrims in Washington, D.C., indicating its support for LGBT rights. Metropolitan Community Church, an LGBT-affirming Christian church in New York City. Grace Gospel Chapel, in Seattle.
Engenas Barnabas Lekganyane (c. 1885–1948) was the founder of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC). He first formed the ZCC in 1910, 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]
The old cathedral on Kerk Street, built in 1896, had served the catholic community well, but with increasing numbers, it was decided to erect a new and larger cathedral. The plans to build the cathedral were envisioned in 1937 by David O'Leary, the first South African born Catholic Bishop of Johannesburg. [1]
Regina Mundi ( Latin for "Queen of the World"), [ 1] designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol Slaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa. It is located in Rockville, Soweto, a populous black urban residential area within the city of Johannesburg. Due to the role it played as a place of gathering for the people of Soweto in the ...
The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart [1] [2] or just Pretoria Catholic Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the Bosman street [3] of the town of Pretoria, [4] in Gauteng province in South Africa . The cathedral was built in 1877 [5] in the Gothic architectural style, follows the Roman or Latin rite ...
Christianity by country. Christianity is the dominant religion in South Africa, with almost 80% of the population in 2001 professing to be Christian. No single denomination predominates, with mainstream Protestant churches, Pentecostal churches, African initiated churches, and the Catholic Church all having significant numbers of adherents.