Kimbanguism

Kimbanguism
French: Kimbanguisme
Simon Kimbangu
AbbreviationJ.C.C.E.S.K.
TypeNew christian religious movement
ClassificationAfrican initiated church
FatherSimon Kimbangu Kiangani
RegionDemocratic Republic of Congo
LanguageFrench, Lingala, Kikongo
HeadquartersNkamba Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of Congo
FounderSimon Kimbangu
OriginApril 1921
Members20 million[1]
Other name(s)Jesus Christ's Church on Earth by his special envoy Simon Kimbangu
Official websitehttps://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.[2][3]

  1. ^ Brissman, I.; Linjamaa, P.; Makeeff, T.T. (2024). Handbook of Rituals in Contemporary Studies of Religion: Exploring Ritual Creativity in the Footsteps of Anne-Christine Hornborg. Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. Brill. p. 294. ISBN 978-90-04-69220-6. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  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]
  3. ^ 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.