Shembe Church

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf African Initiated Church
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:African_Independent_Churches
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Nazareth_Baptist_Church
gptkbp:annualPilgrimageLocation gptkb:Inanda
eBuhleni
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:dressCode white robes
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Isaiah_Shembe
gptkbp:foundedIn 1910
gptkbp:gender separate male and female processions
gptkbp:hasSchism Ekuphakameni faction
eBuhleni faction
gptkbp:headquarters Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shembe Church
gptkbp:influencedBy Zulu traditions
gptkbp:languageOfWorship gptkb:Zulu
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:prophecy
gptkbp:location gptkb:KwaZulu-Natal
gptkbp:musicBy traditional Zulu hymns
gptkbp:notableEvent annual pilgrimage to Nhlangakazi Mountain
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Isaiah_Shembe
gptkb:Mduduzi_Shembe
Londa Shembe
gptkbp:numberOfMembers over 1 million
gptkbp:publishedIn Izihlabelelo ZamaNazaretha
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:rituals baptism
foot washing
healing ceremonies
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
Shembe hymns
gptkbp:separates mainstream Christianity
gptkbp:website https://www.nazarethbaptistchurch.org.za/
gptkbp:worshipStyle dancing
processions
drumming
incorporates African traditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nazareth_Baptist_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7