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Kimbangu, Simon
Kimbangu, Simon (c.1889–1951), Church founder. A member of the Baptist Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he was baptized in 1915. After experiencing a visionary calling in Kinshasa, he returned to his village home at Nkamba; here his healing ministry drew vast crowds. He was arrested on a charge of sedition and sentenced to death (commuted to life imprisonment). Many of his followers were arrested and taken to other parts of the Congo; his movement continued underground until the 1950s when a legal Church (Église de Jésus-Christ sur la Terre par le prophète Simon Kimbangu) was established. It claims some millions of members and was admitted to the World Council of Churches in 1969.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Kimbangu, Simon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Kimbangu, Simon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-KimbanguSimon.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Kimbangu, Simon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-KimbanguSimon.html |
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Kimbangu, Simon
Kimbangu, Simon: see KIMBANGUISM.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Kimbangu, Simon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Kimbangu, Simon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-KimbanguSimon.html JOHN BOWKER. "Kimbangu, Simon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-KimbanguSimon.html |
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