Gabola church leader Pope Tsietsi Makiti, his wife and congregants have been arrested and fined for breaking the lockdown regulations in Gauteng.
“Members of the public order policing unit were summoned to the scene and informed of church activity in progress. On arrival they found people making or shooting a video. All arrested suspects were charged and released with a fine,” said Naidoo.he Gabola church — whose name means “to sip” or “to drink” — did not require members to pay tithes; nor does it charge for funeral services and wedding ceremonies.“We had visitors from Germany who came to my house,” he told TimesLIVE on Tuesday.
“We did not do anything wrong. There were about 20 police vehicles that came to arrest us. They came in all types of vehicles. The sad thing is that when we call the police for crime-related incidents, they struggle to send one police van to the community, but they came in numbers to arrest the leader of Gabola church.
During his ceremonies, he lifts his hands towards tavern-goers and blesses them with the words: “Amstel! Hallelujah!”“After the sermon we invite all new members to come forward and be baptised. You come with your beer, your water, your milk or tea and we baptise you with it.” For many, religion is a deeply personal undertaking but for others, it's an opportunity to make some quick cash. With some of South Africa’s churches coming under the spotlight, we take a closer look at some of the country’s more unconventional churches and what brings people to them.
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