The church is situated in R-section in Site B.

On Sunday the church held its Umgidi ceremony where 12 sheep and two cows were slaughtered.

Mzudumile Pandula, archbishop of the church, said traditionally an umgidi is when people gather at a traditional ceremony having traditional food and beer, but for his church the ceremony is different.

He said an “Umgidi” is an annual event held by the church to celebrate and welcome a member of the church who has been healed of the bad spell through the church.

Pandula is from Nqamakwe in the Eastern Cape where the headquarters of the church are situated.

He came specifically to hold the Umgidi for welcoming the new member.

“Our aim is to heal and help poor people from all walks of life through our free service.

“Our church is connected through the spirit to the ancestors and that is why we slaughter a cow to say thank you when someone is healed of an evil spirit and given a right to lead the congregation.”

Pandula said through simple clean water and a prayer people get healed by the input and prayers of his church.

He said people have been sent to his church completely insane and had to be cuffed with chains from running away.

“It is a fact those arrived at the church to the extent of being chained get healed in the name of the Lord and walk free,” said Pandula.

Some of them are sent to the church also completely possessed with bad and evil spirits but walk free after being healed.

Vuyiswa Pandula, lady archbishop, said their church has branches all over South Africa.

She said the church welcomes everyone regardless of colour.

“This morning we went to baptise church members and someone from as far as Namibia and that is why the church is called International church.”

Vuyiswa said the church split from the St Johns Apostolic Faith Mission last year and they were officially registered this year.

“My husband was ordained in 1981 and he also works as a marriage officer in South Africa.

“Our church is still struggling and our mission is to build a proper structure,” she said