The unconventional Christian movement with existential lessons for troubled Congo

NewsWorldAfricaThe unconventional Christian movement with existential lessons for troubled CongoApril 6 has been marked in Congo as Kimbangu Day since 2023Rodney Muhumuza Friday 10 April 2026 13:48 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2955069To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/kimbanguist-church-prophet-simon-kimbangu-congo-b2955293.html","title":"The unconventional Christian movement with existential lessons for troubled Congo"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-20995","index":0}Kimbanguist Church members attend Easter Sunday service at a reception center for the faithful in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/im...