Benjamin Jack Silinda (5 May 1925 – 9 March 2015)[1] was a businessman and a founder of the Nazarene Revival, which became one of the largest African-initiated churches in South Africa. He attended school at Lydenburg and established his shop businesses in 1955 in the areas of Bushbuckridge and Acornhoek. In 1971, he built his first church which, over the years, grew to have over 200 branches across South Africa.[2][3][4]
Bishop Benjamin Silinda | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Jack Silinda 5 May 1925 Zoeknog, Eastern Transvaal, South Africa. |
| Died | 9 March 2015 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Spouse | Pauline Ngobeni-Silinda |
| Occupation | Apostle, Prophet, Bishop; Architect; and Evangelist |
References
edit- ^ Bishop’s gone but his church lives on[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Pastor Silinda". famedpages.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Ngobeni, Nelson, South Africa, Church of the Nazarene". dacb.org. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Mkabela, Esther, South Africa, Church of the Nazarene". dacb.org. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.