ZCC St Engenas branch to go ahead with annual pilgrimage
It has been confirmed that while members of the Zion Christian Church will spend their holy time at respective branches and personal spaces, St Engenas members will attend services in Moria this weekend.
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POLOKWANE – The Polokwane Observer has learnt that there will a church service will be held at Moria this Easter weekend by congregants of the St Engenas Zion Christian Church.
Several congregants of the branch confirmed to the Observer that they were attending the Easter pilgrimage.
Efforts to reach a spokesperson of the church, whose badge signals a dove, however, were fruitless.
While St Engenas’ congregants will attend the pilgrimage, members of the Zion Christian Church will spend their holy time at respective branches and personal spaces as previously reported.
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POLOKWANE – Pilgrims of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) will once again spend their holy time at respective branches and personal spaces this year.
Congregants who usually gather in Moria for the annual pilgrimage over the Easter weekend, have not had to opportunity to do so since the lockdown in 2020.
Read more: The annual ZCC Easter pilgrimage to Moria has officially been postponed
In an exclusive interview, ZCC spokesperson Ephraim Mafetsa told Polokwane Observer that there would be no official Easter ceremony over the long weekend, citing similar reasons than in previous years.
He was not at liberty to provide further information.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020, the management of the church decided to halt proceedings without confirmation on when normal operations would resume.
The gathering was put on hold to prevent the mass spread of Covid-19.
The annual pilgrimage is a spiritual highlight for ZCC followers.
Even so, a gradual opening of Moria’s doors has been seen in recent months as some members in need of services of the church, travel for this purpose.
In August 2022, government made strides to ease traffic congestion in the area, with the announcement of the construction of the multi-million rand St Engenas Zion Christian Church (ZCC) road interchange, along the R71.
Read more: Relief for R71 motorists as new road to ZCC planned for 2023/24
It is not clear when the joint venture between the SA National Road Agency and Road Agency Limpopo will begin.
