Oneness Pentecostal Church Ministries

Since 1975

Our story

Oneness Pentecostal Church Ministries was founded in 1975 by the late Timothy Magagula, born in Filabusi District in 1936. Convicted that the church should belong to its people, he stepped out of the United Pentecostal Church and planted a wholly Zimbabwean-founded, Zimbabwean-run assembly.

The early years were tested by the disturbances of the liberation struggle, but after Independence the church began to grow, from one congregation in Bulawayo to a family of assemblies across Zimbabwe and beyond its borders.

Milestones

  1. 1975 Church founded in Bulawayo by Timothy Magagula.
  2. 1980s Growth after Independence; the Nketa 6 headquarters is established.
  3. 2014 Constitution and by-laws adopted. date
  4. 2024 First Sunday School Annual Graduation launched at the Bulawayo headquarters.
  5. 2026 The Year of Enlargement Part 2. Around 40 assemblies across five countries; the Apostolic Council is introduced.

Our footprint today

Bulawayoabout 15 assemblies
Gweru5 assemblies
Matabeleland South6 assemblies
Midlands (outside Gweru urban)2 assemblies
Matabeleland North1 assembly
South Africa6 assemblies
Malawi3 assemblies
Botswana1 assembly
United Kingdom1 assembly

Around 22+ assemblies across 5 countries, and still enlarging.

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The founder

Born in Filabusi District in 1936, Timothy Magagula founded Oneness Pentecostal Church in 1975, planting a wholly Zimbabwean-founded ministry. The church he planted as a small seed has grown into a great tree sheltering assemblies in five countries.

The late Timothy Magagula