Mass Wedding: More Than 800 Couples Ties The Knot In A Single Ceremony On Easter Day

Love is a beautiful thing that everyone wishes to experience at some point in their lives.

What’s more beautiful than love ? Perhaps a wedding ceremony!

It was a wonderful Easter Sunday morning at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Johannesburg, South Africa, when more than 800 couples walked down the aisle, in what will become one of the world most celebrated mass wedding ceremonies.

The mass nuptials is the church’s tradition that happens every December, Easter and during the church anniversary that commemorates its opening in 1962.

The church is known for blessing polygamous marriages, which is a norm in many African countries and claims it is authorized by God.

One of the brides at the ceremony speaking to news men was joyful as she officially became the second wife of the father of her child.

38-year-old Lebogile Mamatela, a public servant said “It’s a special day for me, I am very happy. I really appreciate this moment of being part of Mahluku family”.

The father of her child, Roto Mahluku was extremely happy of the moment. The 40-year-old had longed for Lebogile to become his wife. He joined the International Pentecostal Holiness Church in 1993, married is first wife 16 years ago, with whom he shares 3 children.

His first wife, Ditopa Mahluku, 37, who fully supports the union of her husband with his second wife, stated that he is fulfilling the will of God.

The ceremony which drew thousands of spectators saw the first wives of the grooms colorfully dressed in gorgeous attires and the new brides dressed in traditional wedding gowns.

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the International Pentecostal Holiness Church concerning its leadership following the demise of the church leader; Glayton Modise in 2016. Three brothers have been at loggerheads over the succession of the church leadership.

The mass wedding ceremony of April 9, 2023 comes as a respite from the leadership tussle, with armed guard being deployed during the event, screening congregants with metal detectors before being allowed entry.

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