Alice lenshina was a zambia woman and selfappointed prophetess who is noted for her part in the lumpa uprising, which claimed 700 lives. A personal account of the 1964 lumpa church revolt in zambia by john hudson author. Under orders from the head colonial administrator, governor ev. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. There is evidence to suggest that during the lumpa uprising, women. Founder of the lumpa church lumpa better than others in which she was lenshina or queen. Angus mcdonald the secretary of the commission of inquiry gives an account of the commissions work and conclusions. Apr 01, 2012 the lumpa church continues to exist to this day, though it is split and called by various names, the most prominent of which are uluse kamutola church the biggest, jerusalem church and new jerusalem church. Craig atwood flashcards from studyblue on studyblue. Baptism was a special ceremony administered by lenshina herself. May 17, 2008 retracing the lumpa church by mwala kalaluka sunday may 11, 2008 04. The play attempts to focus itself on the historical events of the lumpa church, led by alice lenshina mulenga, and the political conflicts it generated in the early 1960s with the colonial government and the united national independence party unip, led by kenneth kaunda, who was prime minister.
Tina and husband, lee, moved to the wichita area where she coached. Retracing the lumpa church by mwala kalaluka sunday may 11, 2008 04. This is from a book by roald dahl called charlie and the chocolate factory. Alice lenshina was a zambian woman and selfappointed prophetess who is noted for her part in the lumpa uprising, which claimed 700 lives lenshina founded and led the lumpa church, a religious sect that embraced a mixture of christian and animist beliefs and rituals. Tales of a colonial policeman page 40 army rumour service. Uprising, by margaret peterson haddix, is a deep, wellwritten historical fiction novel on girls and women in the shirtwaist strike of 190910. It quickly spread to the whole of northern province, eastern province and the copperbelt, was an aic. Prophetess alice lenshina, gods african commander the greatness of the anointing was manifested through prophetess alice lenshina at the age of 29 after she arose from the dead having been on a miraculous journey in heaven and her encounter with jesus christ. The lumpa church was one of the most famous religious movements in central africa which was founded by alice. The stand out point on the depressing impact of nationalism to zambian culture is that it has to conflict, those who are not in support of the dominant culture had crushed with the government and the majority.
Its author, apostle margaret wealth mwila buter claims to have been inspired to write it out of a prophetic word she received while listening. For instance, in late july and early august some 10,000. The lumpa foundation ensures that all colorado kids have access to quality programming that supports their health and physical fitness. The lumpa church continues to exist to this day, though it is split and called by various names, the most prominent of which are uluse kamutola church the biggest, jerusalem church and new jerusalem church. Zion lutheran church is confessional, liturgical, and sacramental in its practice. In this book is an account of the truth concerning prophetess alica lenshina, born at chimbas village near chinsali in 1929, in zambia, who was an intelligent and powerful woman, an aristocrat from the royal lineage of the bemba chiefs in zambia, her calling and ordination, her journey in life and the rise of the african lumpa church and her. Lenshina preached a basically christian doctrine but with baptism as the only observance. The lumpa church rejected the authority of any earthly government, it refused to pay taxes and it established its own tribunals. Alice mulenga lenshina and the lumpa church cult the lumpa church of alice lenshina. Zambia releases woman cult founder the new york times. Given the recent exposure of the lumpa revolt, john hudsons book is a fortuitously timely publication. He became a chorister at eton and then went on to strode grammar school in egham.
Alice lenshina and her lumpa church british empire. Sep 11, 2017 authored by john hudson, a former district commissioner of isoka, the book is an eye witness personal account of the 1964 lumpa church revolt in zambia. The book is descriptive and for all intend and purposes, what transpired to. Lungu receives body of mama kankasa zambia reports. A mass response led to the foundation of her lumpa best of all church about 1954. Career in january 1960 he was appointed chief national trustee and transport officer for the united national independence party. The book is a deeply informative history of direct action, from martin luther king jr. The lumpa church of lenshina mulenga in the 1950s, journal of religion in. It is a church that diligently seeks first the king. She started teaching middle school science but quit to be a stayathome mom, who also coached high school jv volleyball, played softball and earned a masters degree from esu. Propaganda, scheming to malign and kill lumpa church ensued.
The massacre of the lumpa adherents by the united national independence party unip militia and the zambian security forces is perhaps the darkest chapter in our history. Lewis changufu was born on october 5, 1927, at kasama in northern province. Should kaunda and unip militia be tried at the hague for crimes against humanity. On the matter of the lumpa uprising and alice lenshina regina mulenga lubusha, i am surprised that dickson jere is taking an unofficial account of a dc who was in isoka and not the dc of chinsali, priestley or the government of northern rhodesia including the governor sir evelyn hones official statements on the matter. Alice lenshina was a zambian woman and selfappointed prophetess who is noted for her part in the lumpa uprising, which claimed 700 lives. Close to president kaunda, he has been entrusted with many social issues. A contribution to the interpretation of the lumpa rising1 by wim m.
She has amassed thousands of followers for her lumpa church, which combines. The lumpa family name was found in the usa between 1880 and 1920. Iowa had the highest population of lumpa families in 1880. But at the time of the uprising lumpa had broken away from the united free church of scotland ufcs and was a totally independent church whereas prime minister kaunda led a northern rhodesia that was still very much a british colony with sir evelyn hone. The most lumpa families were found in the usa in 1880.
The most widely known independent church in zambia. Up to this day, the book for europeans is still with rev macpherson. She failed to complete her religious studies, but she became familiar with the bible. Sep, 2017 the lumpa church which rebranded as jerusalem church after years of exile in the democratic republic of the congo drc has perpetuated a partisan version of events neglecting the fact that through the 1950s and early 1960s, it was an antagonist of many including the european established mission churches in chinsali notably the catholic. We receive a number of messages daily asking about the uprising festival and how its going to be affected by.
Alice lenshina the woman, the heroine, the villain, the legend the beginning of the lumpa church. Stasse from the forsaken trilogy has a very unique fictional story behind it but this book is quite predictable. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. If you have been to mpika, followers of lenshina have recently.
Official statistics show that the lumpa church had the biggest following than. The lumpa church was founded in 1955 by alice mulenga lubisha lenshina as a reaction to the western form of christianity practised at the lubwa mission of the presbyterian free church of scotland anderson, 2001. Shortly after zambia became independent under president kenneth kaunda, she and her followers were engaged in the socalled lumpa uprising. Analysis on the book uprising by margaret peterson haddix. He stated that he had no idea of the lumpa uprising and our presence was a complete surprise to him as he had been assured by the tanganyika police in daressalaam, when he checked with them, that it was, as far as they knew, safe for him to hitch hike down the great north road. Selfproclaimed zambian prophet alice lenshina founded the lumpa church, one of the most famous independent churches in the country. Lenshina was born in northern zambia among the bemba people. Providing a comprehensive look at the continent of africa and the countries that comprise it, this book describes its peoples and cultures, music and art, trade and economy, holidays and festivals, tribal groups, ecology, religion, fossil and skeleton discoveries. Jun 29, 2017 15 female cult leaders who are strange af. An aerial view of alice lenshinas lumpa church sione and village near chinsali. Prophetess alice lenshina, gods african commander margaret. My wife and i have found that it is a great place to grow in the lord.
Although chris was on alert, with all leave cancelled, he never saw active duty during the lumpa uprising. The lumpa uprising newspaper reports monday 27th july to monday 10th august 1964. According to wikipedia, the lumpa church, an independent christian. Tina grew up in kansas city, mo, earned a bs in biology from baker university, and a teaching certificate from emporia state university esu. This was about 86% of all the recorded lumpas in the usa. A umpa lumpa is a short little man that works in a chocolate factory owned by willy wonka. Lead you to a deep and real, personal relationship with our loving father. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Lenshina relived at lusaka playhouse zambia daily mail.
Selfproclaimed zambian prophet alice lenshina founded the lumpa church. This headline came only a month after the lumpa church was banned. Tumfweko alice lenshina the woman, the heroine, the. Religions innovation and political conflict in zambia. The lumpa problem when in january 1976, in response to a complex national and international crisis, president kaunda of zambia announced a state of public emergency, he. In 1953, she slipped into a coma after battling malaria, and once she came out of it, she claimed. Education educated at kasama, then at ndola government school. Regardless of your level of bible knowledge or church experience, this book will. Alice lenshina, nee en 1919, morte en 1978, est une femme zambienne et une prophetesse autoproclamee. Gordon published by ohio university press gordon, david m.
His first book, a history of fishing, changing tenure rules and forms of wealth from the precolonial to the postcolonial periods in the borderlands of zambia and the democratic republic of the congo, nachitutis gift. Our vision is to empower students to rise up from their circumstances isaiah 60. As a young woman, she was preparing to join the presbyterian church at the mission center of lubwa. Authored by john hudson, a former district commissioner of isoka, the book is an eye witness personal account of the 1964 lumpa church revolt in zambia. The uprising is a nondenominational church in joshua, tx. Although the lumpa church seemingly gave united federal party. In his book on the sacred emblems of the bemba womens initiation ritual chisungu, corbeil 1982 one of the white fathers present in chinsali during the rise of lumpa reveals how he blackmailed a woman who had temporarily defected to lumpa into relating to him the secrets of chisungu as a condition for returning to the catholic fold. Ali mazrui 1990 has commented on the symbolic irony of the lumpa uprising. Jan 03, 2017 out of the population of 448,300 in the northeastern zambia, for example, an estimated 90,000 people were registered lumpa members with 119 churches. Thankfully it was all brought under control just before he was to be sent north. Gods african commander, her generational blessings and legacy is a 224page book. Alice lenshina chalo chatu, zambia online encyclopedia. With all these conflicts, the lumpa church met from the political establishment and the scheming of the missionary churches, surely there is great material available to enrich lenshina.
An uprising of most of the pueblo indians against the spanish colonizers in the province of santa fe. In his personal account of the the 1964 lumpa church revolt, john hudson wrote. Its church on the rocks middle school through high school student ministry 6th12th grade. He continued his studies afterwards through the lyceum correspondence college. Posts about lumpa church written by elias munshya, mba, llm, ma, mdiv. The lumpa church was established in 1954 by alice lenshina, from a village near lubwa mission in chinsali district of northern province of zambia. Equip you with bright, new clarity and insight into the bible.
Alice lenshina was a zambian woman and selfappointed prophetess who is noted for her part in the lumpa uprising, which claimed 700 lives lenshina founded and led the lumpa church in 1957, a religious sect that embraced a mixture of christian and native beliefs and rituals. Sep 11, 2017 government allowed all who fled to drc following the crackdown on the lumpa church to come back to zambia. Whilst at lilayi he found himself with time to spare and became interested in broadcasting. It gives his personal experiences of the rise and fall of alice lenshina mulenga who formed the lumpa church in chinsali even though it spread to other parts of the country. What about an inquiry into the 1964 lumpa church massacre in chinsali. This is a simple game where you control your characters facing and speed, with the objective of collecting as many apples as possible while avoiding getting shot. Prophecy, divination and gender justice in the lumpa church in. One of the chapters about zambias history is a chronicle of the sordid and bloody accounts about the lumpa uprising in northern zambia between. Each participant receives a pair of highspeed race socks or a commemorative tshirt of the event. It staid aloof of the nationalist struggle against the colonial rule.
This marked the beginning of the lumpa church which was eventually. Uprising church exists to create environments where people can encounter god and realise who and whose they are in him. Lumpa to lampy wyczarowane z milosci do drewna, z zachwytu nad jego naturalnym pieknem. Insanlar ona lumpa lumpa dedi ve bizde tarihteki yerimiz ald. Her generational blessings and legacy is a 224page book. Alice lenshina and her lumpa church the british empire. In the lumparupper bookventure publishing bookstore.
Thats why im reading this is an uprising, by writer mark engler and his activist brother paul. We have previously touched on this following mwala kalalukas wonderful piece retracing alice lenshinas followers. Conflict between unip and the lumpa church intensified, probably because unip insisted that the lumpa attend political meetings on sundays. Government allowed all who fled to drc following the crackdown on the lumpa church to come back to zambia. Malama katulwende has another fascinating piece on the thorny question of the lumpa massacre. The lumpa uprising flared this year after organizers for dr. Lenshina founded and led the lumpa church, a religious sect that embraced. Lewis changufu born october 5, 1927, zambian politician. Economy, society and environment in central africa, was published by the university of wisconsin press, and was a finalist. We will state from the onset that this is not a very straight forward story to write or research on because it attracts a lot of emotion and prejudice depending on which side you are on. Your name has been written in the book of heaven life. The lumpa church, an independent christian church, was established in 1953 by alice lenshina mulenga in the village of kasama, northern rhodesia.
In 1964, however, the objects of political militants in the struggle for independence and the simple, benevolent and separatist teachings of the lumpa church were destined to clash. Prophecy, divination and gender justice in the lumpa. But at the time of the uprising lumpa had broken away from the united free church of scotland ufcs and was a totally independent church whereas prime minister kaunda led a northern rhodesia that was still very much a british colony with sir evelyn hone as governor and the two army battalions sent to destroy lumpa villages still had british. The first part of the book deals with the rise background and beginning and the fall armageddon and exodus of alice lenshinas lumpa church, in northeastern zambia. The massacre of the lumpa church at paishuko settlement on 7th august 1964 by the unip militia and the northern rhodesia security forces led by kenneth kaunda is perhaps the darkest forgotten. What about an inquiry into the 1964 lumpa church massacre. The church promoted a blend of christian and traditional religious values and practices, including a belief in the role of women as spiritual mediums. The woman, alice mulenga lenshina, was told that the lumpa church she had founded had been banned forever in zambia, that she should in no. We hold to the one true apostolic and catholic faith as confessed in the book of concord of 1580.
The quashing of the alleged leshina uprising was and is genocide. The uprising was suppressed and she was detained, but the lumpa church was never entirely eradicated. We believe teach and confess the holy scriptures of the old and new testaments. But at the time of the uprising lumpa had broken away from the united free church of. In 1880 there were 6 lumpa families living in iowa. His worst experience perhaps, came during the lumpa church uprising in which he was blamed for the thousands of deaths as having been intolerant to the sect by regarding it as undermining the unip. Alenna and her boyfriend, liam have lived a brutal life on the wheel forced on by the una. What an important historical subject for a play or film, treated with. What about an inquiry into the 1964 lumpa church massacre in. He asks whether kk and other unipists should now be tried for crimes against humanity.
It can be used as a term for cheers or when you have completely nothing to say then you just blurt out lumpa. Zion lutheran church pampa, texas, home, confessional. In the 1960s she led an uprising against the colonial government in zambia. Its author, apostle margaret wealth mwila buter claims to have been.