Pieter Louis Le Roux

Pieter Louis Le Roux
Born 1865
Wellington, Republic of South Africa
Died 1943
Durban, Republic of South Africa
Occupation Minister
Spouse(s) Adriana Josina van Rooyen

Pieter Louis Le Roux or PL Le Roux (1865-1943) was a South African missionary, who was a leading figure in the Zion Church movement in South Africa and the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa. Le Roux was initially a missionary for the Dutch Reformed Church. He was heavily influenced by the healing ministry of John Alexander Dowie and his Zionist movement which he later joined. Later he joined the Pentecostal movement of John G. Lake and Thomas Hezmalhalch.[1] He was President of the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa from 1913 - 1942.[2] His involvement with black leaders in South Africa led to the establishment a conglomorate of churches from both Zionist and Pentecostal backgrounds, most notably the Zion Christian Church (ZCC).

References

  1. Nel, Marius (June 2005). "PL Le Roux, Dutch Reformed Missionary, Zionist Preacher and Leader of the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa, and the origin of some of the African Independent Churches in Southern Africa". Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae. June (XXXI): 127–143. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  2. Oosthuizen, Gerhardus. "Le Roux, Pieter Louis". Dictionary of African Christian Biography. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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