Samuel Mutendi

Bishop Samuel Mutendi (c.1890-1976) was the founder of the Zimbabwean branch of the Zion Christian Church, which under his leadership grew to a membership of 250,000 at his death, and which is believed to be three times larger today and one of the largest religious organization in the country. As the religious leader responsible for the popularization of Zionist Christianity into Zimbabwe, he is arguably the most influential religious personality in the country's history.