Kimbanguism
![Members of the Kimbanguist Church in Portugal celebrating Christmas outside Lisbon, 25 May 2013. The church shifted observance of Christ's birth to the birthday of leader Salomon Dialungana, who is believed to be Christ reincarnated.](/Images/godic/202501/22/Kimbanguism31348.JPG")
Kimbanguism is a new religious movement professed by the Church of Jesus Christ on Earth by His special envoy Simon Kimbangu (French:Église de Jésus Christ sur la Terre par son envoyé spécial Simon Kimbangu) founded by Simon Kimbangu in the Belgian Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1921. It is considered a branch of Christianity. A large, independent African Initiated Church, it has an estimated 5.5 million believers and has its headquarters in Nkamba.