Brotherhood of the Cross and Star
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The Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is a Nigeria
-based new religious movement
. It is based on Christianity . Followers describe its founder Leader Olumba Olumba Obu as being the "Sole Spiritual Head of the Universe". His son, also called Olumba Olumba Obu, is described as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
There is a great amount of fighting within the movement. Some of the Nigerian brothers and sisters are blessed with strong spririts, being able to enterpret visions revealed by the father. They claim to be the new Kingdom of God on earth (Daniel,2.44). Love for one another is the primary objective.
The importance and divinity of the movement's leader is reflected in this song:
Its followers are known for wearing white robes which they call soutane. They call their churches 'bethels' and are vegan. They fast every Thursday between 6am and 6pm.
It was founded in Calabar
, Nigeria in 1956, from what Hackett (1987) describes as the "healing homes" or "prayer houses" variety of Nigerian new religious movements.
The Brotherhood's London bethel is in the former Welsh Presbyterian Chapel on Falmouth Road, off the New Kent Road
in the Elephant and Castle area.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
-based new religious movement
New religious movement
A new religious movement is a religious community or ethical, spiritual, or philosophical group of modern origin, which has a peripheral place within the dominant religious culture. NRMs may be novel in origin or they may be part of a wider religion, such as Christianity, Hinduism or Buddhism, in...
. It is based on Christianity . Followers describe its founder Leader Olumba Olumba Obu as being the "Sole Spiritual Head of the Universe". His son, also called Olumba Olumba Obu, is described as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
There is a great amount of fighting within the movement. Some of the Nigerian brothers and sisters are blessed with strong spririts, being able to enterpret visions revealed by the father. They claim to be the new Kingdom of God on earth (Daniel,2.44). Love for one another is the primary objective.
The importance and divinity of the movement's leader is reflected in this song:
Its followers are known for wearing white robes which they call soutane. They call their churches 'bethels' and are vegan. They fast every Thursday between 6am and 6pm.
It was founded in Calabar
Calabar
Calabar is a city in Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. The original name for Calabar was Atakpa, from the Jukun language....
, Nigeria in 1956, from what Hackett (1987) describes as the "healing homes" or "prayer houses" variety of Nigerian new religious movements.
The Brotherhood's London bethel is in the former Welsh Presbyterian Chapel on Falmouth Road, off the New Kent Road
New Kent Road
New Kent Road is a road in the London Borough of Southwark. The road was created in 1751 when the Turnpike Trust upgraded a local footpath. This was done as part of the general road improvements associated with the creation of Westminster Bridge; in effect it was possible to travel from the West...
in the Elephant and Castle area.