The church of BEER: Ministry that encourages worshippers to have a drink, performs baptisms with 'holy' whisky and welcomes 'drunkards' proves popular in South Africa
- Gabola Church in South Africa is a church for 'drinkers'
- Gabola means 'drinking' in Tswana and holds sermons in bars
- Each member is baptised in their alcoholic beverage of choice
By
Sara Malm for MailOnline
PUBLISHED: 08:20 EST, 7 November 2017 | UPDATED: 09:08 EST, 7 November 2017
Putting his hand on a can of beer, Bishop Tsietsi Makiti blesses the beverage ahead of his weekly sermon in Evaton,
South Africa.
He then settles behind a table where the centerpiece is a 4.5litre bottle of Johnnie Walker Red Label and sips on a generous measure of whisky before he starts preaching before his congregation.
Bishop Makiti is the head of Gabola Church, a 500-strong denomination for 'drinkers' which holds its Sunday sermons in taverns across Johannesburg.
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Walker on water: Bishop Tsietsi Makiti of Gabola Church begins his weekly sermon after sipping on a dram of whisky at a tavern outside Johannesburg in South Africa
Gabola, which means 'drinking' in Sotho-Tswana, is a church for those who feel uncomfortable going to mainstream churches, where drinking alcohol is condemned.
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