Rev Kenneth Mtata Calls Benny Hinn A Danger To Africa
Source: Rev Kenneth Mtata Calls Benny Hinn A Danger To Africa ⋆ Pindula News Former General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), Reverend Kenneth Mtata, has described American televangelist Benny Hinn as a danger to Africa. Hinn visited Zimbabwe in October 2025 for a highly anticipated National Healing Crusade in Harare, marking his […]
Former General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), Reverend Kenneth Mtata, has described American televangelist Benny Hinn as a danger to Africa.
Hinn visited Zimbabwe in October 2025 for a highly anticipated National Healing Crusade in Harare, marking his first return to the country in over 40 years.
Ahead of the crusade, Hinn’s delegation met President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House in Harare.
They praised the president for leading major development initiatives in the country, suggesting that Zimbabwe’s progress should serve as an example for other nations.
Commenting on Hinn’s visit, Mtata said such trips harm the progress of Christianity in Africa. He claimed that figures like Hinn often frame issues such as corruption, poverty, and poor governance as spiritual rather than political problems, diverting attention from citizens’ civic responsibilities. He wrote on x:
“American televangelist Benny Hinn is currently in Zimbabwe, following a visit to Uganda. This is not his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa — and those familiar with Paul Gifford’s research will know that such visits are not just about religion.
“Gifford’s studies have shown how the far-right American televangelists like Benny Hinn often bring to Africa a form of Christianity that harms its progress.
” They do so in seven ways: 1. Corruption, poverty, and bad governance are reframed as “spiritual” rather than political problems, diverting attention from civic responsibility.
” 2. Instead of building institutions or demanding accountability, followers are urged to attend mass prayer rallies in the hope for “miraculous solutions.”
“3. Faith becomes about personal success and deliverance, not collective transformation or justice.
“4. Religious and political power is presented as coming from God, hence discouraging accountability and fostering passive submission.
“5. Questioning or doubt is framed as sin, eroding the intellectual freedom necessary for civic engagement.
“6. Wherever he goes, Benny Hinn is most interested in close proximity to political power. This allows him to trade legitimacy for patronage, blurring the line between faith and politics.
“7. Benny Hinn represents American cultural and political imperialism: he exports American religious product but also opens up intelligence doors normally not easy to open.”
