▁from ▁Pent ec ost al ▁mission ary ▁orig ins ▁with ▁African ▁belief s ▁to ▁a ▁syn ch ret ic ▁African ▁initi ated ▁church . ▁With ▁ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁members ▁it ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁of ▁such ▁churches ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Mat se a ▁Paul os ▁Mur eri ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁The ▁late ▁Bishop ▁Mat se a ▁Paul os ▁Mur eri ▁had ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Pent ec ost al ▁mission ▁called ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Fa ith ▁Mission . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁mission aries ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁home ▁countries , ▁but ▁Bishop ▁Mat se a ▁Paul os ▁Mur eri ▁remained ▁and ▁formed ▁a ▁church ▁called ▁D Z IV HA ▁LA ▁M UD Z IM U . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁this ▁church ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁United ▁African ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁The ▁s log an ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁is ▁" Se a ▁of ▁the ▁World ". ▁▁ ▁The ▁church ▁has ▁no ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church ▁of ▁Europe ▁or ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁- ▁Apost le ▁Unity ▁which ▁derived ▁from ▁other ▁roots . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁http :// www . ua ac . co . za ▁- ▁United ▁African ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church ▁website ▁ ▁http :// www . info . gov . za ▁- ▁South ▁African ▁government ▁information ▁ ▁Category : P ent