A church in South Africa, named Gabola Church is making waves on social media for using members’ favourite alcoholic drnks to baptize them instead of water. The founder of the church, 52-year-old  Bishop Tsietsi Makiti, also encouraged his church members to drink alcohol during church services.

Due to the beer baptism, Bishop Makiti’s church has witnessed its membership rocket to over 500 members in just under two months.


According to him, he was motivated by the scriptures narrating how Jesus changed water to wine.

He said, “people who drink and get baptized by beer are happy and peaceful. This means they are living in the shadow of God. The church accommodates people who are not welcomed at other churches.


Its name ‘Gabola’ is the Tswana word for drinking.