Official Name: | Nkamba |
Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kongo Central |
Subdivision Type2: | Territory |
Subdivision Name2: | Mbanza-Ngungu |
Subdivision Type3: | Sector |
Subdivision Name3: | Ntimansi |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2016 Estimate |
Coordinates: | -5.0261°N 14.5925°W |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Nkamba, also Nkamba New Jerusalem,[1] is a town in the province of Kongo Central of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The town is the birthplace of Simon Kimbangu and has become the spiritual headquarters of Kimbanguism.It is also believed to be the new Jerusalem spoken about in the book of revelation 21 and in the book of Ezezkial prophetic vision of a temple.The city is home to the temple of the Kimbanguist Church. Near the temple is the mausoleum of the founder "Papa" Simon Kimbangu and his three sons, "Papa" Charles Kisolokele Lukelo, "Papa" Salomon Dialungana Kiangani and "Papa" Joseph Diangienda Kuntima.