By A Correspondent- The Zion Christian Church has barred its unvaccinated followers from attending worshipping ceremonies.

The church leader, Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi last week told church members that no member will be allowed to attend church conferences if they were not vaccinated against the coronavirus once lockdown restrictions are relaxed.

The Zion Christian Church is one of the oldest indigenous Christian churches in Zimbabwe.

Speaking in a live broadcast he said that obligatory vaccination was being considered as every church member was a frontline worker with a duty to spread the word of God to the world.

This was Bishop Mutendi’s 247th broadcast since the outbreak of the coronavirus in Zimbabwe in March last year.

While vaccination is voluntary, Bishop Mutendi said anyone who wanted to attend conferences without being vaccinated was like a thief who was out to steal, kill and destroy as stated in John 10:10.

Bishop Mutendi was one of the first church leaders in the country to be vaccinated and insists that people must continue to take all protective measures even after being vaccinated.