Charis Missionary Church was started in Tembisa Zone 10 as a home grown church on 19th September 1999 with just a hand full of members under the leadership of Prof. Apostle JB Makananisa and his wife Dr. Pastor Eunice Makananisa. Since then the church grew and moved to an open land in 2006 located just off Madiba drive in Zone 5, Tembisa, South Africa. The church now hosts a capacity of more than 5000 members. Sister churches were established in Limpopo at Venda - Ha-Masia under Pastor Khensani Baloyi, at Bushbuckridge under Pastor Eva Kgwete, at Standerton – Sakhile under Prophet E Khorombi, at Heidelberg - Ratanda extension 26 under Pastor W Makusha, at Maseru - Lesotho under Pastor DK Chapi and other International locations such as UK - London, Verona - Italy, Kenya, Nigeria, Congo DR and counting...