17 Facts About Kenneth Meshoe

Kenneth Rasalabe Joseph Meshoe was born on 18 January 1954 and is a South African evangelist, politician, reverend and teacher.

Kenneth Meshoe has been serving as the inaugural leader of the African Christian Democratic Party, a Christian democratic political party, since 1993.

Kenneth Meshoe became a Member of Parliament in 1994 and has since been re-elected five times.

Kenneth Meshoe matriculated from high school in 1972 and went on to study at the University of the North where he obtained a Secondary Teachers Diploma in 1975.

Kenneth Meshoe then proceeded to work as a teacher for the next few years.

Kenneth Meshoe completed his second-year Theological Diploma at the Shekinah Bible Institute in Kingsport in the US state of Tennessee in 1987.

Kenneth Meshoe established his church, the Hope of Glory Tabernacle, in 1988, when he returned to South Africa.

Kenneth Meshoe was appointed to serve as an Associate Member on the Board of Regents of Bethel College.

Kenneth Meshoe is currently serving his sixth term as an MP.

Kenneth Meshoe is a member of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation.

Kenneth Meshoe voted against the adoption of the final version of the South African constitution in 1996.

Kenneth Meshoe voted against the legalisation of same-sex marriage in South Africa.

Kenneth Meshoe has spoken out on the issue of farm murders.

Kenneth Meshoe has voiced support for the State of Israel, arguing against claims that Israel is an apartheid state, calling such accusations "slanderous" and "deceptive".

Reverend Kenneth Meshoe remarried Wonkie Ncoco, a former ANC MP in 2024.

Kenneth Meshoe underwent a COVID-19 test on 22 March 2020 after he participated in a religious gathering in the Free State with five infected international guests.

Kenneth Meshoe did not show any symptoms, while Swart experienced flu-like symptoms.