N AIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Tributes are pouring in for Ray McCauley, an influential, if controversial, pastor and spiritual leader for many South African Christians, who died this week at age 75.

Ray McCauley had close ties with politicians and South Africa's elite - seen here with Cyril Ramaphosa in 2017. His church become a pillar of South African society and many high-profile figures ...

Ray McCauley had an enormous love for South Africa, enormous charisma, and made an enormous impression on many people. But, arguably, ...

Pastor Ray McCauley introduces then deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa during the launch of the Rhema Church campaign against violence towards women and children on July 30, 2017 in Johannesburg.

Ray McCauley, a prominent pastor and anti-apartheid activist, finished third in the 1974 Mr Universe competition, but not against Arnold Schwarzenegger as widely claimed.

Rhema Bible Church founder and church leader Pastor Ray McCauley will be remembered for his fight against racism, reconciliation and his loyalty to South Africa. Politicians, celebrities ...

It has been days since the passing of Rhema Bible Church's Pastor Ray McCauley and tributes continue to flow in. Grace Bible Church's Bishop Mosa Sono shared kind words about Pastor Ray's passing.

Pastor Ray McCauley’s wife, Zelda, has penned a final “love letter” to her late husband, which was delivered at his funeral on Saturday as thousands of mourners came to pay their respects to ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Tributes are pouring in for Ray McCauley, an influential, if controversial, pastor and spiritual leader for many South African Christians, who died this week at age 75.

Ray McCauley had an enormous love for South Africa, enormous charisma, and made an enormous impression on many people. But, arguably, ...

How Ray McCauley brought prosperity gospel to a new South Africa McCauley’s church became a space where upwardly mobile South Africans congregated as Pentecostalism spread in the country.