Apostle Talent Chiwenga has announced a new wife barely weeks after publicly revealing the dramatic collapse of a four-day marriage to another woman — a development that has ignited intense debate and criticism within religious circles and beyond.
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Images circulated through church-linked media platforms show Chiwenga standing hand-in-hand with a new woman, presented as his wife, in what appears to be a formal announcement. The move comes shortly after the preacher addressed congregants about the abrupt end of his previous marriage, which he said lasted only four days.The speed with which Chiwenga has unveiled a new spouse has drawn sharp scrutiny, particularly given his long-standing and rigid teachings on marriage. Chiwenga has repeatedly preached that women entering marriage must be virgins, presenting sexual purity as a strict, non-negotiable requirement. He has also publicly taught that a woman who fails to meet what he defines as biblical standards can be “sent back” to her father’s house — a position that critics say places disproportionate power in the hands of the man while humiliating women.
The latest announcement has therefore raised unavoidable questions among followers and observers alike: how such standards were applied in this new relationship, why the transition happened so quickly, and whether the same moral rigidity demanded of women is applied to the apostle himself.
The development comes amid mountingdevelopment comes amid mounting controversy surrounding Chiwenga’s recent sermons, in which he dismissed secular law in favour of his interpretation of divine authority and issued what he described as “warnings” to critics, statements many have interpreted as threatening.
Former congregants say the new marriage announcement appears calculated to project normalcy and divine approval at a time when the preacher is facing heightened scrutiny. “The rules are harsh and absolute for women, but flexible when it comes to the apostle,” said one former member. “That’s not doctrine — that’s control.”
Jesus Revelation Ministries has not issued any formal explanation addressing the apparent contradictions between Chiwenga’s teachings and his personal conduct, nor has it clarified whether any internal accountability process followed the sudden breakdown of the four-day marriage.
