Glayton Modise

The Comforter Reverend Glayton M. Modise
Born	Glayton Modise (1940-08-13)August 13, 1940
Died	February 9, 2016(2016-02-09) (aged 75) Johannesburg, South Africa
Years active	1998–2016
Spouses	Miriam Modise. Nozipho Pearl Modise
Parent(s)	Frederick Samuel Modise Bertha Modise
Religion	Pentecostal Christianity
Church	International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Ordained	3 October 1998
Title	His Grace, Comforter, Priest in Chief

Glayton M. Modise (13 August 1940–9 February 2016) was the leader of one of Africa's mega churches, the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. Glayton was the only son of Frederick Samuel Modise (1914–1998) who founded the IPHC in 1962. After his father died in 1998, Glayton took over the church until his death on 9 February 2016.

Early life

Modise was born in Soweto, South Africa and initially was under the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) where his father was a minister. After his father received his calling in 1962 to start preaching the Gospel, Modise was one of the people who oversaw some of the smaller branches and the growth of the church. After his father died in 1998, the church grew exponentially.

Beliefs

Modise happened to have seen a vision from God, who instructed him to purchase a hill in Cape Town, South Africa and rename the hill Mount Zion. The hill, which was known as Blaauwberg Hill, was purchased for R100 million and was renamed Mount Zion. Glayton also continued his father's legacy of having a bursary scheme; the bursary scheme was known as FS Modise bursary scheme but was later renamed to FS Modise MG bursary scheme.