The International Pentecost Holiness Church (IPHC) was established by Reverend Frederick Samuel Modise in 1962
- His only son, Glayton, took over as The Comforter in 1998
- Glayton died in 2016
- Glayton had two wives: Marriam and Pearl Tafu, who was half his age
- Glayton and Marriam had two sons, the eldest being Tshepiso and the youngest being Leonard
- Upon his death, Glayton didn’t seem to have a valid will and that triggered an internal war for his legacy and riches
- Between Glayton and the church, there were two bank accounts containing almost R1 billion when he died
- It is also understood that more millions in cash stood in a vault in the church’s headquarters called Silo in Zuurbekom, west of Johannesburg
- Two years after Glayton died, a man known as Michael Sandlana came forward and claimed to be Glayton’s son from outside of marriage
- He took over the church’s second biggest branch in Oskraal, North West called Jerusalema
- There are currently three factions fighting for power, including those claiming to be in Tshepiso’s corner, Leonard’s and Sandlana’s
- There are several high court cases taking place simultaneously including in Johannesburg and Cape Town, essentially over the millions left behind by Glayton
- Among some of the assets in dispute are cars like Rolls Royces, Bentleys and Mercedes Benzes;Modise also had an extensive property portfolio including several commercial farms in Limpopo and North West as well as a number of houses in Gauteng, North West, Limpopo and Western Cape
- The church has more than 3 million members across Southern Africa, all of whom buy their uniform and other memorabilia from the church.
