The Mita Congregation (Spanish: Congregación Mita) is a Christianity-based new religious movement with headquarters in Puerto Rico. They differ from mainstream Christianity in some worship practices and in their belief that Juanita García Peraza, who they call "Mita", was anointed by God. The congregation has chapters in the United States, Canada, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, El Salvador, Italy and the Dominican Republic.
They have an estimated 100,000 members worldwide.
Religion News Service, branded as RNS, is a news agency founded in 1934. It covers religion, ethics, spirituality, and morality. It publishes news, information, and commentaries o…
Elaine Howard Ecklund (born 16 February 1973) is a published author and professor of sociology at Rice University. She is also the director of the Boniuk Institute for Religious T…
Sarah Anne Coakley (born 10 September 1951) is an English Anglican priest, systematic theologian, and philosopher of religion with interdisciplinary interests. She became an hono…
Christian Stephen Smith (born 1960) is an American sociologist who was formerly the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. Smith's research f…
Keith Ward (born 1938) is an English philosopher and theologian. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a priest of the Church of England. He was a canon of Christ Church, Oxf…
