Mbaya, Henry2012-06-012012-06-012012-05-04Mbaya, H., 2012, ‘Friendships and Fellowship: Living koinonia, martyria and diakonia in the Corinthian Church of South Africa – from the perspective of social capital’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 68(2), #Art. 1169, 6 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v68i2.11690259--9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v68i2.1169http://hdl.handle.net/2263/19042In this article, I argued that the rituals of baptism, After–burial ritual cleansing ceremonies, and the burning of the heifer [isitshisa], performed by members of the Corinthians Church of South Africa based in Durban and Phepheni, near Kokstad, generate friendships and fellowship [koinonia], and that these in turn promote witness [martyria] and service [diakonia] to the community.en© 2012. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Corinthian Church of South AfricaDiakonia (Theology)KoinoniaAfter–burial ritual cleansing ceremoniesBurning of the heifer (isitshisa)Witness bearing (Christianity)MartyriaService (Theology)Friendship -- Religious aspectsFellowship -- Religious aspectsBaptism (Liturgy)Funeral rites and ceremoniesSocial capital (Sociology) -- Religious aspectsArticle