GeorDavie Moses Kasambale, a Tanzanian preacher, built an international church and media presence as a self-styled prophet, operating GeorDavie Ministries International, a network spanning church services, radio, television and music events. Kasambale, who usually goes solely by his first namr, says that he has possessed supernatural abilities, including prophecy and healing, since childhood, and bases his claimed divine authority on a personal vision in which Jesus granted him authority over religious denominations.
In October 2016, Kasambale met Kathryn Krick, a former actor, during a trip to Los Angeles. He singled her out and prophesied that she was called to become an apostle, then appointed her to lead the Los Angeles branch of his ministry, later named the Advanced Anointing Church. Krick traveled to Tanzania between 2017 and 2018, adopted the practice of calling Kasambale “Daddy” or “Baba,” and eventually became director of the organization, which evolved into her own Five-Fold Church.
As the ministry grew, former members raised concerns about Kasambale’s authority and the congregation’s structure, describing his control as absolute and the church as organized around his claimed personal anointing. Video from this period showed Krick and other members bowing before Kasambale, touching his feet and pledging devotion, with members stating the public could only know Jesus through him — dynamics that observers and cult researchers said reinforced Kasambale as an unquestionable spiritual figurehead.
Tensions rose in 2018 after several women connected to the organization alleged sexual misconduct by Kasambale. Former worship leader Cassandra Cymbal said she reported a sexual assault allegation directly to Krick, who Cymbal says dismissed it and accused the alleged victim of lying. Texts and emails from the time reportedly show Krick rebuking members who criticized Kasambale while affirming her loyalty to him. About half the small Los Angeles congregation left during this period, citing the handling of the allegations.
Further allegations came from Melissa Archer, who provided audio recordings and texts describing a March 2018 phone-based “deliverance” session in which Kasambale allegedly instructed her to touch her body under the guise of spiritual cleansing. South African pastor Ansie Visser separately alleged that Kasambale sent explicit messages propositioning women in her ministry, framed as imparting a spiritual blessing.
Despite the allegations, Krick’s ministry kept operating closely under Kasambale’s guidance. He directed her to produce short exorcism videos for social media, which helped expand her international visibility by December 2020. Both organizations continued drawing outside scrutiny. One cult researcher described Five-Fold Church as exhibiting dynamics of a destructive personality cult, noting that Krick’s followers showed extreme devotion toward her resembling her own deference to Kasambale.
The allegations against Kasambale drew renewed national attention in August 2026 after an investigative report compiled insider accounts, text messages and audio recordings. Kasambale publicly denied all misconduct allegations, attributing the accusations to language barriers and describing his ministry instructions as legitimate pastoral practice. Archer rejected his denial and stood by her account. Krick reaffirmed her support for Kasambale, calling him a Christlike figure and declaring permanent alignment with his ministry.
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