Nazareth Baptist Church located at Ebuhleni, northern part of Durban in South Africa, have carried out virginity test on female members.
The test is said to be an effort to encourage chastity among the ladies who gets certificates and a white mark of purity placed on their foreheads, if proven that they are still virgins.
According to report, It is an annual event carried out by the church on ladies who are 18-year-old and above.
The test is usually conducted in the middle of every year and the certificate issued becomes invalid by the middle of the following year when the next virginity test is conducted by the church.
The test for the 2022/2023 session was conducted this July and certificates were issued to the successful ladies.
The certificate was signed by the Leader of Nazareth Baptist Church and the specialist who carried out the test.