Family Buries South African Pastor After Keeping His Body In Mortuary Since 2021 Awaiting His Resurrection

The body of South African Pastor, Siva Moodley has been lying in a mortuary in Johannesburg for over a year, as his family and congregation await his resurrection.

Pastor Siva Moodley’s body has been at a funeral home in Fourways, Gauteng, for a year.


Moodley, the 53-year-old founder of The Miracle Centre in Johannesburg’s northwestern outskirts, died on August 15, 2021, after falling ill. Since then, his body has been kept at Martin’s Funeral Home.

Martin du Toit, the funeral home manager, confirmed Moodley’s body was still at his mortuary.

“After Pastor Moodley’s death, his family and members of the church used to visit the funeral home to pray for his resurrection. The last visit was in September last year. Nobody has come to view the body since then. There is no news about his funeral,” said Du Toit.