It is a fact that religion over the ages has proved to be a multifaceted, multifarious and multidimensional phenomenon again nebulous and enigmatic to define. Conversely in the lives of humanity it has played several roles some of which could be opposing poles. It is also a well-known fact that religion serves and answers humanity's fundamental questions, needs and eventually points to the relationship with the Supernatural, and wholly other who is known by the different names in different religions. On the other hand, religion in the contemporary world is also a bridge and vehicle to the socio-economic transformation and aspirations, without of course ignoring the pacifying and nation building role that religion partakes. Thus religion is a double edge sword in the lives of mankind. This paper therefore, seeks to unravel the indispensable and noble role that religion plays in transforming the status, lives, welfare, worldviews and the socioeconomic degrees of humanity in general, and specifically Zimbabwe, with the aid of Pentecostal charismatic tradition as is exhibited in the Mugodhi apostolic church in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole.