From 8 to 10 June 2022 a very important training workshop took place at Carmel Retreat Centre, George. The purpose of the workshop was to train the first group of six of our proponents and one bridge minister how to facilitate a Contextual Bible Reading (CBR). The training was facilitated by Rev. Moses Baartman. The […]
Hi there! I am Noxolo W. Fihla, a proponent of URCSA waiting to be called to a congregation. I am a strong believer that the power of nature lies in this; that it gives back what has been given to it. If we preserve nature, it too in turn will preserve us. It is a […]
“I would like to thank the Fishers, Trainers and Senders (FTS) team for taking us into the communities where we were able to sensitize the learners in schools about forms and consequences of violence. This has been an eye opener for us as law enforcers to touch base with issues on the ground that affect […]
It is with great pleasure that we welcome Shaneeze Dilgee (URCSA Lavender Hill) and Frikkie Marais (DRC Napier) on board of our Green Team. May you enjoy the energy and enthusiasm of our team and may the Lord use our input in various ways to help people to think GREEN and help to preserve our […]
Contextual Bible Reading is making inroads and vibrations under the youth of URCSA Cape in the Eastern Cape! On Saturday 19 February 24 young people of PE Presbytery’s Christian Youth Ministry (CYM) attended a CBR workshop at KwaZakhele congregation in Port Elizabeth. It was facilitated by Prop. Babalwa Sifuba, CBR coordinator and trainer from URCSA […]
Rev. Stephen Pedro in the centre front (with the light blue shirt) and Prop. Zolani None diagonally behind him (with the light grey T-shirt) along with the URCSA Victoria West church council members who attended the workshop. The past weekend our Minister in Synodical Service and Task Team Manager for Congregational Witness, Rev. Stephen […]
From left: Dr Braam Hanekom (Public Witness), Rev. Godfrey Baartman (CEO), Rev. Lucas Plaatjie (Senior Aministrative Officer), Dr Daniël de Wet (Ecumenical Partnerships in Africa), Ms Carin Brink (Industrial Ministry) and Rev. Stephen Pedro (Congregational Witness) “The past week two important meetings, of which Witness Ministry was part of, took place,” says Rev. Stephen […]
Fltr: Revs. Soga, Masele, Ntshabalala, Sifuba, Pedro, Bloro and Calvary The past weekend (29 to 31 October) Rev. Stephen Pedro (Manager of Congregational Witness and project manager of CBR Cape) and Rev. Babalwa Sifuba (CBR coordinator and trainer) had a Training and Planning Workshop with the cluster leaders of the presbyteries of the Eastern […]
Fltr: (Back) Rev. Stephen Pedro and Prop. Msawenkosi Ntshongwana. (Front) Rev. Danny Bock, Mrs Bock, Prop. Rachel Linderoth, Prop. Bulelwa Potwana, Prop. Zolani None and Prop. Pieter André Windvogel “This weekend gave us (me) hope that the Church has not forgotten about us. It equipped us with a reset, re-imagined, refreshed button, especially through […]
Fltr: Rev. Mateus Luciano (Scribe), Rev. Samuel Kassolo Banda (Moderator), Kobus Odendaal with dr Miguel Nobre (General Secretary) As everywhere in the world, our sister church in Mozambique’s Mphatso Synod, with whom we maintain strong relationships, has to face numerous challenges during this time of COVID-19. The General Secretary, Dr Miguel Nobre shares with us […]