Talented South African worship artist Retief Burger and his Luidkeels Orkes will be leading an evening of praise and worship at the Hoogland Dutch Reformed Church, Charlo, Port Elizabeth this evening (Friday, September 2). Local musician Alison Gooch will open the evening’s worship. Light meals will be served from 6.30pm […]
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Christians Divided on Bloomberg’s 9/11 Prayer Ban
By Jennifer LeClaire — Originally published in Charisma News New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office has announced that the principle ceremony marking the 9/11 terrorist attacks will exclude clergy and formal prayers. The move by city hall allows “moments of silence” and for families to share, but specifically excludes religious […]
Global Leadership Summit profiles: 6 & 7/12
[notice]It is 5 weeks to the launch of the 2011 Global Leadership Summit (GLS) in South Africa. Today we profile the sixth and seventh profiles of the 12 expert speakers who will challenge and inspire summit delegates around the world with the end goal of empowering local churches to transform […]
FAMSA reaching out to MXit users via JamiiX
FAMSA PE is making its emotional support services more accessible through the use of the innovative JamiiX platform which allows people to interact with counsellors via MXit and other chat platforms. The JamiiX system, which was developed by RLabs in Cape Town, was pilot tested at a local school before […]
Jesus Daily is most interactive page on facebook
Jesus Daily, a facebook page that posts daily sayings of Jesus as well as lots of prayer requests, has held its position as facebook’s most engaging page for a remarkable 18 weeks. With 3 419 397 in the last week’s count the page is way ahead of all contenders. With […]
Bethel Music’s William Matthews releases debut album — Hope’s Anthem
Bethel Music’s singer/songwriter William Matthews releases his debut, full-length recording, Hope’s Anthem on September 20 on Kingsway, says Integrity Media in a news release. Most recently featured as a lead vocalist on Bethel Live’s acclaimed recording Be Lifted High, and having been a highlighted background vocalist for Brian and Jenn […]
Nigerian army “helped in slaughter of Christians”
By Obed Minchakpu, Compass Direct News Muslim extremists with the alleged help of Nigerian army personnel killed 24 Christians this month in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, area sources said. The attacks started August11 in Ratsa Foron village, where assaults that day and on August 15 left six Christians dead; also […]
Social media for the Kingdom course
Transformation Christian Network in Port Elizabeth is hosting a social media course designed to equip Christians to harness the networking power of online tools such as Facebook and twitter. The course, which will be conducted over four Monday evenings (7pm to 8.30pm from September 26 to October 17) at Fountain […]
Questions over commitment to combatting human trafficking
As the Justice and Constitutional Development Portfolio Committee continues its deliberations of the “Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons” (TIP) Bill, some disturbing trends have emerged. It appears not all the members of the Committee are convinced that the threat of human trafficking presents a clear and present danger […]
Church building in North Sudan still in ruins as Christians face hostility
By Compass Direct News More than seven months after Muslim extremists burned its church building, a Presbyterian Church of the Sudan (PCOS) congregation is still afraid to meet for worship, according to Christian sources. The Rev. Maubark Hamad said his church in Wad Madani, 138 kilometers (85 miles) southeast of […]