South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]The leader of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (FCA), Archbishop Eliud Wabukala of Kenya, addressed the recent FCA conference in Durban. The FCA is a network of orthodox mainstream Anglicans which represents 40 million of the 55 million churchgoing Anglicans worldwide and Wabukala is considered by some as the counterpart […]
[notice]The first in a new fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych[/notice] “May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalms 19 vs 14 The other day, over a quick cup of coffee during my lunch break, […]
Worship teams in South Africa are getting ready to play their part in leading slots as worshipers in 30 countries join tomorrow in the first annual Global Day of Worship (GDW) with the goal of lifting the name of Jesus in a united wave of worship that will span the […]
The Moipei Quartet, also known in their country as the Kenyan Angels walked away with an award in the Best Of Africa category at the 4th annual Crown Gospel Music Awards. On Sunday 6th November 2011, approximately eight thousand people attended this prestigious event hosted at the impressive iNkosi Albert […]
The winners of the 2011 Crown Gospel Music Awards were announced on Saturday at the ICC in Durban. The winners are: Best WorshipIsrael Mosehla – Uyinkosi YamakhosiNqubeko Mbatha -In The PresenceWord And Life -I Will Love YouKatlehong Gospel Choir- Uyingcwele Best JazzNathi Zungu- I Am Trust In MeLebo Sekgobela – […]
By Benjamin Weinthal – originally published in Jerusalem Post Iran’s government and security apparatus have ratcheted up the pressure on Evangelical pastor Youcef Nadarkhani to convert to Islam or face execution, Fox News reported on Saturday. Youcef Nadarkhani, now 34, was arrested in 2009 for questioning the compulsory Islamic education […]
Originally published in Charisma News As I turn 93, I am thankful to the Lord that not long before my birthday, I was able to complete a book I’ve been working on for some time. The book is called Nearing Home, and it’s about how to prepare for and face […]
Port Elizabeth swimming sensation Kevin Paul who surprised himself and the world when he won gold for the 100 m breaststroke at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics talks about swimming and his faith in this interview with Kingfisher FM presenter Gareth Burley. Paul, a second year law student at Nelson Mandela […]
By Simba Tian — Compass Direct News GARISSA, Kenya, – Suspected Islamic extremists with Somalia’s al Shabaab militia threw a grenade into the home of the church guard of an East Africa Pentecostal Church (EAPC) congregation outside Garissa, Kenya on Saturday night (Nov. 5), killing an 8-year-old girl and another member […]
Originally published in Christian Post A series of bombs attacks have hit numerous targets, including churches, in the northeastern Nigerian town of Damaturu, killing 63 people. Christians are among the scores of people killed as churches were blasted, and the Yobe state police HQ was also among the targets hit. […]