South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
6,2m Christians standing against State interference — Selley Senior Christian leaders and Christian attorneys are meeting in Pretoria tomorrow (Thursday) to discuss the Church’s response to growing attacks on its beliefs and freedoms. The group previously met in June and July after the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) found the […]
Originally published in Christian Post Christian leaders in the Middle East believe that a US military intervention in Syria will have a “detrimental effect” on Christians in the region, Geoff Tunnicliffe of the World Evangelical Alliance said in a statement to the White House on Thursday. Tunnicliffe, who serves as […]
[notice]ANDRE VILJOEN interviewed OM Ships International Chief Executive Officer Peter Nicoll during his recent visit to South Africa. In Part 1 of a two-part report, Nicoll shares on a daunting faith challenge that threatened to run-aground the ministry that has been bringing knowledge, help and hope to the people of […]
You may not be able to participate in hands-on action against human trafficking but thanks to an excellent booklet called ‘Pray Freedom’ you can play a vital role on your knees. I spoke to Esmarie Taljaard of Freedom Climb, a project of OM, which produced the 12-week prayer guide which […]
South African church leaders must put differences aside and stand together against a Government attack on freedom of religion said Andrew Selley, Senior Pastor of Joshua Generation Church (JGC) in Cape Town which is being investigated over its doctrine on corporal punishment. There has been a good response from Port […]
Until yesterday I was blisfully unaware of Miley Cyrus and ‘twerking’ was not in my vocabulary at all. But after Debbie Hemmens, one of our volunteer reporters sent me an email mentioning she was thinking of writing a comment on ‘the Miley Cyrus news from last night’ I sheepishly googled […]
Leon Prinsloo is passionate about using aviation to bring God’s blessing to desperately poor people in remote rural areas of South Africa. But the CEO of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) South Africa says it took some divine intervention to get him onto God’s path for his life. After a Christian […]
Pastor calls on SA church to stand united against State interference in church affairs A Cape Town church that is being investigated by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) over its doctrine on corporal punishment is calling on the Church to stand united against a Government attack on religious […]
South African consumers will soon be offered a Christian alternative to Halaal-labelled products. The new ‘Christian Friendly’ label will give Christian consumers peace of mind that income generated will go to Christian organisations and not be used to finance the spread of Islam, said Etienne De Jager, a director of […]
Cape Town intercessor Jane Flack says that while attending free Xhosa lessons in the Hout Bay Public Library recently she sensed that God was at work. She just wan’t sure what He was doing at first. Flack, who is founder of Action Against Crime, a police prayer movement that was […]