Approximately 550 jubilant anti-abortion protesters braved relentless, pouring rain to take part in the National March for Life in Umhlanga, Durban on Sunday (October 7). [EasyGallery id=’nalmarchforlife’] Pro-lifers of all ages walked, singing and making declarations for 4 km around Gateway Mall, Umhlanga, at times stopping traffic while they crossed […]
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PE Anglican youth conference signals new beginning
The Anglican Youth Fellowship in the Diocese of Port Elizabeth is hosting its Launch Conference from October 4 to 7 at St Stephens Anglican Church in Gratten Street, New Brighton. This event signals a new beginning for the young people of the Anglican Church as they showcase their new uniform, […]
Manne Kamp the place for men to relax together, encounter God
Preparations are in full swing for the fourth annual Manne Kamp at Van Staden’s River Mouth near Port Elizabeth from October 26 to October 28. And PE businessman, David Naude, who founded Manne Kamp with the vision of providing local men with a place where they can relax together and […]
Excitement, anticipation ahead of 40-hours Burn event in PE
Can the atmosphere over a city be shifted by 40 hours of worship and prayer? Yes, undoubtedly, if God is in it. And as the final arrangements are being put in place for the Burn 24/7 40 Hours of Blazing Worship weekend at Walmer West Primary School, Port Elizabeth, organisers […]
International weekend of prayer, fasting for sex trafficking victims
Salvation Army hosting prayer programme in PE Next weekend (September 28 to 30) is the 7th annual international weekend of prayer and fasting for victims of sexual trafficking. The event which is sponsored by the Salvation Army, the Initiative Against Sexual Trafficking (IAST), and the Faith Alliance Against Slavery and […]
Past experience inspires launch of anti-trafficking ministry
Delegates at a recent human trafficking conference in Port Elizabeth were told how the trafficking and sexual abuse of a young boy in the 1990s had contributed to the imminent launch of a new ministry in PE. Gary Lewinson, founder and chairman of the anti-trafficking Vine of Judah Trust, said […]
United Church challenge to NMB Council amidst city crisis
[notice]While ongoing political division in Nelson Mandela Bay has paralysed service delivery and sparked unrest, church leaders in the city have been working and praying together in a united bid to help resolve the crisis. One of the church leaders, Pastor Patrick Douglas-Henry, Regional Leader of the AFM in the […]
40 hours of blazing worship and boerewors rolls in PE
Children, youth and the young-at-heart (of all ages!) are invited to join in a citywide 40-hours Burn (prayer and worship time) and family celebration in Port Elizabeth from 6pm on Friday September 28 to 10am on Sunday September 30. Those who attend the event at the Walmer West Primary School […]
Women pray for peace on Women’s Day
The United Care Centre at Kleinskool, Port Elizabeth was abuzz on Women’s Day, today, when about 150 women from different congregations came together and cried out to God for peace in the area. This came after revenge killings between gangs flared up recently, despite a peace agreement which was negotiated […]
iChurch gets two thumbs up
It was “fresh”, “relevant”, “enjoyable” said moviegoers who attended the main attraction at the Boardwalk Nu Metro, Port Elizabeth on Sunday morning. No doubt about it, the critics loved the innovative, inaugural showing of iChurch a digital church service designed to reach a cyberspace generation that relates to screens. The […]