South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]Help us protect this heritage building — members[/notice] Brazen thieves have been relentlessly stripping the Holy Trinity Church in Central, Port Elizabeth, of copper and lead fittings , causing serious damage to the historic stone building. In a series of night-time assaults the thieves have stripped lead lining and copper […]
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 […]
A huge church building that has been taking shape on a major Port Elizabeth intersection for the past year, came gloriously alive during a joyous thanksgiving celebration service on October 30. The new 2 850 seat Victory Ministries International (VMI) church auditorium, which is under construction on the corner of […]
Bibles and Christian books are now on sale 24/7 at select Sasol petrol station stores in Port Elizabeth. And for Operation Mobilisation co-ordinator, Fred van der Westhuizen, coming up with the novel book sales idea, really was a case of thinking outside of the box. “I have lots of OM […]
A shipping container “helpline” equipped with five laptop computers with Internet access has opened a new world of hope for residents of informal settlements in Seaview, Port Elizabeth. High school learners as well as older people who had previously dropped out of school, were using the computers to do homework […]
Worshipers in South Africa will be joining 30 other countries on six continents in a 24 hour wave of worship that will sweep across the world on November 11 during the first annual Global Day of Worship. GDW events in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth will be featured in […]
As thousands of Christians prayed together in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday (October 22) God showed his approval through dramatic signs in the sky above Port Elizabeth. At least that is the view of some observers who were struck by unusual cloud and light displays that were seen […]
This past weekend, a group of volunteers from the Cedar Branch Church –Sherwood/Kabega reached out to some 30 “under-privileged” families staying on a plot near Greenbushes. For a number of months the ladies of the church have been knitting warm woolen blankets for single and double beds as well as […]
History was made yesterday when Port Elizabeth’s iconic World Cup Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Stadium hosted a Christian Day of Prayer for the first time, as some 8 000 Christians gathered to pray for the metro. The day was marked by an authentic show of unity as Christians of all […]
As I post this update, the digital countdown on our Prayer Day notice board, says there is 1 day and 15 hours until the Christians of our city gather in the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium for a day of prayer that organisers believe will change the history of the […]