South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
What began as a simple vision to create a space where local people could park their cars and pray together has developed into a growing movement of healing, and collective compassion during times of tragedy. The Park and Pray initiative, founded by Grace Love Family Church in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, was […]
A national candlelight prayer service was arranged for Thursday night (January 22) in response to the devastating school transport accident near Vanderbijlpark on Monday morning that has claimed the deaths of 14 young learners. Organisers told Gateway News that the live prayer event, which aimed to unite communities, faith leaders, […]
SACOFF mobilises support for grieving families The death toll from the tragic Vaal scholar transport crash has risen to 14 after two more learners succumbed to their injuries in the early hours of Thursday morning, leaving families and school communities in mourning. The horrific crash occurred on Monday, 19 January […]
By Freedom of Religion South Africa A major constitutional dispute is now before the Gauteng High Court following the submission of a detailed 400-page application by the South African Church Defenders (SACD). At the heart of the case is the CRL’s controversial Section 22 Committee, which the founding papers allege […]
A little over a year ago 21-year-old Will Garringer of Columbus, Ohio in the United States started a run club that he hoped would be “a cool little community where we did a devotional beforehand and then we ran together”. Today Run With Christ – which describes itself as “way […]
The South Africa Prayer Movement for Change (SAPMC) invites believers across the nation to unite for a national prayer conference from Friday October 18 to Saturday Octobe 19 in Pretoria under the theme “Calling for Burden Bearers to stand in the gap for South Africa”. T “This powerful gathering will […]
Also see: SA Church Defenders leading march against state control of church The CRL Rights Commission is hosting a by-invitation-only event in Johannesburg tomorrow to launch a Section 22 committee which it says will facilitate dialogue on the self regulation of the Christian sector, but which critics say is a […]
The Awakening South Africa prayer movement which launched with a national day of prayer and repentance at the FNB Stadium on March 22 is hosting a follow-up campaign from Rosh Hashanah (September 22) to Yom Kippur (October 2). Awakening SA visionary Rachel Kalidass said that when God first spoke to […]
Fresh Church in Windhoek, Namibia recently hosted a Bible Reading Marathon in which 102 people teamed up to read the whole Bible out aloud over approximately 91 hours. Exhausted but elated Fresh Church pastors Jaco Pretorius and Elsabe Horn said in an interview afterwards that they will definitely do another […]
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) “firmly rejects the false and defamatory claims made by Mrs Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva” at a CRL Rights Commission press conference on Thursday, says FOR SA in a press release. After the press conference, CRL chair Mkhwanazi-Xaluva went to Hillbrow Police Station to open a […]