When Heinrich Alberts preaches his last sermon at Hoogland Dutch Reformed Church, Port Elizabeth on Sunday it will be a bitter-sweet time. He will be sad that he has to leave the church he has loved and led for over seven years and his ministry in the Dutch Reformed church […]
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Walking 800km with a message that life is precious to God
An opportunity to talk to police recruits at the Police Academy in Oudtshoorn has been one of the highlights so far for a team of five walkers and three drivers who are trekking nearly 800km across the Western Cape to proclaim a Biblical pro-life message and collect signatures for a […]
Men will be called to ‘launch out into deep waters’
From the material to the miraculous in faith [notice]Alf James writes about the important topic of faith and Christian living — and talks to Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) committee members about their amazing, ongoing, faith journey and the faith theme for KMMC 2016.[/notice] Faith is critical to our Christian walk. It […]
Human Rights Commission spanking ruling misguided, says ACDP
Church will appeal — to protect family and freedom of belief “Constant attempts to equate abuse and violence with reasonable chastisement or a spanking, are misguided and frankly disingenuous,” says the African Christian Democratic Party in its reaction to a report on corporal punishment at home by the SA Human […]
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Picodi.co.za – what it’s all about? Online shopping in South Africa is becoming more and more popular. We enjoy ordering online because it saves us time, money and energy. But what to do in order to reduce the costs of our online shopping even more? Meet Picodi! Picodi.co.za is a […]
Gap Year with a Purpose
GIBC’S Gap Year with a Purpose is a fun-filled and life changing Gap Year for those Matrics who are unsure of which path to take once leaving school. As a student you receive a lot of pressure to make a good decision concerning your future. Everybody just wants the best […]
Appeal to sign right-to-life petition
An appeal has been sent out to Churches and Christians to sign a petition requesting the South African government to amend the Abortion Act (which has resulted in the killing of 1.3 million South Africans since 1997) to reflect the right to life guaranteed in the Constitution of all persons, including […]
Apostolic Leadership Summit aims to equip leaders
“We are convinced that the Word of God remains the key to understanding the times we are living in and that within these ancient biblical truths are contained eternal principles capable of restoring divine order,” says Gate Ministries which is hosting the Apostolic Leadership Summit (ALS) at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, […]
Anglicans sanction US Episcopal Church over gay marriage
Originally published in ABC News Anglican leaders today (Thursday, January 14, 2016) temporarily restricted the role of the US Episcopal Church in their global fellowship as a sanction over the American church’s acceptance of gay marriage. Episcopalians have been barred for three years from any policy-setting positions in the Anglican […]
Church in PE to play key role in addressing education crisis
Church leaders in Port Elizabeth took significant steps this week to position the Church in Nelson Mandela Bay to play a pivotal role in addressing an education crisis that threatens the future of children in the region. On Monday evening (January 11, 2016) church leaders, who had been approached by […]