South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
In a great victory for religious freedom and the autonomy of the Church to govern her own affairs, the Constitutional Court on Tuesday shut the door on lesbian minister Ecclesia de Lange’s unfair discrimination claim against the Methodist Church of South Africa. The Court unanimously held that “it would not […]
Keeping God in schools is a costly cause but it is well worth the price says civil rights organisation Afriforum which to date has spent more than R2-million towards the legal costs of six South African schools that are opposing a court application to prevent them from maintaining their Christian […]
41 year old Jerome Rose is determined to continue an uncompromising walk of obedience to the call of God. He was dismissed by the City of Cape Town as a MyCiti bus driver on November 13 after repeatedly leading passengers in prayer despite receiving a written warning on November 6. But he maintains […]
On Tuesday, November 17, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA), along with leaders from various religions and faith communities, participated in a meeting convened by the Commission for Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Commission, a state institution established in terms of Chapter 9 of the Constitution) […]
Oorspronklik in Netwerk 24 gepubliseer Die NG Kerk hou by die besluit van sy algemene sinode om gay lidmate op elke vlak te verwelkom, maar die uitvoering daarvan is vir twee jaar uitgestel. Dit beteken gay proponente mag voorlopig nie in die amp van leraar georden word nie, tensy hulle selibaat […]
Jericho Walls Prayer Network and the South African agricultural industry association, Afri SA, have called on South Africans to come together to pray for an end to the crippling drought that is affecting large areas of the country. Jericho Walls has asked churches to make time during services on Sundays […]
Prayer networks in Southern Africa and beyond were alerted last week that Rachel Lungu, wife of international African Enterprise (AE) evangelist Stephen Lungu, was in a critical state in a Malawi hopital after contracting malaria. Intercessors continued to lift prayers as reports followed that despite doctors’ best efforts Rachel’s condition […]
God’s Karoo Women Conference co-founder, Sonja Spies, has been inundated with messages and phone calls following the success of the first women’s conference which took place last weekend, November 7 – 8. 1 300 women flocked to the Willowmore Showgrounds in the south of the Karoo, to meet with the Lord […]
[notice]A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport.[/notice] The World Cup rugby is finished and New Zealand earned a well-deserved win. The impact of Carter’s drop goal in the Semi-Finals (All Blacks vs Boks) was significant. […]
Ghanaian-based international healing evangelist Bishop Dag Heward Mills will be back in South Africa next week to lead “Healing Jesus Campaign (HJC)” crusades in the country in partnership with local churches. The latest campaign in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State and Northern Cape from November 18 to December […]