Port Elizabeth school, Blessing Christian Academy has launched a quarterly newspaper aimed at providing Christian learners in the city with a platform for sharing Christ. “It is not for Blessing Christian Academy but for the city. We hope for contributions from other schools,” said the school founder and Governor, Blessing […]
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Young, growing men’s group heeds call to host conference in Somerset West
Men Alive Network (MAN), a non-denominational men’s group that traces its inspiration back to the 2009 Mighty Men Conference, invites men in the Helderberg Basin to come and be revived and refocused at a two-day men’s conference in Somerset West on Friday June 24 and Saturday June 25. High-powered speakers, […]
JASA takes battle against legalisation of sex between children to Constitutional Court
School principals say their jobs will be a nightmare if they cannot tell children that sex is against the law A controversial High Court decision to decriminalise sexual activity between adolescent children will be challenged in the Constitutional Court this week. The Christian-based Justice Alliance of South Africa (JASA) which […]
Hope returns to Philippines
OM Ships International’s vessel Logos Hope has launched back into service from Hong Kong, SAR China following the annual dry dock and maintenance time required for ongoing operation. The ship is now sailing to San Fernando, Philippines which will be the first of two stops planned for the 2013 visit […]
Church repents of inaction as it prays for the nation
Christians from different denominations and groupings participating in a National Day of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday, May 19, gathered in the Soshanguve TUT Stadium, Pretoria, the Good Hope Centre, Cape Town and in churches and homes around the country. At the Soshanguve gathering church leaders repented of their personal sin and the […]
Lesbian pastor sues church
Originally published in eNCA.com A Methodist minister who was fired from her church for marrying her same-sex partner, has taken her fight to be reinstated to the courts. Ecclesia de Lange was ordained as a Minister in the Methodist Church in 1996. She served her congregation in the Cape Twon […]
Catholic Church says ‘defy e-tolls’
Originally published in iolnews The Roman Catholic Church has added its powerful voice to the swelling opposition against charging motorists for using South Africa’s freeways, calling the proposed e-tolling “morally unjust”. It urged people into open rebellion by calling on them not to buy e-tags or pay the toll fees. […]
UWC hosting conference on quest for identity of mainline churches
The University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Department of Religion and Theology will host a one day conference themed “The Quest for Identity in Mainline Churches in South Africa” on Friday, May 24, 2013. The conference in Cape Town is the fourth in a series of 10 “think tanks” and […]
Israeli experts, church support effort to assist emerging farmers
Post-apartheid reforms gave land to the people – but without proper training, says aid worker Originally published in Jerusalem Post With the help of Israeli agricultural expertise and the support of the Roman Catholic Church, a South African NGO is aiming to professionally train rural residents who have become the […]
Fisikus en kerkman sterf op 89
Oorspronklik gepubliseer in Beeld Die bekende wetenskaplike en kerkman dr. Louw Alberts (89) is gister in Pretoria dood. Alberts was ’n fiskus en onder meer professor aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat en die destydse Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit, visepresident van die Raad vir Atoomkrag, direkteur-generaal van mineraal- en energiesake, en […]