South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The Karoo Mighty Men Conference may still be five months away but it’s all-systems-go for the marketing team who have just printed 85 000 flyers and 1 500 posters promoting the event. The flyers and posters are ultimately destined to reach churches, schools and organisations in Port Elizabeth and East […]
The coordinators of two visionary initiatives to prevent suicides at Van Stadens Bridge near Port Elizabeth have invited members of the public to attend a celebration ceremony at the foot of the Cross of Hope on a promontary opposite the bridge. “Over the last year many, many people have been […]
More than ten thousand men gathered in a stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday (November 17) night, to listen to South African farmer evangelist Angus Buchan who was the main speaker at the second Mighty Men Conference USA. “God sent men from every corner of the USA to Bridgestone Arena, […]
A Dutch court’s decision to unban a child-sex advocacy group, Martijn, poses a threat to South Africa, say the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) and Operation Bobbi Bear (OBB), who have signed a petition calling on the Dutch government to re-ban the group and to ban any form of child-sex […]
The World Council of Churches has elected Kenyan Anglican Dr Agnes Abuom of Nairobi, as the Moderator of the highest WCC governing body and South African, Dr Mary-Anne Plaatjies-Van Huffel, Moderator of the Uniting Reformed Church (URC) in Southern Africa, as the Africa president of the WCC. Abuom, who was […]
A Fighting Chance (AFC), a young ministry that tackles the scourge of drugs, gangs and human trafficking in Nelson Mandela Bay, is hosting a drug dependence Seminar at the Clubhouse at St Thomas High School, Gelvandale, on Saturday, November 30. “It will be our first event and will answer the questions […]
A volunteer group that assists local police in suicide prevention and response at Van Stadens Bridge near Port Elizabeth has called on the public — especially church groups — to contribute towards the cost of repairs to the closed circuit TV (CCTV) monitoring equipment on the bridge. It is vital […]
Originally published in SA News Residents of Diepsloot, Johannesburg, on Monday gathered for a prayer service at the Methodist Church in Extension 10 to seek divine intervention in the wake of horrific violent acts committed against children in the area. The discovery of a seven-month-old baby’s mutilated body in a […]
I took time to visit a certain church in the City of Harare in Zimbabwe on a Sunday morning and I was surprised to see numerous top-of-the-range cars parked outside as the owners took time to worship their Creator. Reflecting on news reports I had read during the week, I […]
The Christian-based Justice Alliance of South Africa (JASA) yesterday filed papers in the Western Cape High Court in a bid to stop Top TV starting to broadcast three pornography channels on December 1. In a media release JASA says it believes that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) […]