South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in news24 Johannesburg – A complaint has been laid with the Advertising Standards Authority about an allegedly homophobic church billboard in Pretoria. The billboard features the naked torso of a man surrounded by the words “drug abuse”, “promiscuity”, “alcoholism” and “homosexuality”. It is captioned: “whom the son sets […]
Dozens of people, including two politicians, have been killed in a triple attack on a Christian farming community in Plateau state, Nigeria, by Muslim herdsmen. The first incident happened on Thursday morning (5 July) when Muslims from the Fulani ethnic group destroyed 43 Christian-owned farms. Nobody was arrested. They followed […]
Originally published in Christian Post Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has waded into the same-sex marriage debate in Washington State with a $100,000 contribution to help defeat a referendum that would ban same-sex marriage. Gates, along with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, both made the same six-figure contribution said Zach Silk, campaign […]
Originally published in Christian Post Oscar Pistorius is headed to London to represent South Africa in the Olympics. The double-amputee is the first amputee track athlete to compete after being selected by South Africa’s Olympic committee. “Today is really one of the happiest days of my life! Will be in […]
An Arab Christian leader serving in a closed, Islamic-ruled country will brief South Africans next week about the Arab Spring Revolution from a Christian perspective. He is a keynote speaker at INcontext Ministries’ youth and young adult oriented 23:59 Missions Conference which is being held in Kimberley (July 9), Port […]
David McGillivray, a 20-year-old leader at Oxygen Life Church in Port Elizabeth who will be attending the INcontext Ministries 23:59 Missions Conference next week, recently experienced a life-changing and faith-growing missions trip to Mumbai, India. He was part of a church team that went to support a local pastor working […]
Politically motivated killings in ANC circles in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) were condemned by local church leaders this week in a statement released by Bishop Bethlehem Nopece, Anglican Bishop of Port Elizabeth, on behalf of the NMB Consultation of Christian Churches (NMBCCC). Referring to the recent murder of a senior […]
Barnabas Aid helping victims By Compass Direct News and barnabasaid Attackers with guns and hand-grenades killed at least 17 people and wounded scores more during worship services at two churches on Sunday in Kenya. Three of those killed were children. Two were police officers standing guard over one of the […]
Political, church and pro-Israeli groups joined in peaceful protest marches in Pretoria on Thursday (June 28) and Cape Town on Friday (June 29) to oppose the proposal by Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies, to label goods originating from Israel as made in “Occupied Palestinian Territories”. In Pretoria several […]
A US-based Bible scholar and missionary, Dr Rollin Gross will present a public lecture on the New Testament and human sexuality at St Nicholas Church, Charlo Port Elizabeth at 7pm on Wednesday (July 4). And on Tuesday (July 3) at 7pm, he will talk on “Why study the Bible?” at […]