A Uitenhage church prayer group is going to Thornhill on Saturday (August 13) to pray with police who patrol the Van Stadens Bridge area and to pray over the bridge where 80 people have committed suicide since it was opened in 1971. Volkswagen employee and Uitenhage Methodist Church member Dave […]
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Hope in the Darkness: Unity and optimism among churches
[notice]Helenvale in Port Elizabeth has gained notoriety as the worst gangster violence hotspot in the city and one of the most dangerous places in South Africa. But for the people who live there, this small, poor, Northern Areas suburb is home. This article, is the second in a series of […]
Cape church launches documentary on Christianity in India
A Call to India (2011) — a 60 minute documentary on the current realities of the church in India — will have its world première on August 25 at the Stellenbosch High School. Produced by Empty Canvas Productions, in collaboration with Every Nation Church, Somerset West, the movie was filmed […]
PE gangster cases expedited
An interim plan to expedite gang-related court cases in Port Elizabeth was launched today, following a meeting last week between senior police, and criminal justice system representatives and Northern Areas councillors. According to Ward 13 councillor, Nico du Plessis, it was agreed that courts would speed up the processing of […]
Gospel concert for Ashleigh tonight!
Ten leading local Gospel music acts are performing in Port Elizabeth tonight to raise funds for PE teenager Ashleigh Botha to have life saving arterial bypass surgery in the USA. Concert organiser and one of the performers, Ron Reynolds, appeals to PE people to come and enjoy a great evening […]
Starting life over in Tsunami-struck Japan
By Stephan Smitdorff[notice]Stephan Smithdorff was sent by the Uitenhage-North Dutch Reformed Church to carry out mission work under the banner of Operation Mobilisation. This is latest update on relief work in Japan following the devastating tsunami in March[/notice]This past week we have been in Miyagi prefecture, North East Japan, with […]
Global Leadership Summit 2011 profiles: 3/12
[notice]It is 10 weeks to the launch of the 2011 Global Leadership Summit (GLS) in South Africa. Today we profile the third in our weekly series of profiles of the 12 expert speakers who will challenge and inspire summit delegates around the world with the end goal of empowering local […]
Student aims to make her one life count
By Marie Beaufain — Originally published in Baptist Press She’s an ordinary girl: brown eyes, brown hair, white sneakers. What makes her stand out isn’t her voice, though her earth-shattering alto is easily distinguished in a room filled with song. It’s not her sense of humor, and the way […]
United Pursuit Band — Cape Town, PE, don’t miss them!
Cape Town and PE will soon be blessed by a talented bunch of on-fire worshipers all the way from Knoxville Tennessee ! You may think you have never heard their music , but you probably have – the song “Come Away” by Jesus Culture was written by these guys (actually […]
Indonesia not for sissy Christians, PE man finds
[notice]Port Elizabeth family man and businessman, Shaun Krummeck, 30, wrote this account for Gateway News of his recent mission experience in Indonesia, a part of the world where he and his wife, Christine feel that God is calling them to serve. The couple, who have a 20-months-old son, Seth, have […]