South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in FOR SA. It has been brought to our attention by friend and ally INcontext Ministries (www.incontextministries.org), that it may be necessary to shed light on and clarify two e-mails that are currently doing the rounds relating to “State Control Religion in South Africa”. (Note that FOR SA […]
Originally published in For SA. Following news reports of a pastor who sprays his congregants with insecticide, claiming that it will heal them of their sicknesses, a group of 99 major denominations and churches in South Africa have issued a Joint Statement repudiating the actions of this self-styled “Prophet of […]
[notice]ALF JAMES reports on the Sacred Assembly — a historic gathering of 50 000 Christians at the FNB Stadium, Soweto, on Saturday (November 19 2016). See also https://gatewaynews.co.za/seeking-god-as-a-solution-to-sas-problems/[/notice]. The presence and power of the Lord God Almighty was palpable among the 50 000 people who were united at the Sacred Assembly […]
It was a beautiful, sunny day on Sunday November 20 2016, as cyclists hit the road for the 20th edition of the Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge. Wycliffe, a non-profit organisation located in Edenvale, entered a team called Africa Alive, to raise funds for the Tonga Bible Translation Project in Zimbabwe. […]
Pressing need for repentance [notice]In the last of a series of articles paving the way to the Sacred Assembly at the FNB Stadium, Soweto on November 19, Alf James speaks to farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan who initiated the event in response to a calling from God. He also explores the central […]
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) have posted two online petitions which provide South Africans with an easy way to oppose current government-driven threats to freedom of religion and freedom of speech. FOR SA NEWSFLASH This afternoon (Thursday November 17 2016), FOR SA, acting on behalf of over 69 […]
The glory of the Lord surrounded them as they sang last week, said Lydia Lincks, one of the members of a fiery worship team I had the privilege of meeting this week. This is not your everyday worship group. The 13 women and two men I was talking to are […]
Church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) endorse the Save South Africa campaign and call upon local denominations, congregations and individual believers, to join the civil society movement, say a group of leaders in a statement issued on their behalf by the SA Council of Churches. The statement coincides with a […]
ACDP Member of Parliament Cheryllyn Dudley, supported by her #IPPFoRB colleagues in parliament, Narend Singh (IFP) and Nqabayomzi Kwankwa (UDM), has called on chief whips of political parties in parliament to invite and send members to join and help establish a multi-party forum committed to protecting and promoting religious freedom. […]
Oorspronklik in Maroela Media gepubliseer Die besluit van die NG Kerk se buitengewone algemene sinode waar die gay kwessie weer onder die loep gekom het, is bekendgemaak. Die algemene sinode het herbevestig “dat die huwelik deur God ingestel is as ʼn heilige en lewenslange verbintenis tussen een man en een vrou […]