Angus Buchan has booked the largest soccer stadium in Africa — the FNB Stadium in Nasrec, bordering Soweto — for October 12, the farmer evangelist says in an interview recorded for Gateway News shortly after his return from a mission trip to Brazil. Touched by the hunger for revival he […]
South Africa
Jamaican government, business and church leaders join Unashamedly Ethical campaign
Five hundred Unashamedly Ethical (UE) commitment forms were signed and many more sign-ups were made online during an exciting 5-day visit to Jamaica by South African businesman and UE campaign founder Graham Power. What began simply a little over a year when John Roomes, CEO of Wycliffe Bible Translators Caribbean […]
ACDP wants to debate “terror camps” and religious freedom
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) wants the House of Assembly to debate “the apparent failure of State Security to stop South Africa from becoming a viable base for terror groups directly linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State”, said ACDP President Rev Kenneth Meshoe yesterday. In a notice of motion […]
Numbers and expectations for KMMC continue to grow
Over the past four years it has been phenomenal to see the growth in numbers of both men and Churches who attend the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) from the Port Elizabeth-Despatch-Uitenhage-Jeffrey’s Bay area, according to Lance Walton, KMMC coordinator for the region. “I have been amazed by what this […]
Special leader sought to continue African Enterprise legacy
[notice]Megan Whatley, Editorial Assistant to African Enterprise founder Michael Cassidy reflects on his ministry of more than 50 years and talks to him about the current search for a new SA Team Leader to take AE into its next chapter of evangelising the cities of Africa.[/notice] Fifty four years ago, […]
Trusting God with our hearts’ desires: a story in three episodes (3)
[notice]When Gateway News asked Debbie Janse van Rensburg to write down how she and her husband Fanie ended up pursuing adventures with God in the Eastern Cape village of Morgan Bay, she began her story in her early childhood. “As I wrote I realised that all the experiences tie in […]
Angus Buchan excited about returning to KMMC in April
Men called on to make a difference Angus Buchan, the founder of the Mighty Men Conferences, which started on his farm Shalom in Kwa-Zulu Natal and have spread to the UK, US, Australia, Tasmania, and Brazil, with a number also taking place in South Africa this year, is looking forward […]
Vicar of Baghdad: SA dates and venues confirmed
The venues and dates of Canon Andrew White’s vist to South Africa in May have been finalised (see details below), says INcontext Ministries, who are hosting the visit by the Chaplain of St George’s Anglican Church in Baghdad, Iraq who is also known as the Vicar of Baghdhad. White will update […]
Landmark case for Church as lesbian minister refers case to Constitutional Court
It has just come to our attention that Ecclesia de Lange (“De Lange”), the lesbian minister who was discontinued from the Ministry of the [Methodist] Church [of South Africa] following her announcement that she intended to marry her same-sex partner (as she later did) in 2010, has referred her case to […]
God’s love struck him like a 10-pound hammer: “I will never be the same!”
In 2013 Stuart Wragg finally had the chance to go to a Mighty Men Conference (MMC). He had wanted to attend an MMC for years, but the opportunity had not presented itself. However, Stuart had heard from a friend that a group was planning to go to the Karoo Mighty […]