South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Two well-known figures in South African law, Emeritus Justice Albie Sachs and Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, will be the keynote speakers at an international conference on Law and Religion in Africa to be held at Stellenbosch University (SU). Sachs, a former political activist and member of the National Executive of […]
Christian leaders Michael Cassidy, Moss Ntlha and Andrew Selley have called pastors in South Africa to an urgent meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday 29 May 2014 to inform them of the escalating threat to religious freedom and the autonomy of the Church in South Africa. At the meeting pastors will […]
Gateway News has been serving Christians in South Africa with uplifting Christian news and views for the past 3 years and four months. We have provided the news free of charge through our weekly email newsletter, our news website, and through our Facebook and Twitter pages. Currently we reach 20 […]
Two dreams have merged in the informal settlement of Zandspruit, Johannesburg, where a group of young, Christian architects have launched a crowdfunding campaign to build a church for a congregation that has been meeting in a tent for almost 20 years. “For me as a Christian it has always been […]
By Thinus Ferreira — Originally published in Channel 24 Opposition in South Africa has been growing against the pornographic television that is broadcast by On Digital Media’s (ODM) StarSat pay-TV platform, with a court case that will likely be heard in August in a now joint application to have ODM’s […]
Horses have played an unusual role in Martin Blount’s Christian journey. And they are in centre frame again as he prepares to ride for God again on an epic family mission expedition. Martin’s first horseback encounter with God happened a few years ago while he was participating in an 80km […]
A Despatch family, accompanied by a group of friends, have returned from an outreach trip to Lesotho where they fulfilled a commitment to hand out 500 Bibles to Christians in remote mountain villages. “It was a Christ-filled experience,” said Eben Grobler whose family developed a passion for the cause after […]
Originally published in Jerusalem Post The South African Zionist Federation on Sunday disputed an Israeli media report that it endorsed the African Christian Democratic Party, a conservative Christian party. According to the report, which appeared in Haaretz several days ago, ZionFed had endorsed the ACDP in an email to members, […]
Writing in his blog, South African farmer evangelist Angus Buchan, calls on Christians to stand up an be counted at the polls tomorrow. In a post written on April 25 he says: “As I write this letter the Lord Jesus has impressed very strongly on my heart that we, as […]
Christians throughout South Africa are intensifying prayer and worship initiatives in a bid to shift the spiritual atmosphere as the May 7 election draws closer. In Pretoria, The Way, a broadly-based network of 200 youth leaders, has got the go-ahead to host #GAPnight2014, a multicultural prayer and praise event at the […]