South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A new, monthly column by Vivienne Solomons who is a legal consultant who passionately believes that God wants His people to make a difference right where they are and to stand up for what is true and just. She is also passionate about encouraging young women to walk victoriously with […]
Prophetess Courage Makhubele from Giyani township in Limpopo province is not an average woman — she is called by God to foretell the future and deliver the oppressed through prayer and fasting. She says she had many challenges while growing up at Makhuva village 50 kilometres away from Giyani township […]
By George Conger — Originally published in Anglican.ink Gay marriage would be a fundamental change to church doctrine and cannot be permitted, a statement released by the House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, has held. In a statement released after their February 13 to 18, 2016 […]
Pretoria and Cape Town stadiums packed out for weekend worship events [notice]Gareth Hogg (centre) reports on the Passion Tour event at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. With him at the stadium are his sister, Taryn Hogg and cousin, Donne Burmeister.[/notice] To have 40 000 gathered at Loftus and 30,000 at […]
Churches and congregants in Nelson Mandela Bay are being urged to adopt a ‘Unity Pledge for Active Citizenry‘ that positions the Church to engage in bringing about constructive change in the city. Senior Christian leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay who signed the pledge at the end of last year after […]
On February 28 at 14h00 Christians across the country will unite to pray for South Africa. This interdenominational hour of prayer about natural, political and spiritual issues is not only aimed at entreating the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to heal our land, but also at re-igniting the flame […]
With an eye on the next Mighty Men Conference Western Cape in September the MMC WC executive committee is hosting an open meeting from 7pm sharp on Wednesday, March 16 at the Salem Full Gospel Church in Bothasig, Cape Town. “We need all the help that we can get to enable […]
Originally published in Charisma News She’s the smallest baby ever born, but encapsulates her parents’ hope and faith. E’layah Faith Peagues is going home—a remarkable story because doctors never expected her to survive. “E’layah is our miracle baby girl,” mother Megan Smith tells the Charlotte Observer of her daughter, who is one […]
Testimonies of Muslim people who have met Jesus Christ through dreams and visions are not uncommon. But for most of us in South Africa such miracles are something that apparently happen in mysterious, faraway places. It therefore piqued my interest when Heinrich Alberts, who leads a church in my home […]
[notice]Advocate Nadene Badenhorst, Legal Counsel, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) provides an overview of the Religious freedom cases and issues that are in the pipeline for 2016. Watch this space…[/notice] Religious freedom is one of the most pressing issues facing Christians in SA today. Increasingly, Christian pastors, churches, ministries, […]