South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Port Elizabeth lay pastor Shawn Swiegelaar and his wife Michelle had all but given up hope of having children. But then God spoke to Shawn at the Karoo Mighty Men. This is Shawn’s testimony. “I have been married for 18 years now and both my wife (Michelle) and I are […]
“I need you!” That was the heart cry of Erna “Nobuntu” Goedhart at the national launch of the Unity Corporation Project in East London on Thursday last week. The glittering function at the Two Swans wedding venue was attended by over 200 guests from local and provincial government, traditional leaders, […]
With approximately 250 million people living as expatriates in foreign countries there is a great need for Christian fellowship as many people find themselves outside of their comfort zones. Thankfully, international churches offer enormous opportunities to fill this gap by connecting expats to the Body of Christ. International Churches (IC) […]
Arlene and I returned from Russia on Tues 16 Sept where we participated in the “International Forum – Large Families and The Future Of Humanity” in Moscow during 10 – 12 September 2014. This significant global gathering included some of the world’s most prominent pro-family leaders. Hosted in the Kremlin Palace […]
Originally published in Mail & Guardian Sixty-seven South Africans have been killed in a building collapse that occurred at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in Nigeria, President Jacob Zuma said in a statement on Tuesday. Scores more sustained injuries when the multi-storey guesthouse belonging to the church collapsed on […]
Last week in Gateway News, FOR SA (Freedom of Religion South Africa) reported on the High Court proceedings instituted against six public schools (four in Gauteng, and two in the Western Cape) to effectively remove Christianity from those schools. The school principals met with FEDSAS (the Federation of School Governing […]
Port Elizabeth businessman Alan Barr woke up at 5am on January 28, 2012, from a dream that he believed was from God. And 19 months later that dream is rapidly coming true with the launch of ‘Project Sparkle’ — a remarkable community-supported renovation campaign that aims to tranform PE’s three state hospitals […]
Training of next generation of sons to lead church began 7 years ago On Sunday (September 7, 2014) Pastor John Scholtz, who has led Harvest Christian Church, Port Elizabeth, for the past 18 and a half years, passed the baton of leadership to his son, Pastor Mark Scholtz, in the […]
With moves afoot to ban religion from schools and secular, humanistic values governing society at the expense of Christian norms based on God’s word, it is an important time for Christians to gain advocacy skills that will allow them to respond in an effective manner to the daily infringements on […]
Trailblazing movie copies up for grabs! Gateway News is giving away seven copies of Holy Ghost — the latest movie by Darren Wilson who made the pioneering and hugely popular Finger Of God, Furious Love and Father Of Lights trilogy. His latest film, which captures the Holy Spirit at work in […]