South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Fox News A prominent evangelical ministry has filed a federal lawsuit against the left-leaning Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), saying it defamed the Christian organisation as an “active hate group” because it endorses the biblical view of homosexuality. The clash marks the latest chapter in a growing […]
Lutheran churches from throughout South Africa will commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation at an All-Lutheran Service on Sunday August 27, at the Tshwane Events Centre (Pretoria Showground), Hall J, starting at 10am. The gathering in Pretoria, five centuries after Martin Luther sparked the Reformation by nailing his 95 […]
Three years ago Gateway News reported on a Port Elizabeth family who relocated to Tanzania on a mission from God. We recently caught up with them in PE during their annual holiday visit. Pastors Denvar and Rene Marks and their daughters Mercedes, now-14, and Jorda, now-12, were all sure that […]
A call has been made for Christians to join to worship Jesus Christ in Spirit and in Truth (John 4:24) for 40 days (September 24 to November 3) all over South Africa but with a special focus of organised events in Cape Town. Ït will be a time of focused […]
The Company of Prophets SA — a prophetic group which was birthed last year — is holding its first annual conference at Hatfield Church, Pretoria, on September 1 and 2. The purpose of the conference is to draw the various expressions of the prophetic company together, so as to hear God […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Three Kenyan Christians were hacked to death by Al-Shabaab militants at night on August 18, after they refused to recite the Islamic prayer of faith. A fourth Christian – the mentally challenged older brother of one of the three – was also killed. At […]
Nichelle Steyn spoke to Andre van der Bergh national director of Operation Mobilisation (OM) South Africa on the occasion of its 30th anniversary of impacting the world through discipleship and mission. OM SA wants to help foster positive change in South Africa by encouraging churches and believers to break out […]
Originally published in Catholic Herald Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, the Catholic Archbishop of Durban, has accused the BBC of trying to undermine Christian moral values through “propaganda” that tells people “evil is good”. In a series of tweets, the cardinal said: “Hardly a day passes without [the BBC] promoting abortion, homosexuality, […]
The Soweto Gospel Choir will hold a benefit concert for Bible translation in Johannesburg to help translate the Word of God into the remaining 100 languages in Southern Africa. Wycliffe SA, a Bible translation organisation, is hosting the concert at the Wanderers Club on Saturday September 2 2017 at 3pm […]
A call for you to rise up into a new way of being and living with God. Every so often a global kingdom project comes up that will impact many nations in a profound way. At Gateway News, we enjoy writing about South African and African news to share what […]