Archbishop Dr Thabo Makgoba, the Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and the Archbishop of the Diocese of Cape Town, visited the Port Elizabeth diocese from Wednesday 19 to Sunday 23 November. I was present in a breakfast on Friday the 21st at the St John’s Parish in […]
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Lies, thumb-sucking fuelling anti-Woolworths campaign
A lot of thumb sucking and lies are aiding the persecution of Woolworths over the Israel / Palestinian issue. A group calling itself the National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P) on Monday released a report claiming Woolworths is losing almost R8 million a month because of the boycott campaign. It claims the popular […]
16 Days of Activism campaign puts spotlight on violence against women and children
[notice]This week marks the start of the 16 days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children (November 25 to December 10) and Gateway News Volunteer Reporter Debbie Hemmens took the opportunity to look at how three Gauteng-based NGOs are tackling the gender violence problem.[/notice] The 16 days campaign […]
Bible mission family heading for Swaziland
The Grobler family of Despatch are looking forward to their latest Bible mission adventure — a Christmas outreach in Swaziland where they plan to hand out 500 Bibles at churches and schools in the Siteki area. “We never thought that the next mission would come so quickly after our Lesotho […]
Young Christian leaders will sleep in jail during Robben Island Freedom Imbizo
Freedom Mantle, the youth of the South African Christian Leaders Initiative (SACLI), will be journeying with 20 young South Africans, between 18 to 35 years of age, on Robben Island as they deeply engage the possible futures of their generation and country after 20 years of democracy. The core theme of this […]
Jerusalem focus on British general who sought God’s guidance
The World War I British officer who gave the order to lay down arms in 1918 is the subject of a year-long exhibition in Jerusalem opening this week. On the 50th anniversary of his death, Lt Gen Sir William Dobbie’s life is being celebrated at Christ Church, an Anglican community […]
#imagine youth movement to host four festivals in April, 2015
Expanding on the positive results of the 2014 #imagine Experiences, four weekend-long youth festivals are planned for next year, says #imagine Movement in a media statement. From April 10 to 12, 2015, up to 20 000 teenagers and youth leaders will be gathering in four locations across South Africa to […]
PE church holds 5th annual Police Appreciation Day Service
On Sunday, 23 November 2014, the fifth Annual Appreciation Day Service for the South African Police Service was held at Victory Ministries International in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. This partnership between VMI and SAPS was established at the “Enough is Enough” campaign against gangsterism and crime in Helenvale, PE in […]
The joy of singing together
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] Singing on your own sounds thin and raspy … this diminishes your desire to sing with your own voice. It is easier to give up and simply […]
Bible sees renaissance among children, YouVersion reports
Originally published in Charisma News The most popular book of all time may be celebrating a bit of a renaissance. Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 27, 2014) marks the first anniversary of the Bible App for Kids, developed by YouVersion in partnership with OneHope. The app has been downloaded in 200-plus […]