South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) should take urgent and appropriate action to withdraw its approval of a gay lifestyle, says Christian leader Dr Arno van Niekerk in a letter of concern to the leadership of the DRC. In a letter sent to the DRC synod last week on behalf of […]
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Special report by Clementia Pae who participated in a Kingdom business mission to DRC this month In line with its strategic mandate of “reconstructing Africa beyond limitations” the World Economic Congress (WEC) led a delegation of Christian business leaders and investors to the Democratic Republic […]
Originally published in Premier Christian Radio A senior cleric from the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused the West of deliberately ignoring the extreme violence in the country. Fr Apollinaire Cikongo, executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Kananga, told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo allegedly opened fire and deployed tear gas inside churches on Sunday, killing at least eight Christians, and arrested more than 100 people after Christians carrying Bibles and crucifixes joined protests against the rule of President Joseph Kabila. […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor African church leaders concerned by the devastating consequences of conflicts across the continent have pledged to focus on preventative efforts. The continent has been among the worst-hit by violent conflicts in recent decades. Countries in West and Central Africa have been particularly affected. In […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor At least a further nine people have been killed in another attack by suspected Islamist militants in the eastern extremes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, bringing the total killed in the past week to nearly 50. World Watch Monitor reported last week […]
When Heinrich Alberts preaches his last sermon at Hoogland Dutch Reformed Church, Port Elizabeth on Sunday it will be a bitter-sweet time. He will be sad that he has to leave the church he has loved and led for over seven years and his ministry in the Dutch Reformed church […]