The Network for African Congregational Theology (NetACT) links Presbyterian and Reformed theological institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prof. Jurgens Hendriks, a founding member of NetACT, writes about the establishment of NetACT: “The idea for such a networking association originated during a meeting of the Overseas Council in Nairobi, Kenya in February 2000, while discussing the relationship […]
The Reformed Family Forum Group of 2019 during a visit at the Victor Verster Prison near Paarl where Nelson Mandela was released from prison on 11 February 1990 The Reformed churches presented in this book have quite a remarkable history of church planting, growth, ministry, and contribution towards their contexts. It is a rich […]
The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Harare Synod is, true to its motto, indeed a living church, witnessing to the glory of God in very difficult circumstances. It sprouted from the CCAP in Malawi to form the fourth synod of the CCAP, the other synods being the Nkhoma, Livingstonia and Blantyre synods. The […]
A most beautiful country The vast country of Namibia consists of inaccessible deserts and sparsely populated arid regions. The total population is about 2.5 million, with the most densely populated parts located in the north. The country hosts a variety of spectacular natural attractions, like the dunes around Sossusvlei in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, the […]
If you have not seen your family for a long time and you are used to seeing them at least once a year, it is bad if it has been two years since you could hang out. But luckily there is something like WhatsApp and Zoom! And so it was on Monday afternoon when members […]
The first 30 bags of rice are transported to the boat from Pemba to Namau in Northeastern Mozambique. The Barnabas Fund (https://barnabasfund.org/) in the United Kingdom is a relief organization with a passion for the church in need and tribulation worldwide. On their website it says, “Barnabas stands alongside our Christian brothers and sisters […]
The five new theology graduates and their wifes We want to congratulate our sister church in Malawi, the CCAP Nkhoma on the five new theological students who graduated on Saturday 23 May at the Josophat Mwale Theological Institute (JMTI). They are Gerald Chinkoka, Yohane Kamwendo, Peter Mawonde, Ackim Mgundadzuwa and Tarrent Mwanza and will be […]
The RCA (Reformed Church in Africa) had their Ministers Retreat from 11 to 13 August this year at Camperdown in KwaZulu-Natal. It was facilitated by our CTAM (Committee for Training and Admission into the Ministry), their curatorium. It was a privilege that our Modertor, Rev. Kovilan Moodley and the Secretary of our CTAM, Dr Gideon […]
We congratulate Dr Nobre, lecturer at HEFSIBA in Northwest-Mozambique with his PhD that he received from the Faculty of Theology, North West University, Potchefstroom Campus on 18 July 2019. His thesis was about “The calling of the Reformed Church in Mozambique towards gender equality in church and society.” Miguel Nobre was born in Central Mozambique […]
Our sister church in Kenya, the RCEA (Reformed Church of East Africa) made an historical decision during their 54th synod meeting, namely to include women in the ministry of the Word and sacraments. The following first women to be ordained were Rev. Philisters Tuwei Keter who was ordained on 29 July at RCEA Cheptiret […]
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