Updates from the friendly city of Gqeberha, otherwise known as Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape where 2024 has been an encouraging year with a campus and young pro retreat, three baptisms, two restorations, and an annual church camp, amongst so much more.

Dr Mark Ottenweller recently led a remarkable, diverse group consisting of empty nesters and retired individuals from the US, known as the Visions & Dreams team to teach and serve in the Johannesburg church. The team of volunteers conducted parenting and grief recovery workshops for members of the church and then served in HOPE worldwide South Africa's early childhood development programme.

Asanda Njobeni is a marine biologist, hiker, and a disciple of Jesus. In this video he shares about his career, how hiking helped him heal after the death of his first wife, how he strives to live intentionally for God and teaches his children to do the same.

As we applaud all who ran in the 2022 Comrades Marathon between Pietermaritizburg and Durban, we asked a few members of our church to share spiritual lessons they’ve gleaned from participating in what's known as “The Ultimate Human Endurance”. This ultra-marathon stretches over 89.9km and alternates between an "up" and "down" race between the two cities. Not all who entered started, and not everyone who ran finished the race. It is no different in the spiritual race towards heaven. That's why it's important to know what it takes to make it to the end in a race.

Sibusiso Mauze is an architect, father, and disciple of Jesus. In this video, he shares about his life and family and why he loves his church in Johannesburg, South Africa.