PEARSON STREET UNITED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 

ALGOA REGIONAL COUNCIL
SOUTH AFRICAN SYNOD

VACANCY FOR A FULL TIME MINISTER

History in the making within UCCSA;

The 29th of November 2008 marked an important day in the history of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa, (UCCSA) with the graduation of the first batch of qualified lay preachers under the stewardship of the UCCSA Leadership Academy at the historic Moffat Centre in Kuruman. A total of 108 lay preachers graduated after an intensive 1 year programme attracting learners from as far as Zimbabwe.

                      
Rev. Ian Booth was straight to the point, in the third and final address to the Convocation. He spoke about  “How to create a home.” 

During his presentation, he compared and contrasted the family of Abraham and Sara with the family of Joseph and Mary and concluded that: 

♦ The rich and powerful do not necessarily make the best Parents. 

♦ The role of parents, adopted or biological, is critical in shaping the nature of the family. 

♦ What happens in our families affects our communities.      

Rev Booth ended his presentation by saying that a home should:

• Create a safe space for all family members

• Accept people as people and not for children to be seen as future income earners when we grow old.

• Accept people with their similarities and differences.

• Treat everyone as special.

• Have people partaking in decisions which impact on their lives.

• Have people who are committed to justice not ‘Just Us.’

When Sally Pillar, who runs a wellness centre, and does radio shows in Botswana took to the lectern present the second address to the Convocation, no one would have thought the day will end with many in tears. She took us through the need to keep our families healthy as she opened the address by emphasizing the need to build relations based on:

The UCCSA General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Prince Dibeela, presented a thrilling address to the first UCCSA Convocation, held at the Moffat Mission in Kuruman.

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In Port Elizabeth the Livingstone Hospital is the Provincial Hospital that provides major medical service to the neighboring towns.  According to the UCCSA map, we'd say it covers the whole of the Algoa Region, the Karoo Region and a part of the Outeniqua Region

                                               UCCSA  Executive
                                          Message to the Church

The Executive Committee of the United Congregational Church met in Colesberg, Karoo region, in the Synod of South Africa as from the 15th to 18th September 2008. Delegates were met with the love, warmth and great hospitality that have come to be known of the people of the Karoo Region.

 The last of the three sessions of the UCCSA Preacher's course finally came to and on the 31^st August 2008 at the historic Moffat Mission Centre in Kuruman where the bible was first translated into Setswana over 150 years ago.