On the 25th of May we had our yearly AGM, and leading up to the day, I was quite excited. I felt we were moving in the right direction as a congregation, had seen many new faces at our services, and there was a general positivity among us as a congregation. I also invited non-members [...]
From August this year, we will have a new rhythm to our weekly church services. The church committee has been discussing what we’ve seen over the last year in our services—where there is room for improvement, and where we might be missing out. We will continue with English as the sermon language for Sunday mornings [...]
On Sunday the 13th of July, Thaniël Frans was inducted as preacher of Kreuzkirche. Thaniël successfully passed the preacher’s course offered by pastor Schütte from East London. We wish him God’s blessing for this service. In addition, Shermon Collins and Cynthia Kgaditsi were welcomed as newly co-opted church committee members. The congregation will give them [...]
From Pastor Treurnicht's Pen - May 2025 Should I become a refugee in the United States of America? This is probably a thought that has crossed the minds of our Afrikaans congregants. The recent invitation by President Trump for South Africans to seek refuge in the USA seems like an appealing opportunity. It’s [...]
The time of Lent leading up to Easter is always an interesting time for me. We are in some way told to be excited for what is to come, but during our services we sing songs that are a bit more down on atmosphere and emotions, and our readings are a bit more sad [...]
Zeitungsbericht aus Stuttgart und Region: 28 August, 2022 von Mathias Kuhn "Matome Sadiki übernimmt von 1. September an die Leitung der Kirchengemeinden in Luginsland und Rotenberg. Der 35-jährige Pfarrer ist in Südafrika geboren. STUTTGART. Der Umzugswagen steht vor der Tür. Die Möbelpacker tragen Pflanzen, Kisten voller Bücher und Stühle ins Pfarrhaus der Gartenstadtgemeinde in [...]
As we start this new year, with much excitement and hope, I am really im- pressed with how well our congregation did last year. It was with a happy heart that I could hand over the many donations we received for the Bless-a-Baby project last year. Glynne who receives the donations from us to [...]
Kreuzkirche, dink ek, kan trots daarop wees dat ons daarna streef om ‘n inklusiewe gemeente te wees, met verskillende tale in ons Sondagdienste. Ons het die Engelse, die Afrikaanse en die Duitse dienste op hul tye in die maand. Hierdie jaar het ons begin om die Afrikaanse diens op die eerste Sondag van die [...]
Dear Congregation, Adventsbasar, 26 November: We celebrated a wonderful and successful basar together! Many thanks to all the helpers and supporters of this function. Evaluation of the basar will be on the 28th January at 9:00 am. We celebrated Advent together with the Kraaifontein Congregation on Sunday afternoon, 4 December, 16.00 in Kraaifontein. Some 15 [...]
