Weihnachten steht wieder vor der Tür und so auch der jährliche Adventsverkauf der Kreuzkirche Bellville.Der Adventsverkauf ist immer wieder ein super Erlebnis! Ganz viele Leute – Gemeindeglieder und Besucher – nehmen daran teil. Fast eine Stunde vor der Eröffnung kommen schon die ersten Käufer an eine erfrischende Tasse Kaffee mit köstlichem Kuchen zu genießen. Bei [...]
Herr, all mein Sehnen liegt offen vor dir, mein Seufzen war dir nicht verborgen. Psalm 38,10 Solche Stoßgebete drücken aus was wir manchmal für Liebe uns halten mögen. Wonach wir uns oftmals Sehnen, Geborgenheit. Der Beter/In nennt es in dem letzten Satz des Psalms auch: „Eile, mir beizustehen, Herr, meine Hilfe!„ Wie oft haben [...]
The Parsonage has been registered in the churches name. It is officially been acquired by the congregation and will house the Pastor and his family. The Parsonage has a Loan that must be paid back to the bank. This will be achieved through the coming Tower, and the Rent from the Tenant in the [...]
Stocktaking / Bilanz ziehen Since the beginning of 2017 I have been a member of the Bellville congregation. When I heard at that stage that the pastor will soon leave Bellville I thought : it is not the best point in time to join a new congregation. Since last month our new pastor has [...]
„Partnership for Missional Churches“ (PMC) und „Listening Process” Die „6 Disruptive Missional Practises” helfen uns neue Gewohnheiten für das Kir- che-Sein-Verständnis zu entdecken. „Dwelling in the Word“, „Dwelling in the World“ («In’s Wort eintauchen» und «In der Welt verweilen») und „Spiritual Discern- ment” (sich auf die spirituelle Sinnsuche ausrichten). Als nächstes geht es um [...]
The original form of the church was a group of people who met at home, ate together and occasionally shared a glass of wine together, shared the word with each other. Shared their experi- ences with one another. Come and Join us, if you feel young at heart or have an interest in helping [...]
DiekerkhetvandiebeginvanJunie afmetdie projek begin en tuisgemaakte sop vir R 10.00 begin verkoop. Verskeie sop soorte soos hoender noodle, broccoli, boontjie en groente het groot aanklang gevind en baie vining was 250 porsies van die hand gesit. Daarwasookverskeiebrode,botter en suurlemoensapbeskikbaar. Alleproduktewas geskenk en gelde wat ingesamel is bly by die kerk. Ons hoop om die [...]
Devotion for the verse of the month: August 2018 God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. -1John 4:416b This is the verse that accompanies us through the month of August 2018. Living in the Love is living in God and God in us. When one reads the [...]
Partnership for Missional Churches (PMC) and Listening Process The 6 Disruptive Missional Practices are to help us to create new habits in our being church. Dwell-ing in the Word and Dwelling in the World are part of being equipped to go out and make disciples. The next habit to focus on is Spiritual Discernment. [...]
News from the Church Committee (CC) The period of vacancy which lasted more than a year for our Bellville congregation has now finally come to an end. The CC is most grateful to all pastors and preachers (all in all about 12) who have over this period helped out to conduct church services - [...]
