RECTOR: Revd. Dr Andrew Warmback
SELF-SUPPORTING CLERGY:
Revd Sue Brittion
Revd Eliza Getman
Revd. Doreen Böhmer (Deacon)
Revd Alfred Nala (Deacon)
Revd Sean Semple (Deacon)
CHURCHWARDENS:
Mr Edward
Pines;Mrs Makhosi Cain
Mr Matthews Buthelezi; (alternate)
PARISH SECRETARY:
Mrs Rose Bernhard
Contact Details:
Address: 5 Payne Street,
Pinetown 3610, KwaZulu Natal, Republic of South Africa.
Phone: +31 702 0712
e-mail:
church@stjohnbaptist.co.za
web
master: mcalpin@mweb.co.za
Last
Updated on:
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Worship:
Sunday services are
held at 07:00 and 09:00. Both are Communion services, and at 09:00 we have
a sung Eucharist with organ and choir. At 09:00 there is Sunday School (“Kidzown”)
for the children in the main hall and Teen Church in the “small” hall for
high school students. We have a strong core of young people who are
committed to God and to St John’s.
There are 2 weekday Eucharists, one at 07:00 on a Wednesday and one at 09:00
on a Friday. In addition, communion is taken regularly to the housebound.
Music:
St John’s
has a choir in the tradition of
the Royal School of Church Music, which was established about 50 years ago.
We have a pipe organ, and the organist / music director is Christopher
Cockburn. We use some traditional hymns, with a generous mix of more modern
“choruses”, and try to have something for all tastes.
Youth:
There is an active youth group, who meet on Friday nights
at 18:30 for fun and fellowship at the church.
Click through to read more.
House Groups:
We have a number of
House Groups who meet weekly or fortnightly either in members’ homes or at
the church. There are times and days to suit most people, and all are
encouraged to belong to a house group. The groups share study material, and
each leader chooses material best suited to his/her members. For Lent or
Advent, particular study material may be recommended by the diocese or by
the Rector, and most house groups will use this material, thus developing
our understanding of faith together. Click through to "Housegroups"
to find out about times and places of meeting.
Environment and Ecology:
St John’s has a
very passionate core of people who meet regularly to discuss local
and current environmental problems, and who are working to have our parish
registered as an Eco-congregation.....Click
through to read more.
Outreach:
The people of St John’s are involved in many outreach projects, e.g. soup
making for Steve’s Kitchen at the Methodist Church, which feeds the
poverty-stricken; collecting second-hand clothes; the food baskets, which
are filled by the congregation on a Sunday morning and distributed to the
needy in the surrounding townships; and the AIDS ministry. This last was
established as a support group for the community workers, working among the
people affected and infected by HIV AIDS in the townships in and around the
parish (Cleremont, Kwa’ndabeka, Hammarsdale, etc.). In 2001 this group
registered as a non-governmental organisation under the name Ukukuthaza, in
order to be able to raise funds independently. They provide 90 food parcels
per month, which help to feed the many AIDS orphans in the communities.
In 2007, Revd Caroline Beech went to Israel as part of the
Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme to Israel and Palestine (EAPPI).
Click through to read
about her experience. A training course is being established in Durban
for anyone interested in joining this programme - Caroline will be happy to
give details to those who are interested.
This plaque is laid in the paving stones of
the pathway leading to the church from the parking area, in remembrance of
the dedication of the new halls by Bishop Philip in 1975.
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