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Churches in Roodepoort

The information is divided into several areas dealing with the historical foundations of Congregationalism and the attempt on the part of the members of a Congregational Christian Church to practically live out a shared heritage. Congregational Churches were first organized in England in the Sixteenth Century. Our church is seeking a dynamic Assistant-Minister from early in The object of a Congregational Church shall be to bind together the followers of Jesus Christ for the purpose of sharing in the worship of God and in making His will dominant in the lives of men and women, individually and collectively, especially as that will is set forth in the life, teachings, death, and living presence of Jesus Christ. A Congregational Christian Church is a church of self-governing Christian believers organized on a democratic basis. The Free Church insures true freedom of the individual before God, liberty of conscience, the autonomy of the local church, and the free fellowship of churches. A Congregational Church is a gathered congregation of Christian believers who are willing to enter into covenant relation with God and one another\. The Bantu Congregational Church of the American Board (founded in 1835) We seek to live in God’s presence according to all that He has made known to us or will make known to us, We covenant to worship, work and witness together in the fellowship of the UCCSA for the building up of the Body of Christ and the extension of the Kingdom of God in the world. The United Congregational Church of South Africa (UCCSA) is a united transnational church, geographically located in the following countries: Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe. Since the inception of the UCCSA the churches outside the borders of South Africa formed themselves in Synods. The UCCSA relates very closely to other churches in southern Africa who are part of the Reformed Tradition and in terms of our theology we are located within the liberal, and to a lesser extent, the liberation paradigm. We are a member of the South African Council of Churches, the All Africa Council of Churches, the World Council of Churches, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and other such ecumenical organisations. Without a positive intention to call others into the gathered community of faith a church has no real meaning. In terms of size, the UCCSA is one of the smaller denominations in southern Africa. These members of Congregational churches continued in the traditions of Congregationalists who played an important part in ending the slave trade and the beginning of universal education provision. The officers of Synods are Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer. These portfolios are currently non salaried positions. Theological Training became the responsibility of the Synods. The Mission Council is responsible for the training of laity through the different Units. To strengthen leadership capacity within organizations, and thereby to build local churches, To build confidence and skills in lay people in order to organize for change and to develop their local churches\. To develop and implement an HIV/AIDS programme to educate and train our members/ministers. Hence, one lady minister was already elected for the Chairperson of Assembly position. Formal training for the ordained ministry is done within the respective Synods. Training will therefore take place in the particular local language e.g.