Welcome
The "SA Gemeente" (SA Congregation) is a reformed church of mostly South Africans resident in the United Kingdom. Our confessional basis is the three Reformed Ecumenical Articles. People from different denominations and nationalities are welcome and form part of our church.
The SA Congregation is not an independent church but is part of the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. We have close ties with different churches in South Africa.
In the UK we are a participating member of the Evangelical Alliance.
Profile of the congregation
Most of the members are Afrikaans-speaking South Africans, and hence services are conducted in Afrikaans, although live English translation is available at many of the services.
A growing number of the members who have been living in the UK for some time are now raising children here. As a result of the demographics of the church we have a strong developed family, children and youth ministry.
While the congregation is largely based in and around London, we have members as far a field as Edinburgh in Scotland and Harrogate in Yorkshire to the north, Ormesby on the Norfolk Broads, Salisbury in Wiltshire, Bournemouth in Dorset, Bristol and Birmingham.
Our mission
The mission of SA Congregation is to:
Organisation
The membership of the congregation is made up of believers in the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, ransomed by the blood of Jesus Christ, that wish to live their lives according to His Word as contained in the Bible. The congregation’s affairs are administered by the Central Church Council. And The congregation is registered as a charity in the UK - number 1041617.
Services
As the congregation has grown, so the demand for services has increased.
We have a number of services throughout the UK. Please see below for our campuses, more information and/or service times.
Sunday school
During school terms Sunday School is offered at Guildford and Loughton for the growing number of children. There are also confirmation classes.
Services outside Greater London
To serve South Africans scattered throughout the UK in their own language, worship services are held in:
- Ashford
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Edinbugrh
- Guildford
- London
- Loughton
- Norwich
Contact information
If you would like further information about the congregation or its activities, please contact us at:
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