Welcome to the SA Congregation
The "SA Gemeente" (SA Congregation) is an inter-denominational Christian congregation of mostly South Africans resident in the United Kingdom. Although our confessional basis is reformed, we welcome people from all denominations and all nationalities.
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.
Many members have taken advantage of the two-year Working-Holiday Visa available to citizens of Commonwealth countries aged between 17 and 28. Other have taken more permanent work and are here for longer, including a number who have immigrated to the United Kingdom. There are a growing number of South Africans moving to the UK on Highly Skilled visas.
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 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, Birmingham and Ireland.
Our mission
The mission of SA Congregation is to:
Our focus is South Africans in the British Isles.
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 according to the church regulations of the Dutch Reformed Church of Southern Africa.
The congregation is registered as a charity in the UK.
Services
As the congregation has grown, so the demand for services has increased.
Two services are held every Sunday in central London at City Temple, Holborn Viaduct, at 09:30 and 17:00. Services are conducted in Afrikaans and live English translation is available at the afternoon services.
On the second and fourth Sundays of every month, services are held in Guildford and Loughton at 10:00. (Live English translation is available.)
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:
- Birmingham (every first and third Sunday of the month)
- Norwich (every first and third Sunday of the month)
- Bristol (every third Sunday of the month)
- Ashford (every first Sunday of the month)
- Edinburgh (every second Sunday of the month)
Contact information
If you would like further information about the congregation or its activities, please contact us at:
| Phone: |
+44 (0)207 353 6124 |
| Email: |
info@sacongregation.com |
| Postal address: |
SA Congregation
15 The Hayes
Langley Vale
Epsom KT18 6HB
United Kingdom
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