Southern Africa Union Conference
Sixty Years of Choosing Each Other
Mathinya and Matsepiso Sesioana of Maseru, Lesotho, mark six decades of marriage with a testimony that lasting love is less a feeling than a practice, built on fearing God, forgiving quickly and admitting when you are wrong.
From Laboratory to Evangelism Tool: AWR Lesotho 90.6 Launches in Maseru
A building once used as a school laboratory has been converted into Lesotho's first Adventist World Radio station, dedicated on 1 October 2026 by the Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship.
178 Non-Adventists Among 208 Runners at AAC Lesotho's First Race
The Adventist Athletics Club Lesotho chapter marked ten years with its inaugural 10km Run Your City race in Maseru on Sunday, 13 September 2026, drawing a Member of Parliament, a High Court judge, and a field in which the large majority came from outside the Adventist Church.
Trans-Orange and Northern Conference Churches Launch OneVoice27 at Sedaven
Churches from the Trans-Orange Conference and the Northern Conference of South Africa gathered at Sedaven Estate in Heidelberg, Gauteng, on Sabbath, 12 September 2026, for a joint launch of OneVoice27 led by Southern Africa Union Conference President Dr. Paul Shongwe.
AAC Lesotho Launches First City Run to Mark a Decade of the Club
The Adventist Athletics Club Lesotho chapter will host its first-ever race on 13 September 2026, a 10km route starting and finishing at Pioneer Mall in Maseru, expected to draw at least 300 participants.
Six Congregations Return to Trans-Orange Conference After Decade-Long Split
Tsakane, Springs East, Tower of Hope, Sharpeville, Stretford, and Everton Adventist churches were formally welcomed back into the Trans-Orange Conference at services in Springs and Meyerton, more than a decade after a dispute over property and leadership appointments divided the Conference.
Far East Bank Adventists Donate Groceries to Alexandra Children's Centre
Members of the Far East Bank Seventh-day Adventist Church delivered 11 bags of mealie meal and 12 bags of mixed vegetables to the Ratang Bana Centre in Alexandra's East Bank on Sabbath, 1 August 2026, building on last year's R10,000 donation to the same community organisation.
SAU Launches OneVoice27 Initiative in Eastern Cape District
The Southern Africa Union Conference officially launched OneVoice27, the Seventh-day Adventist Church's global digital evangelism initiative, at the Epondweni District in Mt. Frere, Eastern Cape, on Sabbath, 1 August 2026. The district has recorded 220 baptisms over the past year, surpassing its annual evangelism target.
Serving More Than Meals: How Sandton Church Feeds 3,000 a Month Across Johannesburg
Sandton Seventh-day Adventist Church, working in partnership with Meals on Wheels Sandton and Alexandra Secondary School, is providing more than 3,000 monthly meals through the Hope Kitchen community programme, weekly lunches to over 270 matric learners, and more recently, meals to families displaced by unrest in South Africa.
Cape Town Convention Equips Southern Africa Union Pastors and Elders for Ministry
The Preachers Evangelism and Leadership Convention (PELC) brought over 100 pastors, elders, theology students, and church leaders from across the Southern Africa Union Conference to Cape Town from 15 to 18 July 2026, in partnership with Oakwood University in the United States.