Southern Africa Union Conference

55 Baptised as Lesotho Conference Closes National Camp-Meeting

55 Baptised as Lesotho Conference Closes National Camp-Meeting

Evangelism

Sixty Years of Choosing Each Other

Sixty Years of Choosing Each Other

Family

From Laboratory to Evangelism Tool: AWR Lesotho 90.6 Launches in Maseru

From Laboratory to Evangelism Tool: AWR Lesotho 90.6 Launches in Maseru

Evangelism

178 Non-Adventists Among 208 Runners at AAC Lesotho's First Race

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

ADRA South Africa Supports 2,000 Zimbabweans Awaiting Repatriation in Cape Town

ADRA South Africa Supports 2,000 Zimbabweans Awaiting Repatriation in Cape Town

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency, working with the Reality 7 Foundation, the Zimbabwean Consulate, and Seventh-day Adventist Church volunteers, has distributed relief and assisted with documentation as buses depart Epping daily, transporting an estimated 2,000 migrants home to Zimbabwe.

Adventist Runners Bring "Maranatha" Message to Comrades Marathon

Adventist Runners Bring "Maranatha" Message to Comrades Marathon

The Adventist Athletics Club gathered in Durban before South Africa's flagship ultramarathon for a worship session on healthy living and mission, with members carrying the message "Maranatha - Jesus Is Coming Again" on their running vests.