Current Projects
South Africa
NationWide
01
South African Church Planting Residency Programme
The Internship seeks men with strong Christian character, church planting gifts, Bible college training, and a willingness to plant a reformed Presbyterian church. The program includes two years of internship in churches in the denomination, coupled with classroom training in Presbyterian theology, worship, and polity and church planting methodology. Years three and beyond include the supervised planting of a church in a targeted area. It is anticipated that such a church could be self-sustaining in major metros in South Africa within five to seven years.
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Johannesburg
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Renewal Fellowship Mission church
(Edenvale)
Renewal Fellowship is the South Africa Presbytery’s first church in the Johannesburg/Pretoria metro area. Johannesburg alone boasts a population of over 6 million and is the economic hub of the African continent. Under the leadership of church planter Sihle Xulu, Renewal Fellowship launched in 2021 and is reaching a growing number of young families and professionals hungry for sound biblical teaching and church life.
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Mhlengi City Mission Church
(Rosebank)
Mhlengi means “redeemer” in the Zulu language. Mhlengi City Church will tell those living and working in the Rosebank area of Johannesburg about the Redeemer. Rosebank is part of the business and arts and entertainment hub of the metro area. Also within the target area is a highly regarded university with about 40,000 students. All this makes for a very strategic location for this church plant. Under the leadership of Thobi Sithole, the church is planning to launch in 2025.
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Cape Town
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Hope City Presbyterian Mission church
(Observatory)
Hope City is in East Cape Town serving the closely compact neighborhoods of Observatory, Salt River, and Woodstock with a population of about 30,000. The church is strategically located in between two major universities. Under the leadership of church planter, Wesley Marshall, the church launched in 2021 and is working towards particularization in 2025.
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Calvary Presbyterian Mission Church
(Parklands)
Calvary is in Parklands, one of the fastest growing suburbs of Cape Town. Population of 50,000 is projected by 2025, growing from merely 10,000 about 15 years ago. The area has many young families and is very racially mixed. Under the leadership of church planter, Shayne Philander, the plant began meeting for services in January 2024 and will officially launch later in 2025.
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Sikhona Covenant Presbyterian Mission church
(Rondebosch)
Sikhona is in the Rondebosch area of Cape Town, in the shadow of one of the most prestigious universities in Africa—the University of Cape Town. The demographic context is a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities that places a high value on educational advancement. Under the leadership of church planter Bongo Mkiva, Sikhona launched in 2024.
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Oak Valley Presbyterian Mission church
(Stellenbosch)
Stellenbosch is an historic and culturally rich town of 200,000 about 45 minutes from Cape Town. It is also home to the prestigious University of Stellenbosch with its 33,000 students. The mix of beauty, history, culture, and educational opportunities make this area a sought-out place to live and a significant opportunity for a church plant. Under the leadership of David Cloete, the church is planning to launch in 2025.
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South Presbyterian Mission Church
(Kenilworth)
South Presbyterian Church will be located in Kenilworth, a suburb in the southeast of Cape Town marked by a diverse mix of ages and backgrounds. While some identify as Christians, many are skeptical or have deconstructed their faith creating a meaningful opportunity for faithful gospel witness.
South Pres, under McDonald Nzuwa’s leadership, is building up to its launch in 2026. It will be shaped by commitments to gospel clarity, gospel centrality, faithful presence, and joyful living.
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Zimbabwe
Bulawayo
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Living hope Church
Launched in 2020 under the leadership of church planter Mitch Spence, Living Hope has a strategic ministry to young families and university students in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. SARM and other financial partners have enabled it to significantly serve the broader presbytery through pastoral training events and local and international internship programs. Even though SARM’s fundraising goal has been reached, the church has financial needs beyond the goal.
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Zimbabwe Campus Ministry
Tendai Chihaka is a Zimbabwean who has a Bible college degree and over 10 years of university ministry experience. He is presently working on three campuses in greater Bulawayo and is establishing relationships to enable him to gain access to the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and its student population of about 15,000. He is under care of the Presbytery of Bulawayo to become a teaching elder during 2024. This project has been established to assist in his transition to RUF-Global. The goal of this ministry is to not only actively share the gospel in the hope of seeing conversions, but to be the frontline of leadership development for the Presbytery.
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