Bakground
With the expansion of Polokwane, a new housing development sprang up on the doorstep of Christ Baptist Church’s mission logistics base on a smallholding right next door to our property. CBC embarked on this church planting endeavour in February 2024.
The Need
This new housing development gave rise to the need to plant a healthy church where prosperity gospel “churches” were already emerging in the area.
The Vision
The vision is to plant a Bible-teaching church committed to expository preaching, nurturing and equipping its members for the work of ministry to be a witness for Christ in this growing community and beyond.
The Team
The church planter is Simon Ramoroka, married to Noko, who studied at Christ Seminary (B.Th).
The sending church is Christ Baptist Church in Polokwane.
Strategy
- Launch Date: February 2024
- Door-to-door and street evangelism with targeted visits to interested people
- Started home Bible study
- Modified warehouse at CBC mission base for meeting place
- Established regular meetings for discipleship and worship services
- Teaching, strengthening, and developing family of believers to be committed to the Lord and each other
- Training, equipping, and appointing maturing believers in leadership roles—deacons and elders
- Developing and pursuing evangelism and church planting
Prayer Partnership Opportunity
- Pray for provision for a meeting site inside the community.
- Pray for church membership.
- Pray for wisdom in vetting people for membership to move from church planting phase to a planted church.
Contact
Pastor Joseph Mahlaola