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A Church Planted in a South African Township (VIDEO)

What started with a soccer ministry and a girls Bible club in Westlake village has grown into the first Reformed church in the community.
Tom Mills|29 Mar 2022
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In the Westlake community of Cape Town, South Africa, people live in extreme poverty, often building shacks on their government-issued property so they can rent out the housing they cannot afford. Susan Newkirk, a career missionary serving the community in Westlake village, working with Pastor Hendrik Janson and others, has seen the evolution of God’s work in the community. They’ve been encouraged to see how something that started with a soccer ministry, and a girls Bible club, and a feeding program has grown to include women’s ministry, one-on-one discipleship, and now this church plant, the first Reformed church in the community. It’s happened organically. People now feel they’re a part of something that’s right there in their community.

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Tom Mills is a content creator for Mission to the World. He is a graduate of Wheaton College. Tom loves meeting and interviewing believers all over the world, capturing stories of God's global church.

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