Category: Epistles

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA Please receive some reflections on our journey together. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gngcaf9S6C_NEHfuAWk0oUjeVdXKCsQX/view?usp=drivesdk We pray that we shall be safe during this Festive Season. May you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe General Secretary Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa Secretary – Africa Communion… Continue reading UPCSA – LJT (Let’s Journey Together) December 2021

Letter from the Moderator

Grateful, Blessed, and Challenged Dear Fellow Presbyterian, Please receive the below for information. Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe General Secretary Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa Secretary – Africa Communion of Reformed Churches P O Box 12355 Aston Manor 1630 Tel :  + 27 11 727-3500 Email:lmpetsheni@unitingpresbyterian.org “I am doing a great work… Continue reading UPCSA – Last Message from Chris Ferguson – General Secretary: World Communion of Reformed Churches, Germany – September 2021

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA Please receive this message from the UPCSA Gender Desk on the Women’s Day in South Africa and Zimbabwe. https://drive.google.com/file/d/14aCluhhcG8Ssq--cuF3QS-TNqOAzDUBq/view?usp=drivesdk Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe General Secretary Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa Secretary – Africa Communion of Reformed Churches P O Box 12355 Aston Manor 1630 Tel : … Continue reading UPCSA – Gender Desk Message – August 2021

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA Please receive the statement from the SACC on the violence and looting that is taking place in South Africa. We join in calling for peace, order and stability. Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe General Secretary Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa Secretary – Africa Communion of Reformed Churches… Continue reading UPCSA – SACC Appeals for Calm in the Midst of Violence and Looting – 13 July 2021

Dear Member, The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“the POPI Act”) seeks to protect the personal information of all citizens. In its regulation of how personal information is processed, the Act attempts to balance the right to privacy and the need for the free flow of, and access to, information. The POPI… Continue reading St. Columba’s Communication Re The POPIA (Protection of Personal Information ACT)

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA The UPCSA is saddened by the passing away of President Kenneth David Kaunda, the first President of the Republic of Zambia. Please receive the UPCSA statement. wp-1624009720330.pdfDownload   Warmest regards,   Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe General Secretary Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa   Secretary – Africa Communion of… Continue reading UPCSA – Message on the passing away of President Kenneth David Kaunda – 18 June 2021

To All in the UPCSAPlease receive this short message on Africa Day.To commemorate this day, the UPCSA Gender Desk has arranged eight minutes video clip wherein some members of the UPCSA share what it means to be a transnational church in Africa. Please view this on the UPCSA Facebook page. You may use the following… Continue reading UPCSA – Message on Africa Day – 25 May 2021

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA A HUMBLE REMINDER The UPCSA leadership and the Gender Desk held a dialogue on the changing gender roles at home and at the work place. The focus was on how the change impacted on mental health. There was a request that the dialogue should continue and invite a gender specialist… Continue reading UPCSA – Webinar for Men and Women on the Changing Gender Roles – 29 May 2021

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Dear Presbyterians Please receive our communique encouraging us to work together “To be a reconciled community of Christians exercising a prophetic witness to Christ.” Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe General Secretary{ lets-journey-together-april-2021Download

Dear Saints, Scripture says we are “surrounded by a cloud of witnesses”. In fact, I’ll quote it here for you in full: “Such a large crowd of witnesses is all around us! So we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially the sin that just won’t let go. And we must be… Continue reading Epistle (Easter) – 2 April 2021

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA Please receive the letter from the Moderator of the General Assembly containing an Easter message to all in the UPCSA. Please circulate accordingly. Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe General Secretary moderators-letter-march-2021-1Download

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA Please receive and share the letter from the Moderator of the General Assembly for February 2021. Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe General Secretary moderators-letter-february-2021Download