Mission Board

Pretoria-Maranata Mission Board
The mission work done in Soshanguve is being supported by the Mission Board (MB) appointed by the Church Council of Pretoria Maranata. The MB has as its vision the creation of a network of living churches in the area surrounding Pretoria.

The MB comprises Harry Pouwels (chairperson), Herbie Begeman (accountant), Mariaan Hordijk (secretary), Rieks Kampman, Hilko Lubbinge, Theo van der Vinne, Hein Smit en Gerda van Dijk. The Maranata Church Council is represented by Jan de Mooij and the missionaries, including Reverends Jerry Mhlanga and Pieter Boon. The MB is divided into different portfolios, namely:

Since August 2005 there has been a reconsideration of the strategic intent of mission work in Soshanguve. The first session included all stakeholders from Pretoria, Soshanguve and Mamelodi. The purpose of the session was to identify possible objectives for future mission work. From the more than 40 objectives, 7 possible challenging statements were derived and discussed with the MB members individually and also with all the stakeholders, including a delegation from the Netherlands.

These 7 statements will determine the direction for mission work within the next 5-10 years. The statements discuss issues surrounding expansion of mission work, manpower and the financial responsibilities of all mission churches. The statements will now be captured into a strategic plan which will be tabled for agreement at a church council meeting. Derived from the strategic plan, all operational plans will be developed. Watch this space – as soon as the strategic plan has been approved, it will be uploaded to the site...

To coordinate the work in Soshanguve the Soshanguve Workers Team was created which consists of Reverends Jerry Mhlanga, Pieter Boon, the students George Mnisi, Thabo Matlaela and John Mahlangu as well as Hilko Lubbinge as representative from the MB and Reverend Piet Magagula fom the FRC Soshanguve North. The Workers Team get together to discuss issues such as home visits, sermons and catechism. The meetings are led by the students in order to ensure the appropriate transfer of christian leadership qualities

For more information on the work of the MB, please contact any of the following members: