MISSIONS
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At Lighthouse our vision is 'to impact our city and beyond with the Kingdom of God' and so missions both local and to the ends of the earth are part of our mandate.
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We have for many years partnered with various ministries that serve the poorest of the poor around our city where the need is great. More recently, we have also initiated partnerships with churches and other remote ministries where the needs are also great.
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Gary Hempel has built up extensive experience in a variety of missions spaces over the years and currently leads our Mission Team. Please get in touch with him if you want to know more.
LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
The Ubomi Obutsha Centre is based in Kwazakhele and headed up by Mark Lawler, a member of Lighthouse. This project serves poor and vulnerable families in their community through a wide variety of activities that are packaged within their home-grown Family Focus programme.
Jeannie's Soup Kitchen
Jeannie Edwards oversees Jeannie's Soup Kitchen, which operates from Extension 6, next to Malabar. Jeannie’s vision is simply to feed the hungry and Jeannie has been serving this desperate community for over 20 years. Jeannie’s team trust God for the provision of their needs to serve 5 meals per week to hundreds of individuals.
Pilot My Future
Debbie Hemmens leads Pilot my Future which is a mentoring and educating ministry aimed at equipping children, young adults and adults with preventative strategies that empower them to create a safer future.
Gugu's Homework Club
Hands On Homework Club is a new education support programme in Walmer Township run by Gugu Matiwana. The programme offers tutored support for schoolchildren from the area.
Mhlali's House
Mihlali Children’s Haven is a temporary place of safety in Gqeberha offering care to vulnerable children age 0-3. Mihlali means “joy” in isiXhosa and we aim to offer a family environment looking after the children’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs until they move on to their forever families. If you would like to visit, donate or get involved - please contact Megan Lindstrom 0836503559.
Victory Playhouse
Elizabeth Hempel, a member of Lighthouse, oversees the ministry of Victory Playhouse, situated in Parsons Vlei/Malabar. These disadvantaged families were forcibly removed some years ago from private land in Hunters Retreat. This Playhouse is a ray of hope for the children who attend – most of whom come from very challenging backgrounds.
Scripture Union
The mission of SU South Africa is to lead young people to know and walk with God. They are dedicated to reaching young minds during the critical “4/14 window,” typically between ages 10 and 19, igniting a lifelong journey of faith.
Gerald Nzeve
​Gerald currently does Church Planting in a rural community outside of Harare. He is focussed on discipleship, as well as using creative means of reaching his community for Christ, including sports ministry and Discovery Bible Study.
Homeless Outreach
This ministry has been going for the last two years. Once a week we provide a sandwich to the homeless people in Newton Park, adults as well as children. We spend time with them, pray for them and bring the Word at appropriate moments. Through the love, food and medical treatment shared we see the Holy Spirit drawing them closer. On Thursday mornings we have a literacy class for the children at the church. They also learn about the Lord and get to know Him. During the break times they make use of the play area and have some food and treats.One way to assist is to make sandwiches, mostly cold meat and cheese, for around 24 people. Our needs therefore include polonies, viennas and cheese which can be stored at the church. Another need is underwear.
For further enquiries please contact Petro Mocke on 0662707367.
APOSTOLIC PARTNERSHIPS
These partnerships involve working alongside local churches to foster their growth and promote the advancement of the Kingdom. A significant portion of these efforts is facilitated through our affiliation with Immerse, a network of churches that unite in their spiritual growth journey to bring about the realisation of God's Kingdom on earth. We provide continuous support to two dedicated pastors, Vuyisile Fulmeni and Zola Moses, who are actively serving the communities.
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
We maintain regular contact with pastors and ministries in some of the most unreached regions of the world.
SHORT TERM OUTREACHES
At Lighthouse we value visiting and supporting our partners further afield in our Judea, Samaria and Ends of the Earth. We currently have partnerships with individuals and Churches in Jeffreys Bay, Lesotho, the Middle East and Asia.
