St Augustine's Anglican Church - Mzimhlophe

OUR VISION
To be a spirit led body of Christ continually praying for repentance for all.

OUR MISSION
We will prayerfully resemble the life of Christ by leading people to god through reaching out in fellowship, preaching and teaching the word to ensure salvation for mankind.( Romans 13:14)

PARISH ETHOS

- A versatile church– we welcome change easily and we embrace and accommodate Anglicanism and charismatic way of worship
- We are a prayerful parish
- We are solid ,core faithful parish and loyal parish simply because we adhere to expectations and requirements of our diocese
- We are a parish that develops and empower people
- We have a solid financial committee and committed administrators
- We are diverse community , very loving and supportive

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PARISH
When the township of Mzimhlophe was established in 1947, a piece of land was purchased by the Anglican Church to build a school, namely St Augustine for the community. This is where the church services begun.

So in 1948 with the occupancy of the township, church services as an out-station of St Mary’s Orlando and Holy Cross Orlando West began. The services moved to the present church building in 1954.

The parish began by serving the community of Mzimhlophe and Killarney including Shanty Town (which eventually was dissolved with the growth of Soweto). The parish has since extended to other greater parts of Soweto (Meadowlands, Phomolong, Phefeni, Mofolo, Dube, Protea, Diepkloof and South and North of Johannesburg).

We were an Anglo-Catholic (High church) until 1995 when Rev Mgquba introduced charismatic side of worship. She introduced interdenominational worship and Renewal (iViyo) from other dioceses; she also introduced SOMA (GROWING THE CHURCH). This led to a relationship with other dioceses in the Southern African Province and internationally. The community of ST.Augustine have embraced and still appreciate this fellowship.

For the purpose of reaching all the community members of St Augustine an establishment of zones was necessary. This move proved successful in managing the parish effectively. This was the beginning of a strong pastoral care ministry by the laity.

The parish holds family values and integrity high. This has been a gradual maturing achievement bringing the community closer to God’s purpose.

Demographics:
There are a good number of elderly people who are pensioners or who are about to retire. On the register the majority are the youth and adult, who are either at school or starting out in work –place.

WORSHIP SERVICES
Holy Eucharist:

Sundays: 07h00 – low mass
09h00 – high mass

Wednesdays: 10h00 – Bible studies

Thursdays: 10h00 – Mothers Union

Fridays: 18h00 – intercessors

ABOUT OUR RECTOR - Rev Mpho Chaane

A visionary servant of God that:

- Reflects the life and compassion of Christ
- Commend the Gospel by his lifestyle and behaviour
- Honest and trustworthy in all things
- Co-operate with the leadership of the church and its congregation
- Relate appropriately to parishioners, avoiding all forms of pastoral misconducts
- Accountable for his words, personal behaviour and ministry
- Always promoting peace and unity in the congregation
- Maintain high standards of confidentiality
- A well organised individual
- Engage in ongoing training to enrich his ministries
- Honour the Constitution and Canons of the CPSA and the rules of his own diocese
- Aware of the Code of Conduct for ministries in the CPSA, and observe it .
- A compassionate, team player, approachable, warm and caring, spiritual and a peace maker.
- Maintains his oversight role over the administration of and management of the parish
- He posses the administrative and conflict management skills required
- He is able to harness and breed spiritual talent
- He has the Ability to integrate worship and portfolios

Father Chaane has thus far managed to create a spiritual formation element that permeates in each and every group in the parish.

Contact the Office:
T: 011 074 6730/1
E-Mail: staugustine@vodamail.co.za
Rev, Mpho Chaane (Rector)
Mob: 076 167 0119