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The ‘Andrew Murray Way’

 * We strive to embody the truth that God loves everybody
 * The Bible and our church’s creeds form the discussion documents for life
 * We are a community of faith for today and tomorrow, in our city, in our
   country
 * We thrive when we participate meaningfully and have a sense of ownership
   (vision, facilities, and projects)
 * We believe that people will join a community of faith that envisions a future
   for itself
   .

 


OUR VALUES
OPENNESS
COMPASSION
WE EMBRACE VULNERABILITY
WE CELEBRATE LIFE
WE STRIVE TO BE NON-JUDGMENTAL

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MINISTRY

Rudi Swanepoel
+27 (0)11 728 4031 office
+27 (0)11 728 2985 home
+27 (0)83 792 5608 mobile
rudi@andrewmurray.co.za
twitter: @rudiswa 

Gerhard Koen (Pastoral help)
+27 (0)82 850 5657 mobile
+27 (0)11 782 1506 home
ger@iburst.co.za 

Jacobus van Straaten (Chaplain, SAPS)
+27 (0)73 220 9914 mobile
+27 (0)11 487 0141 home

Office manager
Lientjie Hofmeyr
admin@andrewmurray.co.za
+27 (0)11 728 4031 office
+27 (0)86 609 6108 fax
Office hours: 9.00-15.30




DIRECTIONS

From Johannesburg CBD
Take M1 North
Take the 11th Avenue offramp, then turn right
11th Avenue becomes Ivy Road
Turn left into Grant Avenue
Turn left into Oaklands
The Church is number 17A on the right

From Pretoria
Drive in a southerly direction on the N1
Pass the Corlett Drive offramp
Take the Glenhove offramp and continue
   straight over into Central Avenue
Turn left into 11th Avenue
11th Avenue becomes Ivy Road
Turn Left into Grant Avenue
Turn left into Oaklands
The Church is number 17A on the right

See Google Maps  

   


> > > > > > ANDREW MURRAY ACTIVITIES AND OUTREACH

  In keeping with the tradition and vision of the founder of Andrew Murray, we
need to continue to provide a safe space for the people of Johannesburg and
surrounds. Andrew Murray is known for its multilingual, non-racial, welcoming
and open DNA and the vision continues to be one to build on this.   OUR WORSHIP
SERVICES
From the start of 2018 and after much deliberation, consultation and prayers,
the Church Council of Andrew Murray unanimously decided to combine the services
into a single service at 09:30. This is another brave step in the history of
Andrew Murray but Council has faith that God will guide us, bind and keep us
together as He has done since the merger of Andrew Murray with
Johannesburg-Noord.
One of our congregation members describes Andrew Murray as a place of
unqualified love, fellowship and friendship, somewhere where you can receive
spiritual guidance and life skills. Our hope is that we can remain just that in
an ever changing, demanding, multicultural and multifaceted city.
The Morning Service provides an opportunity for the smaller children of the
English side of the congregation to participate in the Youth Ministry from which
they have been largely excluded up to now. In keeping, Rudi will continue to
devote the first part of each Service to the children.
For those who like to start early, tea is served from 09:00 and for those who
like to linger and catch up, tea is also served after the morning Service.
Evening Services (also known as ‘Table Talk’, held on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of
the month) focus on core values and core messages of Jesus and of taking care of
those who are struggling. These are intended to attract younger members of the
congregation. Every second Sunday of the month is dedicated to a Lectio Divina
Evening Service where there is ample time for reflection and a deep reading of
the Word.   YOUTH MINISTRY
Our Youth is very important to us. This year, we will focus more on our 3 to 12
year old children to ensure that they also have a place in the congregation.
Carolien de Wet was recently appointed as Youth Coordinator. We have a team of
volunteers, paid volunteers and parents assisting Carolien.
Please let your children join us in church for a short and focused message.
Thereafter they usually leave the service to partake in their own activities.
Carolien can be contacted on 071 217 2921 or dewetcarolien@yahoo.com   CATECHISM
Catechism is focused on youth in the latter stage of high school with the aim of
preparing them for doing their Confession of Faith. Catechism is done by Rudi
Swanepoel and will start in March. Contact Rudi on 083 792 5608 or
rudi@andrewmurray.co.za   SACRAMENTS
A sacrament is a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn
Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize
or confer grace. In keeping with the sacraments of the Protestant churches
Andrew Murray celebrates the baptism and the Lord's Supper – baptism on request
via the church office and Holy Communion a minimum of 4 times per year.  
RETREATS
One Saturday morning per month 10 to 14 people get together at the church from
09:00 until 12:00. Rudi selects a reading from the work of a theologian,
supplies us with copies of his reading, and gives a short explanatory
introduction to the chosen passage. In complete silence we then have the
opportunity to study the passage. At about 11:00 we deal our thoughts which Rudi
comments and deepens on, with the group. These discussions are meaningful, add a
deeper level to our spiritual growth and our way of living our faith.
For the first time we spent a weekend at Origins, the Retreat centre of the
Mosaic Church, situated in the Cradle of Humankind. This weekend from the 12th
to the 14th of January, was a unique experience which we intend to repeat early
in each year. We invite you to join our Retreat sessions. For more information
contact Valerie Pretorius on 083 616 1071 or valeriepretorius@vodamail.co.za  

WORKING GROUPS
At Andrew Murray, Working Groups were introduced some years back. These groups
are created around specific areas of expertise and focus, have decision making
power insofar as their areas of expertise are concerned and report back formally
to the Church Council.

Dagbestuur
The Dagbestuur committee is composed of a smaller group of Church Council
members. It acts as an Exective Committee to the larger Council. The committee
meets more often than the Council to address matters that require urgent
attention and to ensure that the day to day running of the church activities is
carried out. Matters for the attention of this committee can be sent to the
church office.

Financial Working Group
This Working Group is the custodian of and oversees the financial affairs of the
church. They deal with all issues pertaining to the financial processes and
procedures (investment choices, borrowing decisions, budgeting, issues of audit
and tax) of the church with the aim of ensuring responsible stewardship of the
Church’s finances as well as financial sustainability. They provide financial
governance and feedback to Church Council. Theo Vorster has taken over the
responsibility of this Working Group. He can be contacted on 083 260 2354.

Feeskom Working Group
The main purpose of the Feeskom Working Group is to create and develop a sense
of community in the congregation. This is done by planning social events largely
around the liturgical calendar e.g. our very popular Pesach Dinner. We also
celebrate some of the more commercial holidays e.g. Mother’s and Father’s Day.
At least one fundraising function or bazaar is arranged each year (we remember
the fun at Cresta Barnyard, Starry Nights, Valentine’s evening). If you are
willing to help in any way or form with a specific function, contact Karen
Ferreira on 083 275 8506 or Karen.everywhere@gmail.com

Seniors Working Group
Gerhard Koen still attends to the over 60’s of the congregation. With his
capable assistants they ensure that every person over 60 is contacted at least 4
times per year. Although these calls are primarily aimed at personally inviting
them to the very special and festive lunches that are arranged for them, it is
also our way to stay in touch with them and to ensure that we are aware of their
needs. The Seniors have also arranged wonderful excursions in the past. Gerhard
can be contacted on 082 850 5657 or ger@iburst.co.za

 

SOUP KITCHEN
Charlotte van der Merwe (one of our extremely gifted or-ganists) along with her
volunteers from inside and out-side the congregation, gather from early every
Monday morning to provide and serve soup and bread to between 30 and 55
destitute people. For many of the people this is the only decent meal they will
receive in the week. Help in the form of soup, soup ingredients, and hands on
the day is always welcome. You can contact Charlotte on 082 770 1149.

 

ECHO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Is a registered non-profit organization (Sec 18(A) 930033233; 2001/02573308)
founded in 2001 to provide a support system for vulnerable youth in South
Africa. High School Youth and Young Adults from different cultures live together
in 13 houses, called Echo Communities.
At Andrew Murray, we have an ECHO@WORK Community branch on the church premises.
The objective of this initiative is to provide a home (in the Retreat Centre)
and community for young adults who start out their working lives. A few leaders
live with them to provide guidance and support.
Members of the Andrew Murray congregation can get in-volved in the following
ways:

 * attend the Potluck dinners on the first Tuesday of each month at 19:00 to
   meet the members of the community
 * referring job opportunities to this community
 * sponsor a bed @R500 pm or make any other donation (tax certificates are
   is-sued which allows deduction for tax purposes)

If you would like to get involved with ECHO@WORK you can contact Erick du Toit
on 074 158 2837; Christine McDonald on 082 458 6425 or Rudi Swanepoel on 083 792
5608.

 


LOVESHOWSUP is our ecard website where we make it easy to show that we care; not
only for our loved ones but for our broader communities. So whether it’s a
birthday, a holiday, a fun day or even if someone close to you have had a loved
one pass on, our ecards on LoveShowsUp is the best way to send a customised card
with a personal message quickly and easily.

But even better than making someone you know happy with a meaningful card in
their inbox, is the fact that when you buy an ecard on LoveShowsUp, you can make
a donation to a charity close to your heart.

And that is really our aim with this initiative: we want to share our love for
those close to us with wider communities who need our support.

We love the fact that our cards can show love and care in an instant and keep us
connected to everyone we love. Plus they are super convenient, paperless (so
kind to the environment) and you can put a smile on someone’s face for every
celebration on the calendar and the special moments in between. Send a card
today!
Simply log on to www.loveshowsup.com

  SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Andrew Murray is involved in the SA Police Service through one of its ministers,
Jacobus van Straaten. Jacobus serves as a chaplain in the Police Service and is
stationed at the National Head Office where he assists with the strategic
positioning of Spiritual Services within the SAPS.
Chaplains are responsible for the spiritual wellbeing of Police members and
contribute to the ethical consciousness of the SAPS. Members of the Police and
their families are affected by shift work, continual exposure to trauma and the
darker side of life through crime. Chaplains strive to give hope in these often
despairing situations.
On 28 July 2010 the Dutch Reformed Church and the Police Service entered into a
partnership. This partnership allows members of congregations and local
ministers be involved with their local Police station. This is facilitated by
the local chaplain.
To get involved contact Jacobus on 012 393 5542 or vanstraatenj@saps.gov.za  
MARIA KLOPPERS
Andrew Murray has been the spiritual home of the children and staff of the Maria
Kloppers home for many years. Their campus is in Observatory and consists of 4
residential houses and a baby unit. They accommodate approximately 50 children
including 20 babies and toddlers that need a place of safety. You can contact
them directly if you would like to be in-volved there. Visit their website
https://abrahamkriel.org/maria-kloppers-campus-2/4 for more information.  
UITKOMS HOME FOR GIRLS
Andrew Murray has also been the spiritual home for girls of Uitkoms. Uitkoms
Home for Girls is a registered child and youth care centre that offers
non-discriminatory, residential care, protection, development plans and
counselling to abused, abandoned and otherwise neglected teenage girls.
Since 2015 Anina Koen and Llewelyn Jackson have spent many Saturdays with the
girls introducing them to the joy of choral singing. The growth in their
confidence is remarkable. Read more about their needs on their website
https://www.uitkoms.org.za/   OTHER INITIATIVES
Financial assistance to the Johannesburg congregation.
Our URCSA relationship: In 2018 we will have 2 joint services.
Our care group: Rudi has a group of around 9 people that he com-municates with
to alleviate physical needs in the congregation on a regular basis.
Knit a square – Lynette van Velze runs this project on an annual basis.
Information is available  


JOIN US

 

> > > > > > Join Andrew Murray congregation on Facebook.
> > > > > > Go to www.facebook.com and search
> > > > > > NG Kerk Andrew Murray and please ask to join.

 


BANKING DETAILS

 


> > > > > > ANDREW MURRAY CONGREGATION
> > > > > > ABSA PARKTOWN
> > > > > > ACCOUNT NO: 2930140115
> > > > > > BRANCH CODE: 632005

 


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