Mission Ministry

mission ministry

This is the body to whom the Executive Council has delegated those functions with regard to the effective liasing with the Southern Africa Superintendency Council of Church of God World Missions, and the regional structures in South Africa, as represented from time to time by the Regional Council’s or their duly appointed Regional Mission Committees. There will also be an effective liaison with Church Councils at local level.

It will be the Board’s responsibility to ascertain the need for fields of missions amongst those people groups who are not yet evangelised, outside the borders of South Africa, as well as the needs for community upliftment within the country, in order to advise the Regional Councils, Regional Mission Committees, Church Councils and local Church Mission Committees as and when requested for such advice. The Board will see to it that this is done by the most effective, available means, and to this end they will seek men and women who can fulfil the vision laid upon the church for the accomplishing of such tasks.

The Board will at all times consist of persons appointed by the Executive Council, in terms of the Board’s approved rules, who are mission minded and dedicated to see that the great commission of our Lord Jesus Christ will be truly carried out in the Full Gospel Church of God. They will also at all times be led by the Holy Spirit in order to be fully effective for the responsibilities placed upon them.

The Board will in terms of the following vision, as contained in Acts 1:7-8

“and He said unto them, it is not for you to know the times or seasons, which the Father has put in His own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost has come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth.” endeavour to lead our denomination into mission involvement, reaching the unreached at home and abroad, utilising all resources available – networking with the program of the church and wherever possible with like-minded ministries and organisations.

mission philosophy

ohrigstad community centre

The Ohrigstad Mission station which is now being developed as a community center was founded in 1964 by the late Pastor Paul van Zyl and his wife Ellie. The Ohrigstad Mission Station (OMS) is located on a 25 hectare plot of land situated in rural Limpopo in northern South Africa. The OMS is administrated and supported by the Full Gospel Church of God under the guidance of the Mission Board. The mission station was built as a small replica of Jerusalem and offers a beatific place of reflection as well as the opportunity to contribute to the spiritual and day-to-day wellbeing of the local community.

The Original Vision

Building a facility for the advantage of the local community.

The Original Dream

Creating a center for learning, focusing on skills training and entrepreneurship. This original dream was established in various buildings on this land. The piece of land was donated by a local medical dentist, Dr Daan Claassen. The current value of the property is approximately 20 million South African Rand! Dr Ruben van Eijk who at that time was the pastor of the Barberton church and the superintendent/overseer of the ten FGC Eastern Transvaal (Presently Mpumalanga) formed a missionary committee with members being the pastor of Nelspruit ( past Tony van Eijk) Tzaneen (Dr SP Schutte), past M Cronje ( Phalaborwa) and past John Joubert (pioneer missionary who served the Barberton and Swaziland areas. The local churches which are the mentioned donated funds for the initial development and the proper registration of the land. These funds were supplemented by the sale of the mission station that past and sister van Zyl has established in Swaziland in the Lebombo mountains on the farm of Lauri Widd. He accompanied Dr Ruben van Eijk and they went to Swaziland to collect the funds from the church of the Nazarene which had bought threat mission station. All of the initial funds were invested in the development of the newly acquired property as it is today.

THE VISION

The Full Gospel Church Mission Board, since, graciously opened the opportunity for public partnerships to be formed on this premises, and changed the name from Orighstad Mission Station (OMS) to Ohrighstad Community Centre (OCC). This initiative opened the door for public participation of the following role players:

The local Community

Skills Audit, Skills training, Co Operative formation, Services such as Food Security, Health Care, Literacy and Numeracy programmes, Education, Economical empowerment, Developing Product markets and Service provision.

Missions Department

Rendering the land and facilities.

LOCAL King and Traditional Council

Mobilising the local community to participate.

local Municipality

Facilitating the process with local, regional and provincial government.

local Chamber of Commerce

Mobilsing members to participate against a tax directive.

local Mines

Allowing tenders for local Workers Co Operatives as service providers

Farming Community

Food security programmes against tax directive as well as skills training.

Limpopo Government

Developing the local crèche and ABET training centers.Department Health and Social Services: Developing the local clinic in conjunction with a corporate health care national service provider as investor.

Corporate and Private Partnerships

National Corporate Food Franchise Stores : Food security , Factories : Skills transfers, Individuals : Skills transfers, Sponsors : International and SA Tax Directives