Welcome to Emmanuel Presbyterian Church

We're a warm Bible-based family church in Pretoria East, South Africa. We have an emphasis on clear, practical teaching and we worship in a warm contemporary style that brings together the old and the new.

Our Mission Statement is:

We are committed:
to be a family of God's People
learning to follow Jesus every day
and making a difference in our neighbourhood.

KEY INFORMATION

Due to the long-term impact of the Corona Virus and the introduction of an online service, we have reduced our services and activities.

We have an 8h30 physical service on Sunday Mornings. We no longer have our Grace(10h30) or Evening(18h30) services.
We have services on YouTube which can be found HERE.
You can find our weekly bulletin HERE.
You can find click events and sermons to see the full lists or you can scroll down

Online Services

5th February 2022

6 Feb ’22 – The Importance of Fellowship

Hi Everyone Welcome to our online COMMUNION service. We’re looking at a very important theme: The Importance of Fellowship. You can watch the service at: https://youtu.be/0J79zrVy8lQ God bless and Love, Theo

30th January 2022

30 Jan ’22 – JOSHUA: Facing Jericho

Hi Everyone Today we get to part 5 in our series on Joshua. How does Joshua face Jericho? You can watch the service at: https://youtu.be/IpPCfr2pKmo God bless and Love, Theo

22nd January 2022

23 Jan ’22 – JOSHUA: Before Battle

Hi Everyone Today we get to part 4 in our series on Joshua. What do we need to do before we face our first battle? You can watch the service at: https://youtu.be/NHmUokrN94c God bless and Love, Theo

16th January 2022

16 Jan ’22 – JOSHUA: Taking First Steps

Hi Everyone Today we get to part 3 in our series on Joshua. Let’s look at the first steps we need to take in a new year and a new time. You can watch the service at: https://youtu.be/WSm1wnci0ts God bless and Love, Theo

9th January 2022

9 Jan ’22 – JOSHUA: Seeing God at Work

Hi Everyone In this COMMUNION SERVICE we get to the second part in our series on Joshua. Today we look at how God works in our circumstances. You can watch the service at: https://youtu.be/JEG056aScDs God bless and Love, Theo

2nd January 2022

2 Jan ’22 – JOSHUA: Foundations

Hi Everyone Happy New Year to you! We are going to be working through Joshua for the start of the year. Today we look at the FOUNDATIONS offered in ch.1 You can watch the service at: https://youtu.be/-56JB_W1eEI God bless and Love, Theo

26th December 2021

26 Dec ’21 – Lessons from the Magi

Hi Everyone Here’s the online service for Boxing Day. It is a repeat of a message I did last year… A year ago we were in the Beta lockdown and there were no vaccines in sight… We were sorely in need of guidance for the way forward and we turned to the […]

25th December 2021

25 Dec ’21 – Cosmic Christmas

Hi Everyone A happy and blessed Christmas to you! May you know the presence and love of Christ this Christmas! Here’s our online Christmas Service: https://youtu.be/BWfKR5a9bXg God bless and Love, Theo

19th December 2021

19 Dec ’21 – Advent: What Child is this?

Hi There For our third Sunday in Advent we’re looking at the Annunciation and a much loved Christmas Carol… Click this link: https://youtu.be/sgV8h06hsgc God bless and Love, Theo

12th December 2021

12 Dec ’21 – Advent Bread in the House of Bread

Hi There For our second Sunday in Advent we’re looking at Micah’s amazing prophecy about Bethlehem. Click this link: https://youtu.be/-RW-4YTjEw4 God bless and Love, Theo

5th December 2021

5 Dec ’21 – Advent Gratitude

Hi There For our Sunday Communion Worship Service we’re looking back at Covid 19 with gratitude as we count our blessings and remember loved ones who have passed away. We’re always looking forward/backward to advent – also with gratitude… Click this link: https://youtu.be/eloNTH5hYPs God bless and Love, Theo

28th November 2021

28 Nov ’21 – The Groaning Spirit

Hi There For our Sunday Worship I’m unpacking one of the most significant chapters in Scripture and talking about the Holy Spirit’s incredible work in us. I believe this is an important message both for its teaching and encouragement. You’re warmly invited to worship. Just click this link: https://youtu.be/1__PdjRROOI God bless and […]

21st November 2021

21 Nov ’21 – The God who Mends and Sends

Hi There In our online service we have a special message from Glen Craig about “The God who mends and sends.” You can watch the service at: https://youtu.be/X5EUiA1NtIE God bless and Love, Theo

14th November 2021

14 Nov ’21 – El Shaddai – More than Enough

Hi There In our online service we have a special message from Glen Craig about “El Shaddai” the God who is more than enough! You can watch the service at: https://youtu.be/uIrlkxwQPG0 God bless and Love, Theo

6th November 2021

7 Nov ’21 – COMMUNION SERVICE – “Walk with God”

Hi There You are warmly invited to join us for our online Communion Service. Please have your bread and wine/grape-juice ready. We have a special message from Glen Craig entitled “Walking with God”. You can watch the service at: https://youtu.be/QF8RQ0ZPFCs God bless and Love, Theo

30th October 2021

31 Oct ’21 – The Power of Hope

Hi There I think it’s pretty obvious that there is a lot of hopelessness around at the moment. Today we’re going to look at what hope is, how Peter sees hope and how we get hope. Join us for the online service at: https://youtu.be/dmpNhGXLvtQ God bless and Love, Theo

24th October 2021

21 Oct ’21 – Life Wins!

Hi There We go to the account of Lazarus for profound inspiration in these challenging times. Click https://youtu.be/-TsQi5w5OWg to view the service… God bless and Love, Theo

17th October 2021

17 Oct ’21 – Clean

Hi There For our service today we explore the incredibly beautiful moment when Isaiah found himself falling apart. Click https://youtu.be/DAkIvECwlfw to view the service… God bless and Love, Theo

10th October 2021

10 Oct ’21 – When God doesn’t make sense

Hi There We take a break from Month of Mission to tackle an issue I raised in the weekly check-in. What do we do when God doesn’t make sense? Click https://youtu.be/I70Asn8WBL0 for the service. God bless and Love, Theo

3rd October 2021

3 Oct ’21 – (Communion) The Great (C)ommission

Hi There October is the UPCSA Month of Mission. Today’s service is Communion and we’ll be looking at Matthew 28 and the Great (C)ommission. Click https://youtu.be/YlL9XCHY7PU for the service. God bless and Love, Theo

You can find more sermons HERE.

Events: Upcoming and Past

You can find more events HERE.

Our Vision

We have a dream for our Congregation!

The name Emmanuel means God is with us. This is not just a philosophical concept. The One who carried this name actually walked amongst human beings bringing hope and love and healing with hands, feet and a body of flesh and blood. He truly was (and still is!) God with us.

There is a story of a woman who was very ill, but too afraid to approach Jesus directly. She reached out to touch the hem of His robe as He passed by, because she was convinced that this was enough to bring her into contact with His loving healing goodness. She was right. And she found more healing and love than she could have hoped for.

When Jesus ascended into heaven, He promised that He would live in those who followed Him. But how can people get to see Him and come to know Him? It is up to us who know Him to be examples of His love and to help people get to know Him.

We have a dream of a community - a welcoming family that will help people to come into contact with our God who loves us, is with us, and in us. We dream to be the hem of Jesus’ robe to the world.

Our Doctrinal Position

(This is our own summary of Scriptural Doctrine with regard to the Church)

We believe in the Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

that Jesus was (and is) fully human and fully God
that a personal life-changing relationship with God through Christ is the only way to salvation
that the Holy Spirit equips us for the work God has prepared for us to do.

We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are:

inspired by God
reliable in revealing God’s plan and purpose to us
the key to growth in our relationship with God

We believe that the Church is called to:

proclaim Christ as Lord and Saviour
to reach out to the world in a balanced (physical, spiritual, mental, and social) way in God’s love
to teach the Word of God in a practical and meaningful way

We believe that worship

must be sincere and truthful
can take any form, whether “Contemporary” or “Traditional” or other
must reveal the love and majesty of God
must be orderly

We believe that:

bearing the fruit of the Holy Spirit is more important than the gifts of the Spirit and that the gifts must be exercised in an orderly manner.
the Holy Spirit moves in love and unity
guidance from the Holy Spirit is confirmed by Scripture, Christian counsel, and practical common sense.

We believe that:

the Church needs to continue Christ’s ministry of reconciliation in all walks of life
this imperfect world will come to an end when Jesus comes
God calls all the members of His Church to participate in His work.
The divisions of culture, gender, and class have been overcome by Christ
the Church should be ready for Christ’s return