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 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 have not restarted our Grace and Evening services yet
- 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
- You can find details of our children's ministries and activities HERE
18th May 2024
Hi 🤗 Join us for our Pentecost Sunday Service where we consider part three of our “Come Holy Spirit” series and recognise that He sends us out. Click the link to watch our service: https://youtu.be/6acKdVTBj_g GodBless and Love, Theo
12th May 2024
Hi 🤗 You’re warmly invited to join us for our Mother’s Day and Ascension Sunday Service where we consider part two of our “Come Holy Spirit” series and explore what it means when we affirm that the Holy Spirit comes from Jesus the Son as well as from God the Father. Click […]
9th May 2024
Hi there! Ascension day is really important! While it speaks of the triumph of Christ, it also talks to the reality of our pain. Join us for a special service! https://youtu.be/p7yc3rQc18A GodBless and Love, Theo
5th May 2024
Hi 🤗 For the month of May we’ll be talking about the Holy Spirit. This week we consider the fact that it is the FATHER who sends the Holy Spirit. Join us for a special COMMUNION service. https://youtu.be/sDZyrE9lq20 God Bless and Love, Theo
27th April 2024
Hi There 🤗 You are warmly invited to our service of worship. I am away on long leave in April, but I have put a patchwork of services together for April and we’ll be listening to some messages by Jackie Barker, which she preached at the beginning of 2023 and these messages […]
21st April 2024
Hi there You are warmly invited to our service of worship. I am away on long leave in April, but I have put a patchwork of services together for April and we’ll be listening to some messages by Jackie Barker, which she preached at the beginning of 2023 and these messages became […]
13th April 2024
Hi there You are warmly invited to our service of worship. I am away on long leave in April, but I have put a patchwork of services together for April and we’ll be listening to some messages by Jackie Barker, which she preached at the beginning of 2023 and these messages became […]
6th April 2024
Hi there! You are warmly invited to our service of worship. I am away on long leave in April, but I have put a patchwork of services together for April and we’ll be listening to some messages by Jackie Barker, which she preached at the beginning of 2023 and these messages became […]
31st March 2024
Hi there! 🤗 You are warmly invited to join us for the twelfth and final “Exodus to Easter” worship service and in this one we celebrate the Resurrection! https://youtu.be/XIScVoLumWM God bless and Love, Theo
29th March 2024
Hi there! 🤗 You’re warmly invited to our Good Friday Service. I’m pulling together some of the powerful Old Testament images that anticipate and predict what Jesus did on the cross for us. I believe it will be a great inspiration and blessing to you. https://youtu.be/lL-QFNdN4Mk God bless and Love, Theo
28th March 2024
Hi there! 🤗 You are very warmly invited to our special Tenebrae Communion Service which imagines Jesus’ final hours before the cross as a journey of “gathering darkness”. Gather your communion elements and come and be part of this very special journey. https://youtu.be/e-ZL6RMG0pY GodBless and Much Love, Theo
24th March 2024
Hi there! 🤗 You’re warmly invited to our Palm Sunday service in which we continue our journey from Exodus to Easter as we look at the how Jesus Intercedes for us in an incredible way. https://youtu.be/NZJzOJkuCoM God bless and Love, Theo
17th March 2024
Hi There! How do we relate the Golden Calf to Easter? Come and Join us in our worship service to find out. We also present our annual budget for accountability and transparency… Blessings and Love, Theo
10th March 2024
Hi 🤗 *Here’s the big secret:* _Moses was lonely._ You are warmly invited to join us for our worship service where we reflect on the role of COMMUNITY in Exodus and relate that to Easter. There are some useful insights to Moses, Teamwork and Brokenness in Human Relationships. You can join us […]
2nd March 2024
Hi There! You are warmly invited to our Communion Service as we continue our journey from Exodus to Easter. Today we’ll connect Manna and Jesus statement that He is the “Bread of Life.” https://youtu.be/IYD7GAS47Zw God bless and Love, Theo
25th February 2024
Hi there! Did you know 1/8 of Exodus is devoted to the building of the Tabernacle? Is it important? _It sure is!_ You are warmly invited to our worship service to learn how the Pillar of Cloud & Fire, the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant all point to Jesus in […]
18th February 2024
Hi There. One of the OT’s iconic moments is the Crossing of the Red Sea. As it turns out, this is an important theological theme in the NT. You are warmly invited to join us in worship as we explore this important concept. https://youtu.be/h_gowlQC9Og GodBless and Love, Theo
14th February 2024
Hi there. You are very warmly invited to our Ash Wednesday Service. It is an edited and annotated version of the live service we had this morning and we think you will find it very special. Click here: https://youtu.be/DrI04a70DEg GodBless and Much Love, Theo
13th February 2024
Hi there! Here is a short 11 minute Shrove Tuesday Sermon including a lovely song about Christ’s Preparation for the Cross. Please join us for this special devotion. https://youtu.be/aN7GEfe2U1A God bless and Love, Theo
11th February 2024
Hi there Join us for part 2 of our Exodus to Easter Series – Today we look into the role that the Law plays in our faith journey. https://youtu.be/C-Nl6pOzZe4 GodBless and Love, Theo
You can find more sermons HERE.
6th April 2023
Hi there! And so the Holy Easter Weekend begins. Jesus offers Himself for us. Tonight in our Tenebrae service we look at Jesus the Hero who prays and intercedes for us. https://youtu.be/yGSQj86Qg9g. God bless and Love, Theo
22nd February 2023
Hi there. Here’s our Ash Wednesday service. It’s a little longer than the usual devotion because I talk about the revival that is taking place at Asbury University USA and try to place it all in context. I believe you will find it meaningful and helpful. https://youtu.be/S5pg42GgacA. God bless and Love, Theo
21st February 2023
Our Shrove Tuesday Lent Message. https://youtu.be/CuxJXLPgptc.
31st December 2022
This is a check-in for the old to new year… https://youtu.be/OyskdpnFCWY.
24th December 2022
We recorded our Carol Service on 4 Dec and it is shared here for Christmas Eve…. Enjoy!
13th October 2022
Dear Church Family You are warmly invited! This Sunday will be our Day of Giving. I have done a weekly check-in about that, https://youtu.be/FtWLjjAoYsE but I need to talk about the BURGER BASH🍔 and the BELATED FAREWELL we will be having for the Barkers at 11h00 on Sunday Morning after the 8h30 […]
25th June 2022
Hi there. 😁 Here’s a short greeting recorded on Thursday afternoon. (Click HERE….) With covid regulations lifted we want to warmly invite you to join us in church. ⛪ You may still wear a mask if you’d like, but it’s not compulsory. We will no longer be doing sign up sheets, you […]
20th May 2022
Dear Teens and Parents, We will be starting our Teen Confirmation process on Sunday the 29th of May 2022, and we would like to invite you to be part of this experience. Over the years we have developed a great confirmation process – it covers a review of the traditional creeds, core-doctrinal […]
15th April 2022
Hi there! Here’s a link to the Easter playlist. I’ve listed the songs below with a few comments… Click HERE for the songs. Do you have any songs you would suggest I add? Send me the YouTube links. Have a GOOD Friday and a blessed weekend. God bless and Love, Theo PROLOGUE: […]
10th April 2022
Hi Everyone. Here’s a synchronised Palm Sunday reading…. and a parallel Palm Sunday Reading… GodBless and Much Love, Theo
8th April 2022
Good Evening Everyone 🤗 Here’s a ten minute check-in talking about our Easter Programme and I also talk briefly about the Health Amendment Bill. Please take a moment to watch. Blessings and Love, Theo https://youtu.be/3xuGjyPBx9g
11th March 2022
Hi Everyone🤗. It’s Friday 🎶🎊🎉! Here’s a quick seven minute check-in where I talk a bit about the current craziness and prayers for the Ukraine. https://youtu.be/Tawvtx5yQag Please take a moment to watch, I think it will be encouraging and helpful. God bless and Much Love, Theo
2nd March 2022
Hi Everyone. Here’s a short (6 minute) Ash Wednesday Devotion. https://youtu.be/gqaJxAU8RwU Blessings and Love, Theo
2nd March 2022
Hi Everyone Here’s my Lent Letter for 2022. Why not take a moment to read through it thoughtfully tonight? Just click HERE. God bless, Theo
1st March 2022
Good Morning Everyone. Today is Shrove Tuesday and I have put together a chapter-a-day Bible reading challenge for Lent and will be doing email devotions on Tues-Friday each week. You can click on the link below to see the devotion and get the list of chapters. There’s also a link to subscribe […]
10th February 2022
Good Evening Everyone, Thursday was State of the Nation, but it had me thinking of our State of Heart/Soul. Here’s a quick check-in talking about that, but also highlighting some of the great books we have in our library… https://youtu.be/pkhl15CNLK4 Blessings and Love, Theo
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
