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.
29th May 2022
Hi there! Here’s our Online Service. I’m looking at the important journey of faith we all take and using the life of Samuel as a guide. I believe it will be a blessing. Click this link: https://youtu.be/Km2ffkOgw0A Blessings and Love, Theo
26th May 2022
Hi there! Here’s our online Ascension Day Devotion Click this link: https://youtu.be/8FJFJq5u798 Blessings and Love, Theo
22nd May 2022
Hi there! Here’s our online service: “Rest”. This is an important message – please make the time to listen! Click this link: https://youtu.be/JZA1xt6VbWk Blessings and Love, Theo
15th May 2022
Hi there! Here’s our online service: “Resurrection Comfort” Click this link: https://youtu.be/Pt12wa8jnQs Blessings and Love, Theo
8th May 2022
Hi there! Here’s our online service: “Shepherded by Jesus.” Click this link: https://youtu.be/5iNvek3bEXc Blessings and Love, Theo
1st May 2022
Hi there! Here’s our online service: “Going Back.” This is a Communion Service – please prepare your grape juice and bread. Click this link: https://youtu.be/E3G9-hdWmyk Blessings and Love, Theo
24th April 2022
Hi there! Here’s our online service: “Watchful Christianity” Click this link: https://youtu.be/9kPIvhWHd58 Blessings and Love, Theo
16th April 2022
Hi there! Here’s the Easter Sunday Service – I’ll be looking at how the Resurrection impacts us on a practical level. Join us as we celebrate Christ’s Resurrection and Victory. Click this link: https://youtu.be/wNYUsPNNwsY Blessings and Love, Theo
15th April 2022
Hi Everyone! Here’s the Good Friday Service – I’ll be looking at some of the weird mysteries of the crucifixion. Join us for a very special service. Click this link: https://youtu.be/sadZv8yiBVY Blessings and Love, Theo
14th April 2022
Hi Everyone! Here’s the Tenebrae online service. The readings include footage from the “Son of God” film and there’s a gospel song recorded in the Garden of Gethsemane. I think it is going to be a very special service. Remember to have your Communion Elements ready. You’re warmly invited to take part […]
10th April 2022
Hi Everyone! It’s Palm Sunday! You’re warmly invited to take part in our online service as we explore the “Whiplash of Palm Sunday” Click this link: https://youtu.be/DTpyCliZc_k Blessings and Love, Theo
3rd April 2022
Hi Everyone! We’re concluding our “Who is this Man?” sermon series as we reflect on Jesus: Liberator and Rescuer You’re warmly invited to join our COMMUNION worship service. (It would be good to have your bread and grape juice ready…) https://youtu.be/7pFnqQ6ielU Blessings and Love, Theo
26th March 2022
Hi Everyone! We’re continuing our new sermon series entitled: “Who is this Man?” Today we come to Jesus: Proclaimer and Reformer You’re warmly invited to join our worship service. https://youtu.be/0ifXXiD0pdk Blessings and Love, Theo
20th March 2022
Hi Everyone! We’re continuing our new sermon series entitled: “Who is this Man?” Today we come to Jesus: Teacher and Revealer You’re warmly invited to join our worship service. https://youtu.be/a927cHDtAcI Blessings and Love, Theo
12th March 2022
Hi Everyone! We’re continuing our new sermon series entitled: “Who is this Man?” Today we come to Jesus: Healer and Renewer. You’re warmly invited to join our worship service. https://youtu.be/mqNBzJsaTPc Blessings and Love, Theo
6th March 2022
Hi Everyone! We’re starting a new sermon series entitled: “Who is this Man?” We start with Jesus – Light of the World and Renaissance. You’re warmly invited to join our worship service. https://youtu.be/4l4CoD0fDZk Blessings and Love, Theo
27th February 2022
Hi Everyone Welcome to our online service. We conclude our Joshua series as we look at Joshua’s final sermon. Click this link: https://youtu.be/_YMXbDa2gb0 God bless and Love, Theo
19th February 2022
Hi Everyone Welcome to our online service. We’re back to our series on Joshua, and we’re looking at the Life of Wholehearted Caleb. Click this link: https://youtu.be/coMwfErW4uA God bless and Love, Theo
13th February 2022
Hi Everyone Welcome to our online service. We’re back to our series on Joshua, and we’re looking at Presumption and Recommitment… You can watch the service at: https://youtu.be/scltNjmV-Hw God bless and Love, Theo
5th February 2022
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
You can find more sermons HERE.
25th June 2020
25 June: MidWeek Check-In https://youtu.be/22cvx-D7W8U
18th June 2020
18 June: MidWeek Check-In https://youtu.be/iIwu8EUszyE
11th June 2020
11 June: MidWeek Check-In : Ps.23 and Rest https://youtu.be/zAkTa8vT0RE
4th June 2020
4 June: MidWeek CheckIn https://youtu.be/JZVugzJf-Bo
27th May 2020
27 May: MidWeek Check-In. The you-tube link is https://youtu.be/bsgSuU3UMWY.
13th May 2020
13 May: Mid-Week Update” The you-tube link is https://youtu.be/UsJhK5drtZU.
7th May 2020
7 May: Mid-Week Update” The you-tube link is https://youtu.be/oSaXAwZjOQU you can see the email summary here .
30th April 2020
30 Apr: Mid-Week Update” The you-tube link is https://youtu.be/VVuEvvag7ic .
22nd April 2020
22 Apr: Midweek update: See what Theo, Jedidiah the cat and the Groenevelds have been up to.” The you-tube link is https://youtu.be/ZCyWBtRvFMI.
15th April 2020
15 Apr: Midweek Update: Some announcements and a short msg of encouragement from Theo. The you-tube link is https://youtu.be/GMTbY164p8w There’s also an
7th April 2020
7 Apr: Mid-lockdown Check-In from Theo. Here’s the video and here’s the email.
4th April 2020
We’re coming to you… We’re on lockdown – but we can still be the church! You can watch the service at https://youtu.be/fkaPnk2lYLI Here’s what we’d love you to do: Don’t just watch the service at “any old time”. Make a moment of it. Set aside time on Sunday (maybe the normal […]
28th March 2020
We’re coming to you… We’re on lockdown – but we can still be the church! You can watch the service at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5suywBrJ180 Here’s what we’d love you to do: Don’t just watch the service at “any old time”. Make a moment of it. Set aside time on Sunday (maybe the normal church […]
28th March 2020
Email and WhatsApp 28 March Our (with kids’ resources as well.)
26th March 2020
WhatsApp 26 March Challenge to read a chapter a day of John’s gospel.
24th March 2020
We sent an eMail on Tue 24 March “Don’t Shrink in Lockdown”
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
