The Deo Gloria Family Church is a gay-affirming charismatic Christian church which emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit in our personal and corporate life as Christians.



We welcome all people, irrespective of race, colour, gender, language, age, marital status, denomination or sexual orientation. If you are sincerely seeking God, or if you wish to renew your commitment to God as your Saviour and Lord, then we welcome you in the name of God.



Psalm 139:13-15 (World English Bible): For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to you, For I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well. My frame wasn't hidden from you, When I was made in secret, Woven together in the depths of the earth.

Who We Are



In 1991, with the calling of God on her life Rev. Deborah Bell was led to start a home fellowship group. The group continued for about eight years when Pastor Debs realised that God wanted to reach out to more people in the gay and lesbian community.



In September 1997 we officially affiliated with Deo Gloria Family Church, Pretoria, by name, as we shared the same vision and spiritually witnessed with them. However we remain an independent church.
Our Ministries



We believe in the fivefold ministry. We encourage all our members to be actively involved in extending the kingdom of God through these ministries.



Ministry of Evangelism



We believe in the mission laid out in the book of Matthew 28:18-20, that all of us are called to witness:

Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of God and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."



As Christians, we have a mandate to share the good news of Jesus Christ with others. We, as a church, pledge to reach the unreached through effective witness and evangelism.



Members of our congregation visit clubs and bars and spread the Word of God, making use of pamphlets and visiting cards through our outreach program. We are also affiliated with with other gay and lesbian organisation with whom we network on a regular basis. If you'd like more information on this program, please contact us. Be on the lookout for the outreach team at their next visit!



Ministry of Intercession



"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and forgive their sin and will heal their land."

(2 Chronicles 7:14, NIV)

Deo Gloria Family Church has a powerful prayer ministry to build and lift up the church and people, as well as the lost to the Lord on a regular basis. This ministry meets once a week to pray, fast and discover the vision of God as God moves throughout our land. We focus on praying for the unreached and wounded in our community.



Prayer requests should preferably be passed on to Pastor Deborah or Marietjie through this site or directly after a Sunday service.

Ministry of Praise & Worship



True worshipers will worship God in spirit and truth: for they are the kind of worshipers God seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.

(John 4:23b-24, NIV)



Worship takes us from a place in the flesh into the deep presence of God. We serve a living God, who calls us to praise and worship in song and adoration.



Deo Gloria Family Church has been blessed with gifted musicians who understand the blessing received from being able to lead services in truly Spirit-filled worship. Please contact Pastor Deborah if you would like to know more about this great ministry.

Ministry of Teaching and Preaching



All scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that everyone in the Lord may thoroughly equipped for every good work.

(2 Timothy 3:16-17, NIV)

We believe in the centrality and emphasis of the proclaimed word of God as revealed through the Holy Spirit. We believe in teaching the deep principles of truth that scripture has laid out for us and that it is vital to the growth of a healthy body of Christ.



God is always looking for people that will be raised up in service for the work of the Lord. Remember that God wants us to be available when called for service.

Fellowship 



Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith... Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess.  And let us consider how we may spur one another on to good deeds.  Let us not give up meeting together... but let us encourage one another all the more as we see the day approaching. 

(Hebrews 10:23-25, NIV)

We believe in every member ministry and it is our goal to expand our knowledge base of the scriptures and our growth as Christians, through Home cell fellowship groups.  We believe these form the core of the church.

We meet once a week for fellowship and Bible study. Thursday evenings are jam-packed with teaching and sharing and is a pillar of strength for our congregation.



On occasion we meet socially and get to know each other better. Please watch out for the next occasion by checking our Calendar regularly.



Click here for more information on Our Mission, Our Vision and Our Beliefs.