“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” -Hebrews 10:24-25
"For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." -Romans 12:4-5
“For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.” -1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
St Pauls adopted the Wells Planned Giving Scheme in 1958. Up until that time the church's finances rested on the shaky foundations of the irregular coins in the plate, supplemented by annual bazaars.
Religious services are usually, opened by the singing of a hymn, and the question often arises, Should the hymn be read aloud before it is sung?
One of the top priorities for pastors is preaching powerful sermons. Week to week, you create sermons to connect your church with God’s Word.
God has established prayer as the means by which we receive his supernatural help. And without supernatural help, we cannot live a life worthy of the gospel.
God uses the church to introduce salvation to those who don't know him, and to nurture the faith of believers.
Saint Paul is the oldest daughter church of Saint Mary's Collegiate church in Port Elizabeth.
On the 18th of October 1954 the foundation stone for the Old Saint Paul's in North End was laid by Bishop John Armstrong, bishop of Grahamstown at that time.
Reverend Edwin Giles was appointed as the rector. At the age of 30, he arrived in Port Elizabeth to a congregation that had no church building yet built; no Rectory and he also was not assured of a stipend but had to depend on the offerings of the congregation.
The bishop of Cape Town and the bishop of Grahamstown pledged £450 on the condition that the congregation would raise a further £250.