14 July 2021 Methodists Condemn the Violent Protests, Looting and Destruction of Property in South Africa The Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) joins all South African churches and condemns in strong terms the violent and destructive protests and looting of shops that have spread throughout South Africa in the wake of former President Zuma’s […]

30 October 2020 Reimagining Healing and Transformation To: All Ministers and Methodist People The Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) notes with deep sadness and concern the video recorded and released by Mr Rowan Rennie, a former Minister of the MCSA which has gone viral. This video clip allegedly seeks to explain the purported reasons […]

9 March 2020 For Immediate Release In the wake of the first positive diagnosis of the Corona Virus in South Africa, the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA), a body that meets in large numbers most days of every week, has to implement measures that will help us to curb the spread of this highly […]

Statement of the SACC NEC on probity and Integrity For Public office include legislatures The National Executive Committee of the South African Council of Churches, and the leaders of SACC member churches, meeting in Johannesburg, from 18 – 19 March 2019, believe that holding public office is the highest honour given in trust, to any […]

1 June 2018 To all Members of the MCSA The Methodist Church of Southern Africa would like to distance itself from a video doing the rounds on social media, in which a lady spewing racial slurs and obscenities is said to work for the Methodist Church. We are still busy with our investigations but our […]

“OUR SOULS ARE NOT FOR SALE” Fellow South Africans, the actions of the Executive over the past 48 hours have had an immense effect on all of us. We, as fellow participants in civil society, civil service, NGO’s, business, and the youth of South Africa, do not condone these actions. We acknowledge that: ‐ The […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 November 2016 The Methodist Church of Southern Africa joins the South African Council of Churches in expressing our shock at what appears to be calculated “intrigue” in the goings on cataloged in the “State of Capture” report. We acknowledge that the report is preliminary and inconclusive and that the Public Protector […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 July 2016 The Methodist Church of Southern Africa is greatly disturbed by the alleged media muffling that is apparently happening at the SABC as is reported in the media. Press freedom is a fundamental cornerstone of any democracy and suggestions that this freedom is being compromised is cause for grave concern. […]

MCSA Press Release (31/03/2016) The Methodist Church of Southern Africa welcomes the unanimous judgement by the Constitutional Court on the Nkandla matter. Of crucial importance is comment by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng that “ours is a genuine and vibrant constitutional democracy capable of self-correction and self-preservation… and that the rule of law is imperative for […]

6 Oct 2015 Dear BMC Congregation On Saturday 26 September the Conference of the MCSA read the final roll of ministers’ stations for 2016. New ministers appointed to the Fourways Circuit who will labour at BMC are: Rev. Dr. Peter Grassow Rev. Nokulunga Songca Rev. Similo Sanqela Rev. Dalene Jordaan will remain at BMC. We […]