At the South African Family Relief Project (SAFRP) we provide farm accommodation and work in a safe farming environment with a resident population of around 50 to 60 souls, including new born babies to the frail elderly in a family supportive environment. A purpose built wooden church building has just been erected on-site for this community for Sunday worship, mid-week Bible Study, daily internet schooling via the Christian Development School and twice weekly prayer and worship meetings. There is a social media ministry with YouTube channels created (Dr Giles Hartman) and broadcasting of daily devotionals through WhatsApp and the SAFRP New Creation Church Facebook page. So we are not a classic church but better defined as “a group of people deliberately gathering to learn from, worship and pray to Jesus Christ in a structured environment”
About Founding Pastor Dr. Giles Hartman in his own words from the CLA Minister’s Directory where he is an Ordained Minister:
” I am completely led by the Holy Spirit through His 7-fold nature of obedience, wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, might and fear of the LORD (Isaiah 11:2)
I intend to maximize my effectiveness for God’s Kingdom through total reliance on Jesus
Recently I left Hermanus and the Western Cape and headed up north into South Africa ultimately joining a ministry in the Limpopo province which is missional and training, meaning in addition to going on mission trips into Africa, we also train students to fulfil their calling to go on missions. After completely immersing myself in study and church activities which has seen me obtain 3 Pastoral Ministry qualifications online via an Australian Bible College called Axx (previously Harvest Bible College), my immediate plan was to follow an ordination pathway through the Christian Leaders Institute and a formal Christian Ministry degree. I am now a licensed ordained minister, wedding and funeral officiant, and look forward to being a Kingdom Builder in God’s Kingdom with internationally recognised ordination lending credibility to my ministry in South Africa and beyond. CLI and the CLA have allowed this medical doctor to gain credibility amongst the local and international clergy that I interact with now that I have left full-time clinical medicine.
At CLI there are so many opportunities and ultimately, I would like to integrate CLI learning into teaching in my role as the Lead Pastor and Teacher of the students as well as run a Soul Center guided by those in leadership positions at CLI who have established Soul Centers in the Southern African region.
I have returned to the Province of Gauteng as of January 2025 and founded the South African Family Relief Project (SAFRP) New Creation Church on a farm project for the destitute and blessed with a quaint new wooden church on the farm where the roar of lions are often heard in the early morning hours from our neighbour’s game farm. In return our humble SAFRP New Creation Church roars with that of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah where we lift up our praise to the one and only true God, Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMaschiach!”
We serve 50 to 60 souls on-site as well as have a social media footprint on YouTube and Facebook. All of the sacraments are performed at the church including weddings and funerals, Holy Communion and infant dedication and adult immersion baptism.
We would love you to join us every Sunday at 4pm SAST on YouTube or Facebook and Pst. Dr. Giles is available 24 hours via WhatsApp on +27 78 2946386
Connect with us: YouTube | FaceBook (SAFRP) | FaceBook (New Creation Church) | Website
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The Founders and Directors of the SAFRP, which is a registered NPC (Not-for-Profit Company) are Mrs Leigh Du Preez and her husband Mr Marius Du Preez, both of whom serve on the SAFRP New Creation Church Board as well as own the farm and the NPC which is registered as such with the South African Companies and Intellectual Property Council since 2019 with registration number 2019/295687/08
