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By the grace of God, in January 2022, Pastor Scott and Erin held the first service of Peoples Church Cape Town in the lounge of their home. Weekly services were held there until they outgrew that space. The church prayed for a new location and in June 2022, Peoples Church moved to The Argyle, 1 Argyle Street, in Woodstock, Cape Town. Woodstock was the exact location that God had given Scott to plant a church!
Since moving locations, the church continued to grow each week. On September 18, 2022, Peoples Church Cape Town had their official launch service. God is continuing to bless the work here in Cape Town that started over 100 years ago with Peoples Church Cincinnati!
Upward in worship denotes our relationship with God. We are intentional about giving glory, worship and praise to God. We do this on an individual basis and when we gather together as the Body of Christ. It's all about JESUS! We love Him because He first loved us. Everything we do is Jesus-centered. He is our King and we love Him best when we obey what He commands!
Inward in Commitment denotes our nurturing and authentic relationships with God, each other, and the church. For us to live out the inward commitment core value, we must be fully committed to God, each other, and the Church. We have to make sure that in our lives we take our inward commitment seriously.
Peoples Church exists to provide access to Jesus Christ for all people including those that live in our communities and around the world. Through local community outreaches, initiatives and service projects, Peoples Church is a church that exists to be not just in the city but for the city. Our passion is to truly influence and impact people in our city and beyond.
“For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in His flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in Himself ONE NEW HUMANITY out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.”
Ephesians 2:14-16
Scott & Erin Pongratz
Michael & Megan Mwandia
Greg & Sarah Owens
Rene Moses
Jaques & Jasperine Masengo
Chad & Jamie Elder
The Scriptures are Inspired by God and declare His design and plan for mankind. 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13
There is Only One True God–revealed in three persons…Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity). Deuteronomy 6:4; Luke 3:21-22; 2 Corinthians 13:14
In God the Father. The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternal self-existent “I AM”. Exodus 3:14; Isaiah 43:10-11
Peoples Church has a long history as it was founded in 1906 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The church’s passion exploded in 1907 when a member of the church visited the Azusa Street revival in Los Angeles, California and experienced the power of the Holy Spirit, bringing the pentecostal teaching back to the church. In 1933, the church joined the Assemblies of God denomination and adopted the name First Christian Assembly of God (FCA). In 2001, Chris & Jan Beard became FCA’s lead pastors with a passion to have a “church like heaven”. In 2012, the church voted to change the name of the church to Peoples Church which was a major step in fulfilling their vision to provide access for all people to Jesus and His kingdom.
That same year, 2012, Scott and Erin Pongratz moved their family to Cape Town as newly appointed missionaries with the Assemblies of God. They were passionate about church planting and helped start many churches throughout South Africa in the years that followed.
In 2019, God began to stir in Scott and Erin’s hearts a desire to plant and pastor a church of their own. During this time, with Africa urbanizing at a rapid rate, they realized the need for a life-giving church to be strategically placed in a growing city center. God had called them to start a church in Cape Town, one of the most influential cities across the continent and one that has become a home to the many diverse ethnicities that make up South Africa.
Scott was connected with Chris Beard in 2019. Realizing their visions were very similar, they decided that it would be a divine partnership to start a Peoples Church in Cape Town.
By the grace of God, in January 2022, Scott and Erin held the first service of Peoples Church Cape Town in the lounge of their home. Weekly services were held there until they outgrew that space. The church prayed for a new location and in June 2022, Peoples Church moved to The Argyle, 1 Argyle Street, in Woodstock, Cape Town. Woodstock was the exact location that God had given Scott to plant a church!
Since moving locations, the church continued to grow each week. On September 18, 2022, Peoples Church Cape Town had their official launch service. God is continuing to bless the work here in Cape Town that started over 100 years ago with Peoples Church Cincinnati!
There is much excitement for what is to come and we can’t wait to see all the ways that God will use Peoples Church to impact the city of Cape Town.
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Peoples Church Cape Town
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