Profile
of the Potter’s House Family Church
The Potter’s
House Family Church was founded in 1995 by Bishop Sipho Ntombela from a church
which was formerly known as the Apostolic Faith Mission – Madadeni Assembly. Under the leadership of the Bishop Ntombela,
the church started from a 300 seater building in Section 2, Madadeni Township with
about 45 members attending and grew to a membership of more than 500. This
necessitated growth operationally and infrastructurally which led to the
establishment of the cell group system and the construction of a bigger hall
housing 1500 people at a time.
The church
continued to grow and in 2005 two sessions became necessary every Sunday. This
growth necessitated the development of a new strategy. In December 2008 the church
purchased a site at KwaMathukuza area and has since built a 10 000 seater Auditorium
which was officially opened on the 14th December 2013.
The church is
founded upon three pillars, namely: Prayer, Worship and the Word of God. Our
motto is: “A church where everyone is a VIP and Jesus Christ is Lord”. The
church has since grown and boasts vibrant branches in Volksrust (Mpumalanga
Province), Blaauwbosch (± 20km east of Newcastle) and Emfundweni (near
Danhauser). The church caters for all age groups and has services to meet most
people’s needs ranging from children to youth and married couples to the
elderly. The Potter’s House
Family Church
Through its Multi-purpose Centre,
Potter’s House Family Church is highly involved in welfare programmes around
its community.
The Multipurpose Centre started in
2004, after seeing the need in the church and the community at large. It grew
up to include and offer the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) service and
home based care to the community of KwaMathukuza and sections 1 & 2 in Madadeni
Suburb. The organisation was registered as a Non-profit organisation (NPO) in
2005 after identifying and analysing the needs of the community particularly
around the issues of HIV/AIDS. This brought about the hiring of 10 Care Givers
and 2 Child minders. Our main activities are OVC and Home base care. To date
there is a Project Manager, 25 Child and Youth Care givers and 2 Child minders.
The Cell group
system and training of leaders is a pivotal component of the Church since its
main growth is in cell groups. At present the church has over 92 fully
functional cell groups operating around Newcastle and in areas serviced by the
branches. The cell groups take turns to pray for various prayer items relating
to the church, God’s kingdom, government and the society at large. Non-members
of the Potter’s House
Family Church
The church is
active in soul winning and has an active Abadobi (Evangelism) Ministry.
Caring for
both members and visitors is crucial in our family and to this end His grace
the Bishop has established a Caring Ministry to oversee Ushering, Intercession
and Counselling functions within the church.
We are also
economically aware and have established a business forum to nurture budding
entrepreneurs in the church.
In the pipeline
is our Multi-Purpose Centre which will boast a primary care centre, a gymnasium,
a music academy and many more amenities to cater for the members and the wider
community.
Potter’s Family Church
is your spiritual destination if you are around Northen KwaZulu-Natal
GPS:
30°0’24.239” E, 27°46’5.249” S.
Bishop Sipho
Ntombela
Member of the International Bishops’ Conference
