Elders

Elders

Martin Drysdale

By the grace of God, Martin grew up in a Christian home and was converted around the age of 21. In 2002 he set out to grow in his faith by studying at the Bible Institute of South Africa (in Kalk Bay), whereupon he felt the call to ministry. Confirmed in this calling by the…

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Andrew Gersbach

Andrew grew up in Vanderbijlpark where his father served as a minister in the Anglican Church. While running a scripture union camp one-year Andrew heard the gospel being preached and his eyes were opened to the truth and he was saved. He later worked as a teacher at Word of Life Christian School and while…

Winton Gibbs

I was born and raised in a town on the East Rand that owes its existence to the mining industry in which my maternal grandfather was employed, while he was involved in open air preaching and church planting. The godly influences of Christian parents and grandparents, exposed me to the gospel, but bestowed no right…

Shane Vidal-Hall

Shane came to know the Lord in his days as a student and was recommended to attend Goodwood Baptist (in 1990) by the leaders of the Student YMCA Christian group who were very actively ministering and evangelizing at the time. He also boarded with a member of the church at the time and leading into…

Buks van Ellewee

I have been born in raised in the beautiful Paarl, later moving closer to Cape Town.  While working for Telkom in 1980 I was eventually transferred to Gauteng where I spent more than 30 years of my life. Through my interest in astronomy and science I was always aware that there is a great and…

Colin Wyatt-Goodall

Colin Wyatt-Goodall is the husband of Melany, and the father of 3 children, Hannah, Caleb and Chelsea. He grew up in Newcastle, Kwa-Zulu Natal, where he was raised in a primarily secular home. He matriculated in 2005 and after a few years studying in Pretoria returned to take up a job in software development in…