When we think of South Africa, many of us think of Apartheid. Although the racially motivated laws may have been repealed over 12 years ago, the cultural disfigurement continues today. Predictably, it is the children who suffer the most. The good news is that children's Bible study and curriculum can help heal this land.

When asked about the greatest needs of the South African Church in the field, its national leadership stated it was "help with the outreach and ministry tools to reach children."

In partnership with the South Africa National Sunday School Association and a local team of translators, editors and artists, we have adapted our children's Bible curriculum specifically to the South African culture and promoted it under the name of "iVangeli." The culturally sensitive version was written first in English and then immediately translated into the Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans languages to serve both the black and white Church.

Testimonial

“The curriculum has great influence in me. I have more progress in my spiritual life. As teacher it even encourage me, to sit meditate more, study more program wise. Children is very interested about the programs. Colouring, working with parents. Asked questions. It refresh memory, understands more about things through program. Children brings other children along where Sunday School is increasing. It bring more effect on children lives seeing the picture while doing their work. While working in twos it give them time to communicate with one another, because they come out of homes where there is a lack of spiritual grow. There it help them and parents. The programs is at great use. I even promote to other Sunday School teachers.”

Irene Fortune | Alive in Christ Community Church | Cape Town

Children under 14 years
29.7% of the population (male 6,603,220/female 6,525,810)

Religious Breakdown
Zion Christian 11.1%
Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%
Catholic 7.1%
Methodist 6.8%
Dutch Reformed 6.7%
Anglican 3.8%
Other Christian 36%
Islam 1.5%
Other 2.3%
Unspecified 1.4%
None 15.1%