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CALVYN PROTESTANT CHURCH
OF SOUTH AFRICA
Our History
September 25, 1948
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Members of the DRC met in Crawford, Cape Town, to discuss the effects of apartheid on the third category of people the Nationalist Government had formed, the so-called “Coloured People.”
This must be viewed as a protest against the cruel apartheid regime, which denied “non-whites” the same rights at birth as other people, even though everyone was made in the likeness of God Almighty, who is abundant in love and mercy.​
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The fact that our church’s true leaders did not get to see apartheid’s end, which they had fought so hard against, remains a tragic reality of our history.
We thank and respect our founder, Rev. Dr. ID Morkel, our co-founder, Rev. WA September, the Founders Commission of the Calvyn Protestant Church of South Africa, as well as all other leaders in our nation who helped end apartheid and persevered in our fight for justice and freedom.
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Rev. Steven-John Bam
Moderator
Rev. Christo Present
Actuary
October 7, 1948
Dr. Morkel was chosen as Chairman of the Wynberg Presbytery, a suburb of Cape Town. Under his direction, the circuit proclaimed that it could find no support for apartheid in the Bible. Contrarily, they believed that apartheid was wicked, destructive, and unacceptable.
October 15, 1950
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The Calvin Protestant Church (CPC) of South Africa was formally established in the Gleemoor Town Hall in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa, under the inspirational guidance of the late Rev Dr. ID Morkel.
The CPC now has 35 congregations distributed across the South Africa and our neighboring State, Namibia, shortly after the formation of the organization.
We currently have more than 12,000 members, and 30 Ministers work on full- and part-time schedules to assist them.
For us to live and work together in our country in peace and harmony, we pray that such an evil system will never again take root in our beloved country and that the church in South Africa will continue to serve as the conscience of both the state and the citizen, ever vigilant against all evil forces.
The Moderature
Current Leadership
Rev. James Fredericks
Assessor
Rev. Darrell Mackriel
Scribe
