Effective churches around the world alwa
ys have a clearly defined VISION, and a set of non-negotiable VALUES. They pulsate with energy that is focused on their God-given MISSION. As such they develop their own particular ethos, if you like, their own D.N.A.
This is put out to help you understand the pulse and heartbeat of the United Evangelical Fellowship of Fish Hoek. We are a non-denominational fellowship of Christians who desire, above everything else, to glorify God by being wholly devoted followers of Jesus Christ our Lord. Like all true members of God’s worldwide family, we are united in our desire to LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE and MAKE DISCIPLES.
Specifically, we see ourselves as part of the church of our Lord in Fish Hoek and the surrounding areas. We believe God has raised us up to complement and strengthen His work in the Valley. Our longing is that God will use us to reach people who are not members of existing congregations, especially people who as of yet have no meaningful relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. We are not in competition with other churches and are certainly not here to encourage members of other churches to join our Fellowship.
To strike a positive note however, there is room for us all. We pray every week for the other congregations in the Valley and intercede for a heaven sent spiritual awakening that will see thousands of people encountering Christ and becoming fully involved in all the churches in the area, as together we continue the work of Jesus until He returns.
As a Fellowship of enthusiastic believers we want to pursue God’s honour, glorify Him and do His will. God has made us all ministers of His amazing grace and we are here to minister to the Lord in authentic worship, minister to the body in authentic service and minister to our world in authentic mission. Our desire is to be a Spirit led, missional community of Christ followers who are passionate about joining God in his mission of world redemption.
We gladly submit to the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head of His Church and want all of our life to be under His Lordship. We accept the Bible as the inspired Word of God and our final authority for all matters of belief and practice, therefore we believe the preaching and teaching of the Word to be of paramount importance.
We want to be a Fellowship that is grounded and built upon prayer. We would love to be characterised by the zeal of the Lord Jesus, who understood that his Father’s house was to be a “house of prayer for all nations”.
Believing that every Christian is graciously endowed by the Holy Spirit with gifts for ministry, we place a high priority on helping all of God’s people to be fully involved in the life of the Fellowship, serving where their gifting finds meaningful and joyous expression. We value the ministry of small groups, or home cells, where all can participate purposefully and where gifting are often discovered, developed and deployed in an atmosphere of loving encouragement and healthy accountability.
Another heartfelt longing is our desire to be not only a congregation that supports missions and missionaries, but where every member sees themselves to be on mission with God every day. We would love to be a church that one day also sends out its own missionaries to reach unreached people groups with the gospel, crossing cultural barriers and national and international boundaries.
We trust these comments have helped you to gain a fuller understanding of who we are and what we are about. lf you do not have a church home at present, and if God so leads, we would welcome your participation in the life of the United Evangelical Fellowship of Fish Hoek.
Our pastoral couple are John and Elaine Broom and we have a committed group of leaders who serve as a Church Council. If we can be of any help please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.
If you do not have a church involvement elsewhere, a warm welcome awaits you at the UEF.
For more information about us and our ministries feel free to contact uef.office@gmail.com