[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=”home-3″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1531299475563{padding-top: 75px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1529917032042{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-4″][red_fancybox title=”Who We Are” description=”Foundational Overview and History of the Free Evangelical Lutheran Synod in South Africa (FELSISA).” content_align=”text-center” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffelsisa.org.za%2Fhistory%2F|title:Read%20More||” add_icon=”” button_type=”btn btn-white btn-alt” el_id=”1529911928589-ff920281-e92e” image=”5176″][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][/vc_column][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1529917038735{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-4″][red_fancybox title=”Our Faith” description=”Find out more about ouf faith and what we believe, teach and confess. Triune God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit)” content_align=”text-center” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffelsisa.org.za%2Ftriune-god-father-son-and-holy-spirit%2F|title:Read%20More||” add_icon=”” button_type=”btn btn-white btn-alt” el_id=”1596708546915-b7b5957a-1cd3″ image=”5200″][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][/vc_column][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1529917046774{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-4″][red_fancybox title=”Our Mission” description=”Our mission statement implies a church in motion – moving forward. Trusting. Welcoming. Caring.” content_align=”text-center” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffelsisa.org.za%2Fmission-statement%2F|title:Read%20More||” add_icon=”” button_type=”btn btn-white btn-alt” el_id=”1529911960703-a01102a5-8ab3″ image=”5203″][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1531792633923{padding-top: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][red_heading text_align=”center” text=”%5B%7B%22text_part%22%3A%22Welcome%20to%22%2C%22text_part_style%22%3A%22style1%22%2C%22silent_heading%22%3A%221%22%7D%5D” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:60px|color:%23333333|line_height:1″ letter_spacing=”-0.03em” add_image=”” add_icon=”” st_text=”%5B%7B%22sttext_part_style%22%3A%22style1%22%7D%5D” st_font_container=”tag:h3″][red_heading text_align=”center” text=”%5B%7B%22text_part%22%3A%22FELSISA%22%2C%22text_part_style%22%3A%22style5%22%2C%22text_part_color%22%3A%22primary-color%22%7D%5D” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:55px|line_height:60px” letter_spacing=”-0.03em” google_fonts=”font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” add_image=”” add_icon=”” st_text=”%5B%7B%22sttext_part%22%3A%22Trusting.%20Welcoming.%20Caring.%22%2C%22sttext_part_style%22%3A%22style0%22%7D%5D” st_font_container=”tag:h3|line_height:28px” st_google_fonts=”font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1531801612326{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_text list_style=”checked-list” color=”#444444″ css=”.vc_custom_1596704061809{margin-bottom: 13px !important;}”]We welcome you to the website of the Free Evangelical Lutheran Synod in South Africa (FELSISA). The FELSISA was founded in 1892. Its roots are traced back to the Hermannsburg Mission in Germany when a cohort of missionaries were sent to South Africa by the Mission Director, Pastor Ludwig Harms. Although its roots lie in Germany, the FELSISA endeavours to be a church for all South Africans.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”5146″ img_size=”full” el_class=”min-width-115-percent”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1531801617653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;}”][vc_column_text list_style=”checked-list” color=”#444444″ css=”.vc_custom_1598273110951{margin-bottom: 13px !important;}”]It is bound to the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament as the infallible Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and the Lutheran Confessions as the true and faithful exposition of the Scriptures. As such the FELSISA is a confessional Lutheran church and a member of the ILC. We would be most grateful if you should join us in divine worship in one of our congregations and actively support our mission to proclaim the Kingdom of God in word and in deed.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” parallax=”fixed” parallax_image=”5023″ parallax_overlay=”rgba(0,0,0,0.6)” css=”.vc_custom_1596703567566{padding-top: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 75px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8″][vc_single_image image=”1557″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text font_size=”17px” line_height=”28px” letter_spacing=”-0.02em” color=”#eeeeee” css=”.vc_custom_1596703510321{margin-bottom: 38px !important;}”]
The emblem of the FELSISA, modelled after the Celtic cross, depicts both the death and the resurrection of Jesus, the “wonders of God” (Acts 2:11) that we wish to declare both humbly and boldly.
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Please prayerfully consider donating to
one of these organisations.
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You can find all events happening in the FELSISA on synodical level grouped here. All official gatherings, retreats, conventions, festivals and camps are listed. More information on each event can be found under Our Life. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, all upcoming events are cancelled until further notice.
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The quarterly newsletters of the FELSISA contain articles on a variety of topics, including a devotion, exploring theological topics, commentating on current events, reporting on events happening within the synod, interesting developments in the mission field and other updates. The articles can be read on the blog or you can subscribe to receive the newsletters regularly.
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