MINISTRY IN AFRICA
our partnerships in the gospel
With a median age of just 19, Africa is by far the youngest continent in the world. It is also experiencing rapid growth in the number of people identifying as Christians. Sub-Saharan Africa has already surpassed Europe as the centre of global Christianity, and according to a 2025 study by Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Africa is projected to be home to 2.6 billion Christians by 2050. (The next largest Christian population is expected to be in Asia, at 1.3 billion.)
The need for faithful Bible teaching across our continent is immense. Yet an estimated 90% of African pastors lack formal theological training. Over the years, we have had the privilege of building relationships with more than 30 pastors from nine different countries who have become part of our church family while undertaking formal theological studies in Cape Town. This has strengthened our desire for SBBC to continue developing as a richly diverse local church community that also serves as both a model and a practical training ground for African pastors engaged in formal theological education. In addition, we have established a network of pastors with whom we maintain regular contact and for whom we provide ongoing support in various forms.
Ministries We Partner With
Malawi Bible College
Innocent Wachimwa, Malawi
FOCUS STUDENT MINISTRY, zimbabwe
Mutare Bible Church, Zimbabwe
ryan & samantha, kenya
Genesis Junior School, uganda
Theological Students at SBBC
“After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb.” (Revelation 7:9)
This verse perfectly captures the sense of wonder and delight we feel on Sunday mornings as brothers and sisters from South Sudan, Malawi, Uganda, Ghana, Congo, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the UK gather as a church family! Only the unseen hand of our great God could have done this.
“This church’s contribution to Gospel ministry in Africa continues to positively impact students from across Africa, who need a church where the Gospel is clearly preached and whose commitment to and understanding of African culture in the context of the Biblical story is respected.”
— Rev. Canon Dr Alfred Sebahene. Dean of Students, Faculty of Theology, St John’s University, Dodoma, Tanzania.
“I attended SBBC from 2013 to 2015 while completing my BTh at George Whitefield College (GWC). By God's grace, my ministry in Malawi has been supported by SBBC in the form of prayer, encouragement and kindness. SBBC has been faithful and kind enough to share with me the little they have to address my transport costs every month, without which it would have been impossible to travel the 20km to where I preach every Sunday. So the partnership between SBBC and my ministry in Malawi has had a tremendous Gospel impact. I started with 5 families in 2016 but now there are more than 20 families in the church. This has been possible due to consistently preaching the Word. This means that although SBBC is not physically present in Malawi, her ministry impact is visibly seen through the harvest of many souls to Christ.”
— Innocent Wachimwa. Pastor of Likulu Zambezi Evangelical Church in Malawi.
“I attended SBBC in 2017 while I spent a year studying at GWC. SBBC is the first main supporter to help me found Genesis Academy (nursery and children's home) and I will be looking to them for help directing my ministry. This partnership will help to facilitate quality education with a Christian worldview for many children in my area. There is also a chance to start St Barnabas Church in Northern Uganda.”
— Jimmy Robinson Kidega. Founder of Genesis Academy, Padibe in Northern Uganda.