Kwazulu Natal-Free State Conference

Current Territory and Statistics

The Kwazulu Natal-Free State Conference covers the territory of the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. Recent statistics (2019) showed that the conference had 21,488 members in 198 churches and 120 companies.

The headquarters are currently located along 47 Gillitts Road, Pinetown, in the KwaZulu-Natal province. 

The communication department operates a recording studio from the headquarters. The purpose of the studio is to “keep all members … within the territory of the Conference promptly appraised of all the developments and programmes of the Conference through multimedia platforms” and to “provide for the multimedia production of evangelistic, training, and nurture materials of resource for use by the directorate, pastorate, church leadership, and membership.” 

The “website was setup to provide easier access to information and resources to members and churches with regard to personnel information, departmental schedules and programmes, departmental resources, letters (and) event updates.”

The Kwazulu Natal-Free State Conference operates three primary schools, Keithleigh Primary School, Ulusda Christian Primary School, and Aurum Seventh-day Adventist Academy. Additional schools operated by church members in the conference territory include Thornhill Christian College, Maranatha Creche and Primary School, and Advent Hope and Edu-Farm School. The possibility of establishing a high school is being explored.

Origin of Adventist Work in the Territory of the Conference

The work in this territory began with the selling and distribution of literature. William Hunt, an Adventist gold miner from Nevada, United States, brought literature with him when he came to work in the Cape Colony minefields at Kimberley in the 1870s. 

Those who accepted the Adventist faith in the Cape Colony took the message with them wherever they went. When Pieter Wessels accepted Adventism in 1885, he became a zealous witness for the cause and converted his brother-in-law, Gert Scholtz. Scholtz took the message back with him to the Orange Free State and shared with everyone who was willing to listen to him, including the State President. 

American Adventist missionaries arrived in Cape Town in 1887. By 1890, colporteurs had worked as far as Natal.

In 1902 the Natal Mission Society was organized, with G.W. Reaser as president and S.S. Barnard as secretary.

Canvassing was the strongest form of evangelism used in this area, and by March 1903 it was reported that

literature was being translated into local languages. Soon the Tract Society purchased the Echo Office in Durban to support the determined canvassers in their line of work.

Contact Information
Office Location

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47 Gillitts Rd, Westmead, Durban, 3610

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