At the entrance to our church building are two marble stones. These stones give
clues about the establishment of this congregation but reveal little of the story
and the people that ministered to extend the Kingdom of God on the upper South Coast
and in particular among the employees of the AECI/Kynogh factory and the early settlers
of Amanzimtoti and Kingsburgh.
22 June 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of this congregation that started out with
the name Umbogintwini Presbyterian Church. We give thanks and glory to God for this
work which is, as all church history, a continuation of the story that started with
the Acts of the Apostles. Like the apostle Luke, we too can say that “it seemed
good to me also, having followed all things closely for the sometime past, to write
an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty
concerning the things you have been taught” (Luke 1:3-4)
This history is not intended to be comprehensive but rather to highlight the origins
of the congregation and point out some highlights leading to the present time.
