Staff
The Message Church is led by a plurality of Elders as laid out in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. These are men well known by the church to be godly leaders called to shepherd, oversee, and teach the body of Christ.
Gerard Jampies
Gerard Jampies grew up in Harare, Zimbabwe. Gerard came to faith in 2006 after a faithful teacher shared the Gospel with him. He moved to Cape Town in 2010, to train as a personal trainer and exercise specialist working in the fitness industry, before completing a Masters’s in Theology at George Whitefield College. Gerard is the assistant and student pastor at the Message Church, and works alongside Reach Students at UCT, where we want students to thrive: emotionally, academically and spiritually. Gerard is married to Lulu and they have two kids. In his spare time, he catches waves, pumps the cadence high and chants for Man United football team.
Reverend Sandile Mthethwa
Rev. Sandile Mthethwa is the Rector at the Message Church. Sandile grew up in Port Shepstone in KZN. His eyes were opened to the gospel in 2002. In 2009 Sandile moved to Cape Town to study Theology at the George Whitefield College (GWC). He has been on staff at the Message church since January 2012. Sandile has a passion for biblical counselling and is also involved with Biblical Counselling Africa. He is married to Tamlyn Che. Some facts about Sandile; (interesting to some and not to others); He loves connecting with people, meeting them and establishing meaningful relationships. He loves the social life (board games, pool, exploring the hidden gems of Cape Town, beat-boxing (amateur) and exercising his taste buds. But above all these, he loves Jesus, the gospel and the hope Jesus’s gospel brings to a broken dying world.