DURING THE EARLY 1980’S, THERE WAS AN AWAKENING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. GLOBALLY IN MANY OF THE EVANGELICAL, PENTECOSTAL AND HISTORICAL CHURCHES. THIS AWAKENING BECAME KNOWN AS CHARISMATIC AND NEW TESTAMENT CHURCHES, BIRTHING MANY INDEPENDENT CHURCHWS, ALSO IN SOUTH AFRICA. |
THE RHEMA FAMILY CHURCHES WAS BORN OUT OF PASTOR RAY MCCAULEY’S DESIRE IN 1999 TO UNITE LIKEMINDED CHURCHES COMMITTED TO A COMMON VISION THAT WOULD HONOR THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AS HEAD OF THE CHURCH
THE RHEMA FAMILY CHURCHES WERE OFFICIALLY FOUNDED.
PASTOR RAY INVITED KEY SENIOR LEADERS TO SERVE AS A GOVERNING BOARD WHO ALSO BECAME THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE OF RHEMA FAMILY CHURCHES WITH PASTOR RAY AS LIFE PRESIDENT , PASTOR BERT PRETORIUS THE VICE-CHAIRMAN, PASTOR JOSHUA MCCAULEY AND PASTOR XOLA NZO THE TWO VICE CHAIRMAN’S, PASTOR LARRY ELLIOTT THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GENERAL SECRETARY AND BOARD MEMBERS PASTOR TONY CASSELL AND DR TS MULIGWE. THEY ALL REPRESENT THE PASTORS, CHURCHES AND MEMBERS
SINCE THE RHEMA FAMILY CHURCHES INCEPTION IN 2004, THE ORGANISATION HAS FLOURISHED TO A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 200 CHURCHES AND EXPANDS BEYOND THE BORDERS OF SOUTH AFRICA INTO SEVERAL AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
