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1 Timothy 6:18

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Genesis Hope South Africa was founded as an outreach project of the Norwegian Settlers Church. The mission was to take the church out of the building and into the surrounding community.

Thus, Genesis Hope South Africa was birthed out of one question, “If the church was no longer here, would the surrounding communities even notice?”. This was the driving factor to build an organization to serve our community with the love of Jesus.

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Through the three focus areas of Care, Sports & Education and Social Justice, our mission is to bring meaningful and lasting change to our surrounding communities.

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CARE

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SPORTS & EDUCATION

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

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Our Founders

Thanks to the vision and leadership of Trevor and Helene Downham, our Genesis founders, the contribution of land from the church, together with the generosity of individuals and a registered board of trustees, the Genesis Care Centre was established in May 2005.

Since then, other needs have arisen and new projects have been established, all under the umbrella of Genesis Hope South Africa. As we face new challenges within our country and our communities, so our projects have adapted, in order to serve our communities in line with our original mission.

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Spiritual Leadership

Under the spiritual leadership of Trevor Downham, our Genesis Team is a global family of people who serve in various ways, from being employed by Genesis Hope, to our local and international volunteers, along with the individuals and companies that partner with us, through donations of funds, time and skills.

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Our vision is to take the church outside its' walls by serving our communities holistically, meeting physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs that are associated with extreme poverty and other social issues.

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