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Louis and Lizette du Piesanie have always had a
dream of a church where people can feel welcome,
be encouraged and equipped for every day life.
In Louis’ own words, “Since our first church
service held in 2000, my love for the local
church has just grown. My personal vision is to
see people live out their full destiny in
Christ.
I believe that your destiny can only be lived
out when believers are part of a church family.
Within “family” there is room to learn, grow,
make mistakes and to be accountable towards one
another. Family life is not something we should
only strive to do on Sundays – it is something
that we have to make part of our daily living.”
Today, Durbanville Family Church is far more
than just a Sunday “church service” – we are a
group of people who are committed to Jesus
Christ and to one another. “Family” is not only
something embedded in our church name, it is who
we are and what we live out.
Each church family has their own unique
‘flavour’ or characteristics, just like any
family. In some families you can gulp juice
straight from the bottle (horror!) and in other
families this is frowned upon. Every family is
different. (Some families are more different
than others …)
So what characterises DFC?
In our family, it’s all about God. He made us
and we’re here for Him. He’s at the head of our
family table and no one displaces Him.
Our family is very close to our hearts – young,
old, wayward and goody-goody. We just love them
all. We are connected to each other by spiritual
family ties. Here, relationships are
non-negotiable: whatever happens, we’re still
family. It’s a really safe place to be.
We allow people to be weird. Weird is good. Each
family member has their place and function in
the family or body. If you’re a hand, the
eyeball may be a bit weird to you; but without
the eye, you’re in the dark.
We love family to get involved in family
activities - serving each other and getting to
know one another. There are some fascinating
people to meet right under your nose. Learn to
get along with other family members. (We’re
going to be in heaven together for a really,
really long time.)
We also need to grow up; you can’t stay in
nappies forever. This might be a new concept for
some, but God is into maturity; He wants us to
grow more Christ-like every day. This is a
process and in this process, we can look up to
those who are more mature than us, compare notes
with those alongside us and lend a helping hand
to those who are less mature than ourselves.
Our family is wonderful and loving and fun but
we also need to function outside the family. God
didn’t place us in this world to flock together
in a holy huddle like ants in a sugar bowl. He
placed us here to reach out to His lost sheep –
the ones His heart breaks for. God wants us to
take His Kingdom with us wherever we go: in
Durbanville, in Cape Town, in South Africa and
in the rest of the world.
What now?
If you’re in the family, get to know your family
better. If you’re visiting, take a look around
you and if you feel like you’ve come home, or if
you’d like DFC to be your home, contact the
church office to find out about the next
membership course. This course will just tell
you a bit more about how our family functions
and how to be involved in DFC. If DFC is not
your family, keep looking. God will add you to a
church family somewhere. He wants you to be in
His body, not wandering out somewhere all by
yourself.
Feel free to contact our church office on +27 21
979 2803 or e-mail
info@dfc.org.za |
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