CMC is situated on the border of the inner city and suburbia in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town. We are near the Cavendish Square Shopping Centre and the church is surrounded by numerous new apartment blocks.
The church belongs to the Wynberg circuit of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa.
Size
There have approximately 450 members.
SUNDAY SERVICES
9:00am: Fairly traditional and contemplative. This attracts an older congregation with a few young families. Approximately 80 people attending.
11:00am: Xhosa service. Approximately 20 people attending
6:00pm: Contemporary worship attracting a younger congregation made up of young couples, students and scholars. Approximately 80 people attending.
VISION STATEMENT
“Growing a relevant Christ-centered community that shares God’s love with the world“
MISSION STATEMENT
“In Christ: Welcoming, Discipling, Equipping, and Serving.“
Our current focus is ERUPT
EVANGELISM:
In particular in our local context - this includes professionals living & working in the Claremont area, especially in new apartment blocks. It also includes the destitute (e.g. refugees, homeless) in the Claremont area.
Relationships
Unity
Prayer
Teaching
OUR STAFF
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HISTORY OF CMC
In the 1980’s Peter Grobler put CMC on the map with his charismatic preaching but left under very painful circumstances. Bill Blakeway succeeded him and was faced with facilitating the healing of those who had been left behind.
John Stack served Claremont for 9 years after this, during which time the social impact ministries, including the Habitat project, went from strength to strength. The year before Mark Wiemers arrived, CMC set out a 3 pronged ministry as its vision: youth, cell groups and social impact. There were pastors who each had portfolios for areas of the church work, which included welcoming, discipleship, equipping and serving.
Mark has been at CMC for eight years and there have been many changes of lay pastors during this time. Mark has seen the church through the period of the building alterations when services were temporarily held across the road. There have also been trips to Mozambique and Ingwavuma, an Outsiders ministry and a number of church camps.
By the end of 2005, church leadership captured the vision of ERUPT: Evangelism, Relationships, Unity, Prayer & Teaching. However there were issues that distracted the church from this vision and so it wasn’t until later that the church body began to fully engage with their role in carrying it out.
Since then, God has taken us on a journey that we could not have planned and there have been many challenges. However, through the changes, ministries continue to thrive and it is clear that the remaining members of CMC have not lost their heart for God’s service. We believe that God has a purpose and we wait expectantly for His plans to unfold.
