Our Church

The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) established separate churches in 1881 because white members objected to sharing the Holy Communion with people of colour. The four churches that resulted from the separation were:

1. the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) for Europeans,

2. the Reformed Church in Africa (RCA) for Indians,

3. the Dutch Reformed Mission Church (DRMC) for Coloureds and

4. the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA) for Africans.

The Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA) resulted from the unification of most of the DRCA congregations and the DRMC on the 14^th April 1994. The URCSA is still involved in negotiations to get all the DRC family churches (DRC, RCA, URCSA and the remainder of the DRCA congregations) to reunite. The name Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (in continuous tense) and the incomplete circle in the logo reflect the church's hope for the reunification of the DRC family.

URCSA is divided into 7 regional synods; namely:

1. Cape Synod,

2. Free State and Lesotho Synod,

3. Kwa Zulu-Natal Synod,

4. Namibia Synod,

5. Northern Synod,

6. Phororo Synod and

7. Southern Synod.

URCSA David Street Branch is located in Tlhabane, a township next to Rustenburg in the North West Province. It is part of the URCSA Rustenburg-Tlhabane Congregation under the leadership of Rev. B. F. Moalusi. It is part of the Saulspoort Presbytery in the Northern Synod. The URCSA Rustenburg-Tlhabane Congregation is made up of 9 branches; namely:

1. David Street Branch,

2. Kopman Branch,

3. Luka Branch,

4. Mamerotse Branch,

5. Meriting Branch,

6. Monakato Branch,

7. Phokeng Branch,

8. Robega Branch and

9. Tantanana Branch.

[CYM Northern Synod is made up of five sub-regions, namely: Belekra, Bojanala, Gauteng, Siyanqoba and Tswelopele. CYM Saulspoort Presbytery is part of CYM Sub-region Bojanala.]