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Women's Day - More than 500 women from Churches of Christ in South Africa attended a Women’s Day event in Johannesburg.
Women's Day - More than 500 women from Churches of Christ in South Africa attended a Women’s Day event in Johannesburg.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Men, especially preachers, stayed plenty busy here on Women’s Day.
Minister Chris Burke spent much of the day transporting pots, pans and people to and from a gathering of more than 500 Christian women on the campus of a Johannesburg school. Members of his congregation, the Hilltop Church of Christ, helped organize the daylong conference.
Women’s Day, a public holiday in South Africa, commemorates a national march of women in 1956 to petition against legislation that required them to carry identification documents during the country’s apartheid era.
Many South African women spend the holiday attending political events, said Florah Manamela, a Hilltop member and one of the organizers. A few years ago, women in Churches of Christ decided to use the day to meet and discuss practical issues that relate to their faith. Members from Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria and other cities attend — some from as far as 60 miles away, Manamela said.
Minister Chris Burke spent much of the day transporting pots, pans and people to and from a gathering of more than 500 Christian women on the campus of a Johannesburg school. Members of his congregation, the Hilltop Church of Christ, helped organize the daylong conference.
Women’s Day, a public holiday in South Africa, commemorates a national march of women in 1956 to petition against legislation that required them to carry identification documents during the country’s apartheid era.
Many South African women spend the holiday attending political events, said Florah Manamela, a Hilltop member and one of the organizers. A few years ago, women in Churches of Christ decided to use the day to meet and discuss practical issues that relate to their faith. Members from Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria and other cities attend — some from as far as 60 miles away, Manamela said.
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