TRC Faith
Community Hearings
Submissions Received
NB: The submissions were scanned and edited for the html versions. RICSA takes no responsibility for any incorrectness.
Traditional Religion
· African Traditional Religion.
Protestant Christianity
· Baptist Convention of South Africa
à Submission, dated 19 November 1997, presented by Des Hoffmeister, General Secretary.
à Press statement regarding the Assembly of the Baptist Convention of SA, meeting at Durban, 10 to 14 December 1997.
à Sample programmes of "Discovering Truth Workshops".
à "Kempton Park Thembisa Resolution II", dated 6-8 November 1997, from a joint BCSA & BUSA retreat.
· Baptist Union of South Africa
· Belydende Kring
à Testimony to the TRC, 18 November 1997.
à Submission, dated 11 Nov. 1997, signed by Rev. Drs. Z. E. Mokgoebo.
· Church of England in South Africa (2 documents)
à Submission, dated 18 July 1997, signed by Joe Bell, Presiding Bishop.
à Submission dated 17 November 1997, presented by Bishop Frank Retief at the Hearings.
· Church of the Province of South Africa
à Submission, dated 30 June 1997, signed by Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane.
à Submission, dated 17 November 1997, presented to the hearings by Bishop Michael Nuttall.
· Dutch Reformed Church
à Testimony to the TRC, 19 November 1997.
à "Ned Geref Kerk in Suid Afrika: Sinode van Wes- en Suid-Kaap Voorlegging aan die Waarheids-en-Versoeningskommissie/Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa: Synod of the Western and Southern Cape, Submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission" (with cover letter signed by Fritz Gaum, Synod Moderator). 16 pp. Undated but is a document that comes out of a decision taken at Synod on 7, 8 and 9 October 1997.
à "What does Reconciliation Mean, and What Role Should the Church Play to Promote National Unity and Reconciliation?" Appended to the above document.
à "Skuldbelydenis en Vergifnis - 'N Getuienis uit Zimbabwe", Die Kerkbode 6 Sept. 1996.
à "Voorlegging aan die Kommissie vir Waarheid en Versoening by sy sitting op 14 tot 16 Oktober in die Paarl", NGK Ring van Stellenbosch.
· Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Natal-Transvaal)
à Letter to Commission from Bishop D. R. Lilje, dated 30 June 1997, notifying them that no submission would be forthcoming from the church.
à Submission to TRC, dated May 1998.
· Institute for Contextual Theology
à Further submission, dated 17 November 1997, signed by Rev. Wesley Mabuza & McGlory Speckman.
· Methodist Church of South Africa
à Submission, dated August 1997, signed by H. Mvume Dandala, Presiding Bishop.
à Presentation at the hearings, 17 November, by Bishop H. Mvume Dandala and Rev Vivian Harris.
· Moravian Church in South Africa
à Submission, dated 20 November 1996 and signed by W. M. Majikijela, President.
· Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa
· Reformed Presbyterian Church of South Africa
· Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
· Rosebank Union Church
à Statement of Repentance, date obscured, signed by Rev Ellis Andre.
· Salvation Army
à Submission, dated 17 March 1997, signed by Paul A. du Plessis (Territorial Commander), with the executive officers of the Salvation Army in Southern Africa.
à "The Salvation Army and the Truth and Reconciliation Process in South Africa--a policy statement", approved by the Territorial Executive Council, 21 January 1997.
à "Army makes submission to the Truth Commission", Supplement to The War Cry 7 June 1997.
· Scripture Union
à Submission, dated 15 August 1997, signed by Dr Christian S. Abels, National Chairperson.
· Seventh Day Adventist Church
à "Statement of Confession", undated & unsigned. Note that a signed version was submitted to the Commission which was not made available to the writers of the RICSA report.
· South African Council of Churches
à Submission, dated August 1997, submitted by B. H. Bam, General Secretary.
· United Congregational Church of Southern Africa.
à Submission, dated 8 August 1997, signed by B. T. Maluleka, administrative secretary.
à Submission, dated October 1997, submitted by Des van der Water & Steve de Gruchy.
· Uniting Reformed Church of South Africa
à Submission, dated 16 September 1997, signed by J. D. Buys, Moderator of General Synod.
à Submission by URCCSA Messina Congregation, no date, signed by the Church Council.
Historically African Churches
· United Methodist Church of South Africa
à Statement, dated 17 Nov. 1997, signed by Mr Nkosinathi Madikezela, Ecumenical Affairs Officer.
· Zion Christian Church
à Statement, dated 18 Nov. 1997, signed by Bishop B. E. Legkanyane.
· lbandla LamaNazaretha
à Submission, 18 November 1997, presented by Mthembeni P. Mpanza.
· Council of African Instituted Churches
Catholicism
· Catholic Church of South Africa
Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity
· Apostolic Faith Mission
à Submission, dated 4 August 1997, signed by I. S. Burger, President.
· Rhema Bible Church/IFCC
à Submission, undated, presented by Rev. Ray McCauley at hearings.
· Hatfield Christian Church
· The Evangelical Alliance of South Africa (TEASA)
à Submission, with cover letter dated 15 September 1997, signed by Moss Nthla.
à Presentation at hearings by Dr Derek Morphew of Vineyard Ministries.
Islam
· Jamiatul Ulama Transvaal
à Submission, dated 18 November 1997, signed by E. I. Bham, Assistant Secretary (5 pp.)
· Muslim Judicial Council
à Submission, undated presented by Imam Gassan Solomon at hearings.
· Muslim Youth Movement
à Submission, dated 18 November 1997, signed by Nissar Dawood, General Secretary.
· Call of Islam
à Testimony to the TRC by Moulana Farid Esak, 18 November 1997.
Judaism
· Chief Rabbi of South Africa
à Presentation by Rabbi Cyril Harris, 18 November 1997.
à Submission, dated 1 July 1997, signed by Rabbi Cyril K. Harris.
· Gesher Movement
à "Reconciliation: a Jewish View", dated January 1997 with cover letter signed by Geoff Sifrin, Chairperson.
Hinduism
· South African Hindu Maha Sabha
à Submission, dated 18 November 1997, signed by Ashwin Trikamjee, President.
· Ramakrishna Institute of Spirituality and Hinduism
à Submission, dated 25 June 1997, signed by Prof. P. Joshi, President, "the Rishis".
Buddhism
· Dharma Centre
à Submission by Ron Schiff, Rodney Downey and Heila Downey, dated 25 June 1997.
The Bahai Faith
· The Bahai Faith
Other submissions
· World Conference on Religion and Peace
à Submission presented by Franz Auerbach, 18 Nov. 1997.
à Testimony to TRC, 18 November 1997.
· Nico Smith
à Open letter to South African Christian Pastors. Undated.
· Gereformeerde Kerk (unofficial representation)
à " 'N Openbare Belydenis (Uit Potchefstroom)/An Open Confession from Potchefstroom", dated 6 August 1997 and signed by Alwyn du Plessis, Bennie van der Walt, Amie van Wyk & Ponti Venter.
· Women in Religion
à "Submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Faith Communities Hearings", Ms Cathy P. Makhenye.
à Presentation by Ms Cathy P. Makhenya and Dr Brigalia Bam, 17 November 1997
· Rev. Douglas Torr, dated 8 July 1997.
· Ms Lesley Morgan, dated 27 June 1997.
· Daryl D. Bredenkamp, "Comment on the Present Hearings within Church Groups", dated 19 Nov. 1997.
· Statement (with cover letter) from Karoo Mobile Law Clinic on behalf of the Old Apostolic Church, 17 November 1997, signed by Mxolisi Tshaliti.