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Rev. Daniel J. Jacobs

Pastor: GOW CHAPEL AME CHURCH KRAAIFONTEIN
 136 Muller Street Kraaifontein 7570, South Africa + 27 21 9884157(tel.) +27 21 9878311(fax)
e-mail: dannyjack55@hotmail.com

As seasoned Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, it my pleasure to welcome you to this page and share some information with you. I thank God for the privilege of such a profound experienceto render this service.
BACKGROUND:
  1. Born:1955 – 03 – 02 in Paarl South Africa
FAMILY:
  1. Wife – Lynette
  2. Three daughters (Anthea, Dannelynne, Alicia)
  3. One grand daughter (Ashleigh)
EDUCATION:
  1. Esselen Park Secondary School – Matric
  2. Hewat Training College – Teacher training
  3. University Western Cape – BA
  4. Cape Annual Conference Board of Examiners – Pastoral

COMING THROUGH THE RANKS
  1. Local Church: Zion – Worcester Sunday School Teacher; ACF President; Choir Member; Class Leader; Steward; Trustee; Lay Preacher.
  2. Presiding Elder District: Worcester; Beaufort West Districts
  3. Lay President; ACF President Annual Conference:
  4. Finance-, Ministerial Efficiency-, Circuits and Stations-, Presiding Elder’s Assessment committees
  5. Lecturer – Board of Examiners; Treasurer – Gratuity Fund
  6. Episcopal District: Board of Control; Vice- Chairperson – Seven Point Partnership Plan; Dollars for Scholars
  7. General Conference: Observer to the 1992 General Conference Delegate to the 2000 General Conference; Member of the Credentials Committee.
  8. Ministry: Admitted to the Itinerant Ministry – 1984. Ordained a Deacon by Bishop H.A.Belin, Jr. and an Elder by Bishop H.B. Senatle.
CHURCHES PASTORED:
  1. 1984 – 1989: Trinity Chapel – Touws River Remodeled the church and built a new hall. Started a community project.
  2. 1990 – 1991: Mt. Pisgah – Robertson Remodeled the church.
  3. 1992 – 1995: Bethesda – Worcester. The second largest church in the Cape Annual Conference Brought peace and stability amidst conflict and division. Redeemed the bond.
  4. 1996 – 1996 Robinson Chapel – Bonteheuwel
  5. 1997 – 1997 St. Joseph’s – Paarl
  6. 1998 - 2003 Sims Chapel – Montagu
  7. 2004 - Gow Chapel - Kraaifontein
  8. 1999 – 2000 D.P. Gordon Memorial – Ashton Together with Sims a new church was erected and dedicated by Bishop GGM Ingram in 2000.
  9. 2002 - 2003 Mt. Horeb – Oudtshoorn Together with Sims, a new church was erected and dedicated by Bishop GGM Ingram in 2002. The interior of Sims Chapel was remodeled in 2000.
COMMUNITY ACITIVITIES
  1. Distribution of love gift container from Greater Goodwill, Charleston SQ
  2. Visit to Phillipi Squatter Camp for future project
  3. Distribution of clothing at Trinity Touws River
  4. Wallacedene Project

Pictorial visit to Phillipi Squatter Camp 15 miles outside Cape Town

The Pastor meeting some of the residents of this area

This is home to all of them, Rev. Jacobs with a young mother in her home

Aject poverty at its height, yet the spirit remains high

Nearly the only source of food for this young child, and another strapped to the back of her mother

A young man unemployed and another mother welcomes the Rev. Jacobs

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