It is with thankful hearts and glory to God that we started this new year and new term. We want to say welcome back to all our current students and a special welcome to our new students. Our prayer for all of you is that God will bless your studies and that it will be fruitfull, to His honour and that you will be a blessing for those in your community/church and your families. May God bless you with the necessary insight, means and perseverance. We also pray that God will bless the tutors and enable them to teach you in such a way thatRead More →

It is with heavy hearts that we have to announce that one of our founding members, Annatt Fraenkel, passed away on 17 July 2024. Our most sincere condolences to his wife, Olga and his sons Coenie and André. Annatt has been involved with KCOT since its founding in 2010 and has made an invaluable contribution, both as trustee and as treasurer. His calm efficiency, friendliness, steadfast faith and wisdom will be sorely missed. We honour his legacy. We pray that Olga will get the strength to carry on each day through the power of the Holy Spirit.Read More →

Dear students, You recently had the wonderful opportunity to see the culmination of all your hard work of the past few years when you received your graduation certificates.  We are very glad that we could experience it along with you and your families. You are, although, not only receiving the certificates, the paper, but through your studies the previous years you had also the opportunity to grow in faith and in your personal relationship with God.  You yearned for the nourishing, life-giving milk, the Word of God.  Like a little child who needs that milk to grow, you also again tasted that the Lord isRead More →

Congratulations to the following students who graduated! Cedarville (HCCM) Gamalakhe (HCBT) Hibberdene (HCBT) Port Shepstone (HCBT) Port St Johns (HCBT) We are very proud of you! Below are some pictures! Ethel Nyembezi (Port St Johns Group, HCBT) with dr Brian de Vries Ntombi Mlamla (Port St Johns Group, HCBT) Zandile Memela (Port Shepstone Group, HCBT) From left to right: Sihle Khumalo (Gamalakhe Group, HCBT); rev. Garrie Schutte (tutor); Sifiso Danca (Gamalakhe Group, HCBT); Douwe Drijfhout (tutor); Makhosi Mchunu (Port Shepstone Group, HCBT); Zandile Memela (Port Shepstone Group, HCBT).Read More →

Copies of the Book of Praise (Anglo-Genevan Psalter) were sourced by mr Douwe Drifjhout (tutor) and donated on 11 April to students of KCOT at Port Shepstone. The Book of Praise consists of a complete metrical version of the 150 psalms, a collection of scriptural hymns, the Apostles’ Creeds, the creeds of Nicea and Athanasius, the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism and the Canons of Dort. It is further complemented by proposed orders of worship, liturgical forms, form prayers and the Church Order of Dort. Mentioned doctrinal standards are often quoted in the training manuals and students expressed interest in the Book of Praise. WeRead More →

We are thinking of all our students currently busy with exams. We pray that God will bless you with the necessary physical and mental strength, insight, and perseverance to succeed. Thank you to all the tutors for all their hard work and commitment. It is greatly appreciated.Read More →

December is exam time. Students from Scottburgh attended exams on a Saturday afternoon. Sanele, Lunga and Gift pictured  with Liana facilitating. Fortunately it was a cloudy afternoon, cool breeze with windows and door open and ceiling fans working (no loadshedding). We wish all our students success with the exams! May God bless your work of the last term of 2023. Liana (Kind Christian Outreach Trust) with Lunga in front of the venue in Scottburgh (Amandawe) Students writing (Higher Certificate in Church Ministry)Read More →

We are very proud of our first two isiZulu Focus Students – Israel Gumede from Scottburgh and Mncedisi Jikindaba from Port St Johns – who graduated in September 2023. May the Lord bless your work in your communities. Israel Gumede and dr Brian de Vries Mncedisi Jikindaba Focus Graduation Group, September 2023Read More →

Congratulations to the following students who graduated! Bulwer (HCBT) Cedarville (HCCM) Hibberdene (HCBT) Munster (Diploma in Theology) Port Shepstone (HCBT) Scottburgh (HCBT) We are very proud of you! Below are some of the students! Clayton and Sindy Mdingi (Port Shepstone Group, HCBT) with dr Brian de Vries Daniel and Monitor Stemmer (Cedarville Group, HCCM) Vincent Dlamini (Scottburgh Group, HCBT) Bridget Khambule (Hibberdene Group, HCBT) Zolile Melane (Munster, Diploma in Theology) Mbali Msizase (Scottburgh, HCBT)Read More →

The theological courses I have done with Mukhanyo Theological College as far have upgraded my understanding of the Bible in a number of ways: 1.  Firstly, there are so many concepts in terms of Biblical terms I have come across and have understood very well. 2. Secondly, the courses and the assignments have pinned me down to intensive study.  This is taxing, but it has paid in dividends especially in my portion as a preacher. 3. I believe, in my case, I would not have been able to understand the Old Testament, because I have been avoiding it most of the time.  But, because ofRead More →