Visionary Leader: Minister Lemon Phiri

Residing Leader: Pastor JT Mofokeng

Minister Lemon Madoda Phiri is the trained Pastor under the discipline of the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa and was also ordained by the same Church. He is the life changing and influential communicator of the Holy Bible and the Gospel of the Kingdom Of God which is personified in Jesus Christ. Minister Lemon Phiri has been a pastor since 2002. He is currently based in Pretoria and in 2012 June 21 he pioneered a productive AFM OF SA Church called Faith and Glory Tabernacle which is in the City centre. He is also pastoring an AFM Church in Kagiso, at Mogale City.

Minister Lemon was born in Delmas, Mpumalanga. He started his prime life at Tweefontain, kwaNdebele in Mpumalanga. He then returned to Delmas at Botleng where he did his higher primary and secondary school. After completing high school, he moved to Sebokeng, Gauteng where he started a professional journey.

Minister Madoda grew under a number of religious disciplines and influence like Wesleyan Church, Islamic, traditional Church (Zionist), and Zion Christian Church (ZCC). He then received the gospel of Jesus Christ where he surrendered his life to God as a born again Christian

Minister Phiri completed his qualification on bookkeeping and accounts. He then received God's calling for ministry during his pursuit for career building in the accounting stream. After total conviction of God's calling upon his life, he yielded in 1997. He started his calling by preaching in trains, schools, and home prayer meetings under the leadership of Pastor Philemon Makhathini (the Spiritual Father) who groomed him and positioned him for ministry. When Pastor P Makhathini and the church leadership were convinced of God's calling in Minister Phiri's life, they asked him from his parents for God's service. He was then sent for theological training.

The Minister is married to Katleho Mokhatla and they both parent two daughters, Nhlakanipho and Unathi. The Minister is currently completing his degree on Health Science and Social Service, within speciality in Applied Psychology for professional context.

Pastor Jacob Tseko Mofokeng was born and raised in the Free State, Bethlehem. He was born-again 02 July 1986 (02 July - is the same day and month of his first birth) and was baptised at Show-Tell Bible Church under the leadership of the then Pastor Simon Mokoena. Pastor Mofokeng has been married to his wife Jeanett Malerato Mofokeng since April 4th of 1992. This union has produced two wonderful children named Lerato and Tumisang.

Immediately after he became a born-again Christian he sensed a call of God on his life and began preaching and witnessing at his high school, Dikwena Senior Secondary School, in Qwaqwa as well as surrounding high schools. He was involved in the establishments and maintenance of the Christian structures at schools, namely the Student Christian Movement and coordination of youth camps. He struggled for years to respond to the full-time calling. Although there were many aspects of serving in full-time ministry that he holds dear to his heart, there were things that he witnessed along the way that made him to be sceptic about full-time ministry. Amongst others, things such as the wellbeing of the pastoral families and workload pastors subjected to.

Nevertheless, Pastor Mofokeng before he could respond to his calling, he was also faithfully and actively involved in the local assembly serving in ministry of helps. He served in various leadership positions amongst others such as; youth, track ministry, home cell and was also a Church Board member for many years at Show-Tell Bible Church until he changed his membership due to relocation. Pastor Mofokeng served in the Department of Education and Training as a part-time teacher for 4 years and later employed within the South African Police Service (SAPS) for a total of 10 years. He resigned from the SAPS as a Lieutenant-Colonel and on July 1st 2007 he joined the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). He is currently an Associate Professor and is in possession of a Baccalaureus Technologiae (B-Tech) Business Information Systems and a PHD in Policing.

In December 2012 he also completed his Bachelor degree in Ministry with the Impact Christian University and was ordained in the same month at Joy Ministry, Germiston. During January 2013, after serving at Doxa Deo Inner-city Campus in the ministry of helps for years, He and his family moved their membership to FGT where he serves as an Associate Pastor under the leadership of the Visionary Leader, Minister Lemon Phiri. Pastor Mofokeng considers himself as a continuous learner and reflecting upon his life, he thinks there are several factors responsible for his continuous growth: the call and purpose of God for his life and family; strong support structure within the family and fervent prayer, his burning desire to develop others and most important, the grace of God. His personal motto is: "I am a witness for Jesus Christ but I lecture to pay expenses."