{"id":45883,"date":"2023-11-23T09:22:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T07:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/passionate-about-community-connection-20231122\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T09:22:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T07:22:04","slug":"passionate-about-community-connection-20231122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/passionate-about-community-connection-20231122\/","title":{"rendered":"Passionate about community connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The site pastor of Father\u2019s House Jeffreys Bay (FH JBay), Lloyd Dillon, is passionate about community and connection in the heart of Kouga.<\/p>\n<p>Situated just behind the Billabong factory shop in Jeffreys Street, FH JBay was able to turn a disused warehouse into a church, much like the story of FH Mandela Bay. The community has grown steadily since.<\/p>\n<p>With strong belief in authentic connection, the team decided that it was time to share stories of people in the community to avoid getting stuck in an academic experience of faith.<\/p>\n<p>These are real-life stories from ordinary people, who can attest to God\u2019s extraordinary power at work in their lives that reveals an intimate experience with faith. These stories of people in the community will be available to view on all Father\u2019s House Church platforms.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_34c43b31\">\n<div class=\"text\">You cannot have church without community. 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