{"id":44638,"date":"2024-10-09T08:01:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T06:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/historic-kalk-bay-church-celebrates-150-years-of-worship-and-community-20241009\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:01:31","slug":"historic-kalk-bay-church-celebrates-150-years-of-worship-and-community-20241009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/historic-kalk-bay-church-celebrates-150-years-of-worship-and-community-20241009\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Kalk Bay church celebrates 150 years of worship and community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Kalk Bay celebrated its rich history on Sunday 29 September, marking the day it first opened its doors to the community in 1874.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Built with the stones found in its immediate surroundings, the original building has not changed, with only a rectory added to the erf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reverend Richard Martin, rector of the parish, shared that it was a milestone anniversary the church was very proud of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve lived through world history, slavery ended\u2026we had the Spanish flu, two world wars and to a large scale the church was still used for the purpose it was meant for, which is to worship God and I think that is phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Female power<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The church, which consists of a cemetery, separate rectory building and the original church building, was funded by three women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwo sisters, Charlotte and Harriette Humphries, together with Alice Pocklington, came to visit from the United Kingdom (UK) in order to teach,\u201d explained Martin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe bishop Robert Grey, who was the first Anglican bishop of Cape Town at the time, had a holiday house where the women were staying and he managed to convince them to build the church, which in those days cost around 1 500 pounds to build.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Kalk Bay was built during 1874. PHOTO: <\/div>\n
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A stroll through the church cemetery reveals pockets of its rich history with headstones dating back to 1882 and 1890.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the church walls hold loving memories and laughter of weddings, baptisms and confirmations, it also keeps the fears and pain of generations of families who were forcefully moved during the Group Areas Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOnce a month, we have a storytelling session to tell their stories, some painful because it was during apartheid times where they had to sit at the back of the church,\u201d says Martin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBack then the church had a school, where the parking area is today, and many people say how they were friends with white children but couldn\u2019t attend school with them because of the government policy at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Returned to neighbourhood<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Families of colour, who originally resided in Kalk Bay, were at the time moved to Steenberg, Grassy Park, Retreat, Hanover Park and Mitchells Plain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat happened was that a lot of the families lived here in flats and houses but during forced removals, they had to leave and move to Steenberg, Grassy Park and Retreat while others whose father was a fisherman could remain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those families, they have not forgotten their roots, instead, they often return to the church and neighbourhood of their ancestors, says Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChildren who were baptised here and married here come back and want to be buried out of this church,\u201d he adds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe still have that connection, although people are scattered over the Cape Flats. They feel that this part of Kalk Bay is still part of them, their children and grandchildren still come to this church.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The church remains a beacon to locals and tourists alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is quite a presence and we are very proud of that and of the fact that people are attracted to this place,\u201d said Martin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTourists would come and the community would sit in the cemetery eating their lunch or just sit and relax\u2026 this church has a real place in the community and that\u2019s a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the church\u2019s oldest parishioners aged 104 and 102 still attending the church with their children and grandchildren, generations of families still frequent the much-loved church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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