{"id":52116,"date":"2019-08-01T11:01:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T09:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/church-welcomes-new-pastoral-couple-20190731-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T23:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T21:36:25","slug":"church-welcomes-new-pastoral-couple-20190731-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/church-welcomes-new-pastoral-couple-20190731-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Church welcomes new pastoral couple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"c5bd632d\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9178\/e950238b7e4c4250928056eff115b89f.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9178\/1d0b4aeb08cb4fdaa490e1f775374591.jpg\" title=\"Reverend Allan Houlie has been appointed as the new pastor at the Uitenhage Baptist Church. With him are his wife Pauline and son Jared Houlie.                                Photo:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Reverend Allan Houlie has been appointed as the new pastor at the Uitenhage Baptist Church. With him are his wife Pauline and son Jared Houlie.                                Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Reverend Allan Houlie has been appointed as the new pastor at the Uitenhage Baptist Church as from 1st August 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Houlie\u2019s induction will be held on Sunday, 4 August by reverend Andy Sullivan, a previous pastor of the church. 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