Bet Shalom is situated in Bendor, Polokwane.
Our desire is that people will experience peace and love when they enter this sanctuary. This is a multi-cultural church which caters for different languages and cultural groups. We might come from different walks of live, but we are ONE in Christ!
Bet Shalom means “House of Peace” and that is desire that the Peace of God that surpasses all understanding will reign in your life
We belong to the family of Full Gospel Churches which is an International church and has been in South Africa since 1910. Our local assembly has been in Polokwane since 1942.
We believe Jesus Christ is the only way to God the Father and that we are saved by grace when we accept Him into our lives as Lord and Saviour. We believe in the infilling and working of the Holy Spirit in our everyday lives. We love to worship God when we fellowship together as well as to listen to the Word through teaching/preaching and testimonies.
Bet Shalom
Loving God, Loving People
Pastors Jannie and Lizelle Calitz were both born and raised in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape. They met in 1982 when he was 19 and she was 15 years old. They accepted Jesus into their lives in 1984 and married in 1986. Their first son, Jannie junior, was born 3 years later and then a second son, Pierre, 2 years after that. They were always very involved in their church and served in various ministries such as; Ushers, Sound, Kids Church, Youth leaders, Church Council, Young Adults, Worship Leading, Cell Leaders, Transport, and where ever they were needed.
Pastors Jannie and Lizelle accepted the call to full time ministry in 1994 while he was still a school teacher. After completing his Theological Studies, they entered the harvest field as full-time Associate Pastors in Uitenhage during 1997. The following year they accepted a call to a church in Oranjemund, Namibia, as Senior Pastors. They ministered there for six years before accepting the call to Polokwane in 2004.
They have a passion for marriages and desire to see family values restored in our community. They have ministered in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Brazil and Jamaica.
Pastor Jannie serves on both the Management Committee of the Northern Region as well as being elected as the 3rd Deputy Moderator of the Full Gospel Church.
Pastors Cobus & Clarisa Buys joined our team in 2021
Both were raised in Mpumalanga Standerton, and thats where they met each other, fell in love, and got married in 2014. Being in Ministry from 2010, they served in various departments as volunteers before joining the full-time ministry in 2013. After completing his studies, Pastor Cobus was ordained in 2018, and Pastor Clarisa was ordained in our house in 2022.
After serving faithfully in their congregation as Assistants Pastors, they felt the heart of God for the Nations and a hunger for Multi Cultural Ministry and joined Bet Shalom on the 1st of June 2021 as Assistants pastors. A short year later, they were called as Associate Pastors.
The love they have for God enables them to love people. They have a passion for the ministry and to be fellow workmen (joint promoters, labourers together) with and for God.
