About Africa Upper Room Ministries
Since the beginning in 1935, Upper Room Ministries’ historical mission has been to provide resources that help people grow in their relationship with God, to actively participate in the prayerful process of seeking and listening to God’s voice. By printing and publishing the daily devotional guide in locations around the world, Upper Room Ministries is able to provide these affordable resources.
In January, 2002, Africa Upper Room Ministries was established near Johannesburg, South Africa. Stephen D. Bryant, Editor and Publisher of Upper Room Ministries says about Africa Upper Room, “The significance for The Upper Room is this is the first time that we’ve ever actually based our operations someplace else. We have editions of The Upper Room all around the world. And we also have our programs established in many other countries of the world. But we’re always operating out of the United States to those places. We’ve never actually planted Upper Room Ministries in another continent and tried to operate out of that continent in a way that indigenizes our work and makes it more appropriate for the setting.”
Africa Upper Room is a new model for international ministry, drawing people together throughout the continent, practicing the daily disciplines of reading the Bible, praying, and sharing the journey with Christians around the world. Today, The Upper Room is distributed in 27 African countries.
You can help support this vital ministry. Contact Africa Upper Room Ministries or contribute online.
Anathoth
A thatched roof house on five acres of land is the base
of operation for The Upper Room daily devotional throughout the continent. The property is named Anathoth, from the Jeremiah passage in which land
at Anathoth is purchased as a sign of hope for the future.
Anathoth has begun a regular Sunday church service beginning at 12 noon. This church service has been instituted in response to requests for an "English" church service by local residents. The church congregation has grown very quickly from an attendance of 9 people to 29 people in the first three weeks it has been operational. In keeping with the character of Upper Room Ministries, the Ekhaya (meaning "home") congregation is interracial, interdenominational, and international by nature.
