UNITED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
OUTENIQUA REGIONAL COUNCIL
NOMINATION OF Dr. ACR DOUGLAS: ROLL OF HONOUR
I greet you in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. May His peace be with you!
I hereby wish to submit the attached support for the nomination of Dr. Aubrey Douglas to the UCCSA Roll of Honour on behalf of the Outeniqua Regional Council.
CONTRIBUTION BY DR. AUBREY CR DOUGLAS TOWARDS THE UCCSA
Dr ACR Douglas:
Regional Level
1. Together with the late messrs (afterwards Revs.) Baadjies and Le Roux, formed the First
Youth Council of the Outeniqua Region.
2. Served as the Region’s Convenor for Mission and Evangelism and, together with the Rev. D. Martin and (then) Mr. Roderick Hufkie and Mr. J. Theron arranged Regional workshops for the training of deacons.
3. Served as Minute Secretary at Regional level for 20 years (currently still minute secretary). When the Regional Secretary, the late Rev.FTD Kulsen took ill, served as acting secretary of the Outeniqua Region.
4. Served as Chairperson of the Outeniqua Region for four two – year terms.
5. As Chairperson of the Region and started the practice of attending the Sunday services of constituent churches who were celebrating anniversaries.
6. Presently is the longest – serving member of the Regional Council, having started attending South Western District Association ( as the Outeniqua Region was then known) meetings during the latter half of the 1950’s
Synod Level
1. Serves as a member of the Synodical Committee.
2. Is presently the Chairperson of the South Africa Synod Investments Committee!
3. Was the representative of the Outeniqua Region at the first Synod Strategic planning Committee!
4. Served as one of the Minute Secretaries at the Inaugural Conference of the synod of South Africa, as well at the 2006 and 2008 Synod Conferences.
5. Represented the Outeniqua Region at the Johannesburg meeting where the Congregational Churches in R.S.A resolved to form the SA Synod.
Denomination Level
1. Served as a member of the Planning Committee for the 1977, 1986 and 2007 UCCSA
Assemblies hosted by the Outeniqua Region.
2. Served as a member of the committee responsible for arranging the UCCSA Executive Meeting at Pacaltsdorp.
3. Was one of the Outeniqua representatives as the UCCSA Executive before the churches in RSA formed the SA Synod!
4. With Prof. Bonganjalo Goba as leader, represented the UCCSA on an official visit to Grahamstown United Congregational Church.
5. Served with the Revs Alberts and Loff, as well as the late Rev. Percy Mack and the late Mr. Harry van Schalkwyk on the committee tasked with establishing criteria for the UCCSA Roll of Honour.
6. Represented the Outeniqua Region at the UCCSA Mission and Evangelism Consultations.
7. Served as one of the minute Secretaries at the 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007 UCCSA Assemblies.
8. Served on the UCCSA Committee for the LMS Bi-centenary Celebration in 1999.
(Rev.RPJ. HUFKIE[1])
Lastly
Dr. Douglas did not only play an important role in contributing to the life of the United Congregational Church on REGIONAL, SYNODICAL, and DENOMINATIONAL LEVEL, in the past, present and also I believe that he will still be able to contribute, God willing, far into the future. He has also played an important role in giving OUTSTANDING and EXECELLENT service to the life of the community, not only in Pacaltsdorp and George, but also throughout the community life of the Southern Cape especially in the OUTENIQUA REGION.
As School Headmaster of DELVILLE PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL, he developed high Christian moral standards in the life of the school. Many of his Christian values have been inculcated in lives of the community in which he lives and serves.
I have known Dr Douglas since 1982. I met him in January of that year, when I started my ministry in the Outeniqua Region at the George Congregational Church. Throughout the years of my ministry in the Outeniqua Region the two of us have worked closely together. I can think of no better way to bestow an honour on a person, while he is still alive and can still appreciate, for services rendered unto his Master, Christ Jesus and His Church on earth.
I trust that you may find our motivation strong and sufficient enough to have the name
of Dr.ACR Douglas duly recognised and included on the UCCSA Roll of Honour!
Humbly submitted by
Rev. J. Muggels
Regional Secretary
[1]. Rev. RPJ HUFKIE