God Can Apostolic Ministries

10/01/2026

Romans 8:14 AMP
[14] For all who are allowing themselves to be led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

30/12/2025

Morning all just some history that we have missed and some never knew about the 31st of December, it all started December 31, 1862. Hop you all enjoy. God bless.

Most of us have heard of Watch Night Service—that New Year’s Eve gathering in church that usually starts sometime in the evening and carries us right into midnight. For some people, it’s the stop before the celebration. For others, church is the celebration.

For a long time, I assumed Watch Night was just another Christian tradition—maybe a little more culturally expressive in Black churches, but still just a service to close out the year. What I didn’t fully understand growing up was that Watch Night in the Black Church carries a much deeper, sacred history.

Watch Night traces back to December 31, 1862—known as Freedom’s Eve. On that night, enslaved Black people gathered in churches and homes across the nation, praying and waiting anxiously for midnight. They were waiting to see if the Emancipation Proclamation would truly become law.

And when the clock struck midnight—January 1, 1863—freedom was declared.

There were prayers. There were tears. There were shouts of praise. People fell to their knees thanking God for deliverance and for surviving long enough to see a new day.

Since that night, people of color—especially in the Black Church—have continued this tradition. We gather every New Year’s Eve to thank God for bringing us through another year, knowing that the struggle didn’t end then… and it hasn’t ended now.

More than 150 years later, many of us were never formally taught the history behind Watch Night, yet the tradition still calls us back—year after year—for the same reason: gratitude, survival, faith, and hope.

In the Black Church, there’s a sacred moment just before midnight when men, women, and children join hands, kneel, and pray from one year into the next—carrying everything we’ve endured into God’s presence and stepping into the New Year trusting Him to lead the way.

Watch Night isn’t just tradition.
It’s testimony.
It’s remembrance.
It’s faith still standing.

And for me, it’s an honor to be part of it.

*Archbishop Dr. D. E. Bouwer*

30/12/2025

CROSSOVER SERVICE

Join us as we gather in God’s presence to cross over into the new year together—with faith, gratitude, and expectation.

📅 31 December 2025
🕔 5:00 PM
📍 124 Hammerkop Street, Roodepan
👗 Dress Code: All White
🎤 With Archbishop & Pastor Bouwer

Come as you are. Bring your family.
There is hope in Christ as we step into a new season together.

22/11/2024

20/09/2024

Tonight @ 18:00 Sharp last night was awesome wow wow wow