St Francis of Assisi Anglican Church, Simon's Town

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St Francis of Assisi Anglican Church, Simon's Town

St Francis of Assisi Community Church in Simon's Town with St Andrew's Glencairn. Many retired clergy also reside in the area. Francis Church was built in 1837.

The congregation of St Francis Church in Simon's Town comprises mainly of retired residents of this scenic seaside village. Despite being a small congregation, members of the church are highly active in church and community life and try to make a lasting impact on their community. The first Anglican parish in Southern Africa was established in Simon's Town in 1814. That building was destroyed by f

loods in 1824, and the current St. The original building has gone through many renovations since its creation, and no longer has the appearance of a Greek temple, which is how it looked when first built. The original timber roof structure is still in place. The church was first named St Frances, after Lady Frances Cole who was a very generous donor. The name was changed to St Francis - after St Francis of Assisi - in 1958. Three wall plaques that had been painted in the church's original Sanctuary are now mounted on the back wall of the current building, and the church has nine magnificent stained glass windows. The plaques detail the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments and the Nicene Creed. The church also houses an organ that that was built in 1889 and bought from the Tulbagh Mission Church in 1955. In 1967 almost 70% of the congregation of St Francis was forced out of Simon's Town due to the enforcement of the Group Areas Act, and moved to nearby Ocean View. A sister church for the displaced congregation in Ocean View, named St Clare of Assisi was built in 1972.

17/06/2026

16/06/2026

The St Francis of Assisi Music Society, in collaboration with Ian Burgess-Simpson Pianos, has pleasure in presenting the following concert at 11am on Wednesday 24 June in Court Road, Simon's Town : a well-established trio from the Beausoleil Music Centre, namely Matthew Ferrandi (clarinet), Dane Coetzee (cello), and Liza Joubert (piano). Their programme will include works by Beethoven, Max Bruch and Brahms. Tickets (R100 at the door, cash or card).
For further information, contact George Hill at 082 848 2625 or [email protected]

12/06/2026

Pew Leaflet for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost 14.06.2026

10/06/2026

Be inspired as we host an uplifting afternoon with the incredible Professor Gertrude Fester, Saturday, 20 June, 14h00 at St Francis Church, Simonstown.

08/06/2026

The St Francis of Assisi Music Society present an afternoon of Timeless Jazz on Saturday 13 June featuring the Jason Marshall Trio. Marshall is an FMR Award winner for jazz piano, and joining him will be Joshua Nemaire on bass and Tefo Mahola on drums. Ahead of youth day these three young artists will play a programme ranging from well-known jazz standards to new Cape Jazz compositions with something for everyone to enjoy. The concert will be followed by a glass of complimentary wine, juice, tea & Coffee with snacks and a chance to meet the artists. Tickets at the door just R150. These concerts are presented in collaboration with Ian Burgess-Simpson Pianos. For more information email [email protected].

07/06/2026

I went to admire our beautiful garden this morning before church. ⛪️. By spring it is going to look magnificent, but in the meantime I can report that we had visitors who enjoyed the ‘fruits’ of our garden. Baboons came and enjoyed the garden and identified all the plants before carefully pulling up all the bulbs eating them and the putting stems neatly back on the ground where the bulbs were growing. Bless their little hearts. 7 June 2027.

05/06/2026

Pew Leaflet for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost.

29/05/2026

Our pew leaflet for Trinity Sunday, 31 May 2026.

Address

Court Road
Simon's Town
7975

Opening Hours

09:00 - 11:00

Telephone

+27217863334

Website

https://stfrancissimonstown.weebly.com/

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