Served in the AME Church Ordained ministry since 2001. Has pastored the following Churches:
1. Maxeke Memorial AMEC, Kliptown, Johannesburg - 2002
2. Payne Chapel AMEC, Salt River Cape Town - 2003 - 2005
3. Mount Zion AMEC, Gugulethu Cape Town, 2004 -2006
4. Edmund Lawrence Chapel AMEC, Ravensmead, Cape Town
2006 - 2008
5. Living Waters AMEC, Strand Cape Town 2009 - 2011
6. Edmund Lawrence
Chapel AMEC, Ravensmead Cape Town
2012 - Current
Assisted Snr Pastors in 2001/2 at Sir Thomas Cullinan AMEC, Thembisa Jhb and Bethel Memorial AMEC, Hazendal Cape Town in 2009. Pastor SJ Tau got his grounding in the AME tradition and discipline teaching since the early 1980 as a young man, he has been an active YPDier, Youth, RAYAC Episcopal Officer, Director of Lay Activities, General Conference Delegate 2000, Church Secretary / Treasurer (local and PE District), since 1980. He currently serves as Cape Conference Treasurer 2014 elected at the sitting of the 118th Session of the CAC at Metropolitan AMEC, Mitchel's Plain
Living Waters AME Church in Strand was established as a congregation on 28th September 2003 under the Episcopal leadership of Bishop Gregorry G. McKinley Ingram. Rev Anthony J Jacobs was then the presiding elder of the Paarl District in which this congregation was organized. Since 1971, AME members from Graaf Reinet had been settling in the Strand area. Some joined up with Wright Chapel in Firgrove under the leadership of Rev. Edward Louw, while others went and became part of Easter and Cecilia Gordon AMEC in Macassar, under the late Rev. Henry A. Joubert. These groups were later organized as a class by Rev. Vernon E. Bailie. With numbers dwindling due to movements and death, they became attached to Faith AMEC in Scottsdene and H.B Senatle Fellowship in Macassar.It was only on the 28th September 2003, at Strand Senior Secondary School that the dream of establishment came true, sadly 7 years later, this congregation officially with only 29 members. It has been under the care of at least 8 pastors, of which the current is Rev. Sekoboto Joseph Tau, who was recently assigned by Bishop Wilfred J Messiah - to grow, re-establish a solid membership base, find land and build a church. We are now proudly a "small church doing the right things the right way" - God is still on our side and we are making progress!
