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Pastor Ellah Chauke
Early Background:
The eighth child of Etienne and Elizabeth Chabane, Ellah Chauke was born on the 22nd of March 1962 at Ha-Mashamba. She was raised at Shikundu in the Collins Chabane Municipality where she completed her basic education at Mayeke Primary School, Shikundu Secondary and Ripambeta High School between 1968 and 1981.
She accepted the Lord as her personal saviour in 1977 and was nurtured within the AFM where she served as a worship leader from 1978.
Path leading to AFM Involvement:
She led the AFM Local Sisters’ Fellowship in Mookgophong from 1983 to 1987 and at the Lulekani Assembly from 1987. She served for two terms as Deputy Chairperson of the AFM Lowveld Regional Sisters’ Fellowship from 2007 to 2013. Subsequently, she went on to serve as Chairperson of the AFM Lowveld Regional Sisters’ Fellowship from 2013.
On 30 April 2022, she got elected to serve as Chairperson of the AFM National Sisters’ Fellowship.
In 2017, Ellah Chauke received her status for ordination on the basis of her BA degree with theological subjects coupled with the completion of AFM-specific prescribed modules. She was duly ordained as a Pastor in the AFM of South Africa in 2018 following a period of ministry integrated learning. She serves as an associate Pastor of the AFM Lulekani Assembly.
Professional Experience:
She obtained a Diploma in Pedagogics at the University of the North in 1984. This was followed by a BA degree in 1992 and a BA Honours degree in Education through The University of Pretoria in 2012. During the course of her professional development, she further obtained the ACE School Leadership and Management certificate in 2009 and completed the Leadership Development Programme from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2017.
She worked as an educator for 31 years in both primary and secondary education. Two years were as Deputy Principal and nineteen years as Principal. Furthermore, she worked for seven years as Chief Education Specialist presiding over the Malamulele North East circuit in the Vhembe District.
Personal Background:
She is married to Pastor P.L Chauke and blessed with a son, Emmanuel and a daughter, Nkateko. They reside in Lulekani, Phalaborwa.