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Pastor Thandanani Savhasa
Early Background:
Thandanani Savhasa was born in Johannesburg, on the 19th of November 1989. From an early age, she demonstrated leadership capacity becoming the captain of the Mondeor High School Rowing Club in 2006. In 2007 she was awarded the E.T. TRUE BLUE AWARD – which is awarded to a loyal, enthusiastic caring learner whose positive attitude, integrity, and exemplary behaviour, personify the spirit of the school with heart and passion!
In 2006 she became part of the Youth Leaders at the AFM Naledi Assembly in Soweto and became key in coordinating youth and community initiatives. Her milestones in Youth Leadership occurred in 2014 when the Assembly launched a strategic community focus, called “Church in Community”. Thandanani became a key driver for projects such as Career Guidance Expos, School Holiday Outreach Clubs, and platforms for youth in the community to showcase their talents. To date, these projects are still a key part of the Assembly’s outreach focus.
Path leading to AFM Involvement
Thandanani was ordained on the 23rd of September 2018, and a year later became the Presiding Pastor of the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) Church of South Africa, Naledi Assembly. She is currently also the Youth Chairperson of the AFM Central Gauteng Region.
She is an ecumenist who understands the role of the entire body of Christ working together and currently serves in the Gauteng Council of Churches as an Executive Member. She leads church-based community interventions through the Local Ecumenical Action Network in Naledi (LEAN), Soweto.
She is also the Former Youth Co-Chair of a global movement called Next Generation Network (NGN) for Empowered 21 ’s in Africa. Currently, she is part of the coordinating team of special ministry for girls within the church and their spiritual and physical development.
Professional Experience:
In 2013 she obtained her Architectural (BAS) Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. She has 10 years of experience in retail, commercial, residential and mixed-use architectural design from leading architectural firms in South Africa and Africa. Her career milestones include being in the design team for the Time Square Hotel, known as the Maslow, Menlyn in Pretoria.
She also has professional experience working in a Non-Profit Organisation in 2017 as a youth development worker and trainer. She holds a Bachelor of Theology (BTH) Degree from North-West University, completing it with a Golden Key Honours Society Award.
Personal Background:
Married to Percy and blessed with a son whose name is Thendo.
