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The Citizen
5 days ago
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- The Citizen
Rev Colin Andrews dies age 86
Reverend Colin Andrews, who served the community of Benoni from the pulpit of the Central Methodist Church for 14 years, died in Pinetown on May 23 after a long struggle with dementia, at the age of 86. He is survived by his wife, Christine, and his children, Britt van der Knaap, Chad, Rhett and Ryan Andrews, and eight grandchildren. Between 1963 and 1970, Andrews became an ordained minister with the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (Johannesburg) and went on to serve at congregations in many other parts of the country. These included the Russell Road Methodist Church in Port Elizabeth (1963), Rhodes University in Grahamstown (1964-1965), White River Methodist Church (1966-1970), Kempton Park Methodist Church (1971-1975), Benoni Central Methodist Church (1976-1990) and Durban North Methodist Church (1991 until his retirement in 2004). With a love for bonsai, reading, music, sport, the cinema and theatre, Andrews' service to the community extended to volunteer work, for which he also received many awards over the years. ALSO READ: Trinity Methodist Church holds fund-raiser His professional activities and skills included being a spiritual director, pastoral and grief counsellor, trauma debriefer, public speaker and marriage officer, among others. Andrews was also a dedicated community volunteer. Some of his volunteer work included serving as a member of the Benoni West School board in 1980, from 1983 to 1989 he held the position of national chairman of Life Line Southern Africa, was a member of the Willowmoore High School board from 1984 to 1985, the mayoral chaplain from 1989 to 1990, between 1993 and 1996 he held the position of Presiding World President of Life Line International and from 1993 to 1994 was a peace monitor in the townships for the Network of International Monitors. Andrews' work did not go unnoticed and he was honoured by several distinguished community organisations. Some of these awards were: * 1980: Distinguised Service Award Jaycee South Africa in recognition of outstanding services. * 1984: Toastmaster International Communication Achievement Award for outstanding achievements and contributions to communications excellence. * 1986: Merit award from the Rotary Club of Benoni Van Ryn for devoted and unselfish service above self to the community. * 1990: Paul Harris Fellow awarded by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. * 1996: Awarded Honorary Life President of Life Line Southern Africa. A funeral service for Reverend Andrews will be live streamed on the Pinetown Methodist Church's Facebook Page on June 6 at 11:00. ALSO READ: St James Methodist Church's outreach donate groceries to Villa Liza families At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Yahoo
27-03-2025
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- Yahoo
‘I couldn't have asked for a better job' Longtime Blount County Habitat for Humanity leader honored
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — For many, waking up and working a job that makes an impact for others, but for one man from Blount County, it's a job he does every day. On Wednesday, the Maryville Rotary Club honored a Blount County Habitat for Humanity leader for his years of community service. Doug Jenkins is the Construction Supervisor for Blount County Habitat for Humanity. Previously, he worked as a high school teacher and basketball coach. After he retired, he started working with the Habitat for Humanity. Crews responding to 40-acre brush fire near Rocky Top While Jenkins was very humble while speaking with 6 News, a spokesperson for the organization described him as a 'local legend' who has been involved with Habitat for Humanity since the 1980s. On Wednesday, Jenkins was named as a Paul Harris fellow by the Maryville Rotary Clubs. 'There's a lot of worthy folks in there, so I'm just one of many,' Jenkins said. 'It just says a lot about our community, about volunteerism and doing things for people and Blount County especially, I'm sure Knox has the same, but Blount County just has this culture of doing things for your neighbors.' Jenkins also shared that he's impressed to see the others who volunteer with the organization and their passion for helping others and great families in their community get their homes. 'I couldn't have asked for a better job. I mean really it's it's just how lucky am I to have this job, to be around these kind of people. So that's really how I see it,' he added. Teens arrested after tractor-trailers struck by objects dropped from Knoxville overpass The award was established in 1957 to recognize those who made substantial contributions to the foundation's only program at the time, the Rotary Foundation Fellowships for Advanced Study, that was the precursor to Ambassadorial Scholarships. In the late '70s, Rotary International president President James Bomar challenged each Rotary club to make one non-Rotarian a Paul Harris Fellow, according to Rotary International. Jenkins is one of more than a million to be named as a Paul Harris Fellow since the recognition was established. U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Astronaut James Lovell and polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk are also Paul Harris Fellows. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
