About Us

At the turn of the century, that is, the year 2000, Scriptura Academia was formed and operated for the first time right in the Theology building of Helderberg College in Somerset West. The education program enriched and trained the layperson with a two-year Diploma in Evangelism. The time chosen for this training was mainly on Sundays, and more than 30 laypersons registered for the program to improve their preaching and theological skills.

The two Theology graduates of Helderberg College who initiated the Scriptura Academia program were current Masters students in Theology and Biblical linguistics at Stellenbosch University, namely, Lucian and Leander Chalice. They felt a burden to tap the talents of the layperson to enrich the church by in-and-out reach. Many of the graduates from the program began preaching in unentered territories and prisons, which resulted in many baptisms into the faith.