01 · Worship & Sacrament
Communion with Christ
Everything begins at His feet. Sunday gatherings, the Lord's Supper and honest prayer that makes room for God to move.
Ephesians 5:14
“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
Your awakening
begins here
Awake Church is a Church of Christ in Pretoria West led by Themba & Simphiwe Ntuli. Tell us you're coming and we'll meet you at the door on Sunday.
Church of Christ
Scripture-Led Teaching
Life Groups Across the City
Kids Ministry & Safe Check-In
Weekly Outreach
Family-Centred
Everyone Welcome
Determined to Be Generous
Church of Christ
Scripture-Led Teaching
Life Groups Across the City
Kids Ministry & Safe Check-In
Weekly Outreach
Family-Centred
Everyone Welcome
Determined to Be Generous
What we are called to
The four pillars
Everything at Awake stands on four commitments. They shape our Sundays, our weeks and the way we carry the gospel into the city.
02 · Life Groups
Community with One Another
Faith was never meant to be private. We share meals, homes and burdens in small groups across the city.
03 · Discipleship
Preparing the Saints
Teaching straight from Scripture so every believer is equipped for the work of ministry — not just the platform, the whole body.
04 · Outreach
Proclaiming the Gospel
We take the good news to the streets, the campuses and the nations. Awake people wake others.
Why Awake
“We don't just lead a church; we cultivate a family.”
Themba & Simphiwe Ntuli · Leaders of Awake Church
Themba and Simphiwe are a married couple who gave their home, their table and their years to this city. What began with a handful of believers praying in a lounge has become a church that gathers weekly to seek Christ and send His people out. They lead the way they live — open doors, honest conversation and an unshakeable confidence in Scripture.
At Awake Church, we are determined to be generous.
The Word, plainly
No gimmicks. We open the Bible and let it speak — teaching you can trace, test and live.
A family, not a crowd
You'll be known by name here. Life groups make a big Sunday feel like a small table.
Every believer sent
We prepare the saints for the work of ministry, then send them into the city with good news.
The living wall
Church life
Sundays, baptisms, shared meals and ordinary weeks together — this is what you're stepping into.
Witness accounts
Lives that woke up
“I walked in a stranger and left with a family. Nobody performed for me — they just made room.”
“The teaching is straight from the Word. I finally understand what I believe and why.”
“Our life group prayed us through the hardest year of our marriage.”
“My kids ask on Saturday if we're going to church tomorrow. That says everything.”
“Awake didn't just save my Sundays. It woke up my whole week.”
“I walked in a stranger and left with a family. Nobody performed for me — they just made room.”
“The teaching is straight from the Word. I finally understand what I believe and why.”
“Our life group prayed us through the hardest year of our marriage.”
“My kids ask on Saturday if we're going to church tomorrow. That says everything.”
“Awake didn't just save my Sundays. It woke up my whole week.”
Ephesians 5:14
Awake,
O Sleeper
Sunday at 10:00. Come as you are, sit wherever you like, and let us meet you at the door.
Plan your visitInquiries into the light
Questions, answered
We gather every Sunday at 10:00, wrapping up at 12:00. Doors open at 09:30 for coffee and conversation — come early if you'd like someone to walk you in.
Awake Church meets at 75 Ketjen Street, Pretoria West. Send us your details through the form above and we'll reply with directions and parking details.
Whatever you're comfortable in. You'll see sneakers and suits in the same row — we're far more interested in you than your outfit.
We are a Church of Christ: Scripture is our authority, Jesus is our centre, and the church is the family He is building. Our four commitments — Communion with Christ, Community with One Another, Preparing the Saints and Proclaiming the Gospel — shape everything we do.
Yes. Children are cared for and taught at their own level during the service, with a simple, secure check-in.
About two hours (10:00–12:00): worship, the Word and communion, followed by time to connect over coffee.
Life groups meet through the week in homes across the city. Tick "Join our church group" in the form and we'll place you in one near you.