About
Crowded House Church is led by Kevin Aldridge who served as a pastor and elder at Bryanston Bible Church in Bryanston Johannesburg for 10 years before God called him and his wife Andrea to plant Crowded House Church. They were part of the Bryanston Bible Church family for a total of 15 years and God added to their lives tremendously during this season, which ended in March 2021.
Following this, Kevin and his family spent 3 months in Cape Town immersing themselves in Joshua Generation Church and connecting with some of the leadership of both JoshGen and Four12 in preparation for their church plant in partnership with Four12.
On The 1st of August 2021, Kevin & Andrea, together with a small wonderful and passionate team, had their first meeting in their home in Bryanston Johannesburg, including a few visitors.
What we believe
God the Father
We believe God the Father is the first person of the Trinity, pre-eminent and sovereign in all things, from which all of life flows and having life in Himself.
God the Son
We believe that Jesus Christ is eternally God the Son, the second person of the Trinity, who existed with the Father in pre-incarnate glory.
We believe in His true humanity born of a virgin, sinless life, substitutionary death, bodily resurrection from the dead, ascension to the right hand of the Father, and ongoing mediatory work, and His triumphant return.
God the Holy Spirit
We believe in the Person of the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Trinity. We believe in His ongoing work in salvation, conviction, illumination, leading, empowering, and sanctification.
We believe in His abiding presence in believers and the ongoing edification of the body of Christ through the manifestation of supernatural gifts that He imparts as He wills for the Glory of God and our good.
The Bible
We believe the Bible is God’s written revelation to man, all 66 books, inspired by the Holy Spirit, inerrant in the original documents, and God-breathed. It is therefore our final authority on all matters of life and godliness.
Salvation
We believe that man was created in the image of God but rebelled against God and fell into sin. Therefore, man stands condemned before God. However, God’s plan of redemption, to save us from sin and death, was brought about by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
He came to reconcile those who would repent of their sin and place their entire hope and trust in Him for their salvation to God. It is a gift of God’s grace alone and must be received by faith for the forgiveness of our sins.
Church
We believe in the Person of the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Trinity. We believe in His ongoing work in salvation, conviction, illumination, leading, empowering, and sanctification.
We believe in His abiding presence in believers and the ongoing edification of the body of Christ through the manifestation of supernatural gifts that He imparts as He wills for the Glory of God and our good.
What we believe
It is incredibly important for us, and of course biblical, to be accountable and under a measure of authority as a local church. It is therefore a great joy for us to be a part of, and under the leadership of, the Four12 global family of churches.