Tim and Leslie Black
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t Reach Africa’s mission is to serve and empower people to make a difference in the world around them by provoking them toward a passionate relationship with Jesus Christ. The gospel compels us to engage the holistic needs of those around us in a way that brings transformation to individuals, communities and nations. We want to use every means available to fulfill this mission.
After spending 20 years living and working in South Africa, Leslie and Tim returned to the US where Tim serves as Executive Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in New York City, and Leslie works as a tutor for New Jersey Tutoring Corp where she tutors math for grade 5 & 6 students. We still are involved in our networks in Cape Town and are leading a team from Calvary Baptist to Cape Town to partner with Scripture Union South Africa (www.su.org.za), a supported missionary of CBC, and with Commonground Church (www.commongroundchurch.co.za) in Langa. The return to the US was challenging, but good as we said goodbye to loved ones and the work that we loved to be closer to our aging parents. Our son William still lives and works in Cape Town. We remain involved in our projects in Cape Town and still offer regular financial and other support.
We remain involved with supporting the Unakho Children's Home at Barcelona Baptist Church, a role we have served since 2009. Sadly, Pastor Julius Bonani passed away in 2024, but his wife Irene and daughter Nosisi continue to lead and provide for the children. They currently care for 35 orphaned and/or abandoned children in a very poor informal settlement called 'Barcelona,' in Gugulethu township, Cape Town.
Tim is a graduate of Liberty University and was self-employed as a property developer prior to the family move to South Africa in 2003. He completed a BA Honours (Theology) degree in 2008, an MA (Theology) in 2010 from the University of Pretoria, and a Ph.D. (Science of Religion and Missiology) in 2017, also with the University of Pretoria.
Leslie is a graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman's College and obtained Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Master's degrees from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. She was employed at Virginia Tech prior to moving to South Africa. They were involved in Youth Ministry at their home church, Blacksburg Christian Fellowship in Virginia and served for a number of years as Team Leaders/Project Directors with Teen Mania Ministry/Global Expeditions, leading groups of young people on mission adventures in many parts of the world.
Tim and Leslie have 2 sons--James and William. James is married to MacKenzie and works as a veterinary assistant in Norfolk, VA. William is currently living and working in Cape Town.
After spending 20 years living and working in South Africa, Leslie and Tim returned to the US where Tim serves as Executive Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in New York City, and Leslie works as a tutor for New Jersey Tutoring Corp where she tutors math for grade 5 & 6 students. We still are involved in our networks in Cape Town and are leading a team from Calvary Baptist to Cape Town to partner with Scripture Union South Africa (www.su.org.za), a supported missionary of CBC, and with Commonground Church (www.commongroundchurch.co.za) in Langa. The return to the US was challenging, but good as we said goodbye to loved ones and the work that we loved to be closer to our aging parents. Our son William still lives and works in Cape Town. We remain involved in our projects in Cape Town and still offer regular financial and other support.
We remain involved with supporting the Unakho Children's Home at Barcelona Baptist Church, a role we have served since 2009. Sadly, Pastor Julius Bonani passed away in 2024, but his wife Irene and daughter Nosisi continue to lead and provide for the children. They currently care for 35 orphaned and/or abandoned children in a very poor informal settlement called 'Barcelona,' in Gugulethu township, Cape Town.
Tim is a graduate of Liberty University and was self-employed as a property developer prior to the family move to South Africa in 2003. He completed a BA Honours (Theology) degree in 2008, an MA (Theology) in 2010 from the University of Pretoria, and a Ph.D. (Science of Religion and Missiology) in 2017, also with the University of Pretoria.
Leslie is a graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman's College and obtained Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Master's degrees from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. She was employed at Virginia Tech prior to moving to South Africa. They were involved in Youth Ministry at their home church, Blacksburg Christian Fellowship in Virginia and served for a number of years as Team Leaders/Project Directors with Teen Mania Ministry/Global Expeditions, leading groups of young people on mission adventures in many parts of the world.
Tim and Leslie have 2 sons--James and William. James is married to MacKenzie and works as a veterinary assistant in Norfolk, VA. William is currently living and working in Cape Town.
Melissa Koser - U.S. Ministry Liaison