Leonardo Alfred Appies
Tue, 19 Oct, 2010
1. PERSONAL DATA
SURNAME : REV APPIES
FIRST NAMES : LEONARDO ALFRED
2. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Tertiary Education
1973-1980: UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN CAPE
BELLVILLE, WESTERN CAPE
B.A
Sociology III
Psycology III
B.Th
Licenciate in Theology
Distinctions: Practical Theology III & IV
Extra Mural Activities: Chairperson of the Faculty
Students committee
President of the Student
Representative Council (1976)
Certificate programmes:
Property development training programme attended (2004)
Project Management Certificate Programme attended (2005)
3. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
- 1981 – 1984: Minister - Dutch Reformed Mission Church, Somerset West
* Ministry focus on social development of domestic and farm workers.
- 1984 – Present: Minister - Uniting Reformed Mission Church, Saldanha
- 1994 – 2001: General Secretary Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA)
- 1998 – Present: Managing Director: Reygrande Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd – a rural based black managed and owned investment company
- 2001 – Present: Chairman - West Coast Community Trust
4. ACHIEVEMENTS
Ecumenical Engagement
SACC (South African Council of Churches)
As part of its anti-apartheid strategies of resistance and challenge, the SACC embarked on a decentralization drive in bringing its agenda closer to the people’s ministry. This strategy led to the establishment of the Regional Councils of Churches during the 1980’s.
1985-1991 - Responsible for the establishment of the West Coast Council of Churches and served as chairperson (1985-88) and Executive member (1985-91)
1986-1988 - Appointed as Regional Councils’ Coordinator responsible for the roll out of the national regional council policy and regional council development.
World Council of Churches
Member of the Planning Committee for the World Mission and Evangelism Conference responsible for the development and management of the Youth Conference in San Antonio, USA.
Engagement in the World Conference on “Sharing Life” developing a global resources sharing policy.
Co-responsible for the policy development on Climate Change and sustainable development of the World Council of Churches (CMWE).
Mandated by the SACC to the Pacific Conference of Churches involved in the policy formulation by the South on Climate Change.
Introduction of discussion paper at the European Consultation on Climate Change and sustainable development, Driebergen, Holland as part of Agenda 21 preparatory process.
4.2 Academic
2001 – 2006: Hugenote College, Wellington
As Vice Chairman - co-responsible for strategic policy formulation.
Community Development
As chairman of Vital Connection, a Section 21 Company based in Saldanha:
engage in poverty alleviation, development of social capital and community building processes:
Broad based black economic development (BBBEE)
Responsible for BBBEE in rural area
Capacity building interventions
Business development
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