{"id":44440,"date":"2021-09-08T12:36:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T17:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/?p=44440"},"modified":"2021-09-08T12:36:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T17:36:24","slug":"south-african-churches-use-their-influence-to-combat-vaccine-hesitancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/south-african-churches-use-their-influence-to-combat-vaccine-hesitancy\/","title":{"rendered":"South African Churches Use Their Influence to Combat Vaccine Hesitancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This was originally posted <a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/early-breakfast-talk\/love-your-neighbour-vaccinate-wear-a-mask-sa-churc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/partner\/africa_partners_south_africa_synod_uccsa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Africa Synod of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa<\/a> (SA SYNOD-UCCSA) are adding their voice and using their influence to combat vaccine hesitancy. They are campaigning for as many people as willingly possible to get vaccinated under the banner &#8216;Love your neighbor, vaccinate &amp; wear a mask.&#8217;\u00a0They kickstarted their efforts\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0drive-through vaccination site at the Berea Congregational Church in Durban on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the audio here: <a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/early-breakfast-talk\/love-your-neighbour-vaccinate-wear-a-mask-sa-churc\/embed\">https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/early-breakfast-talk\/love-your-neighbour-vaccinate-wear-a-mask-sa-churc\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was originally posted here. The\u00a0South Africa Synod of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (SA SYNOD-UCCSA) are adding their voice and using their influence to combat vaccine hesitancy. 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