ST OSWALD’S CHURCH MILNERTON
Anglican Church of Southern Africa
with the chapelries of
St Francis, Brooklyn & St Luke’s, Joe Slovo
RECTOR
AT THE MOMENT THE PARISH IS IN A PERIOD OF INTERREGNUM.
THIS PAGE WILL BE REVISED AS SOON AS A NEW RECTOR IS APPOINTED.
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Revd Ernest Ward – Cox Assistant Priest
Ernest is a retired Executive of the Standard Bank Group. His qualifications include an F.C.M.A., BComm F.I.B., and Theology through T.E.E.C.After joining St Oswald’s in January 1972, he served as a lay minister from 1976, was a church warden for 15 years and a parish counselor for many years.Ernest Ward- Cox was ordained to the Diaconate on 30 August 2014 at St Nicholas, Matroosfontein. He was ordained at St Johns, Bellville South on 27 June 2015 and is licensed as an assistant priest at St Oswald’s Parish. He is also the Bishop’s Vicar at St Clement’s Vondeling.
Revd Thozamile Shweni – Assistant Priest
Thozamile has graduated from the PLATE Course and would like to study further towards his B.TH degree.
He has been happily married to his dear wife Nombulelo for 17 years, and they are blessed with children. They reside in Joe Slovo Park.
Revd Tembeka Mpako- Ntusi – Assistant Priest
Rev Tembeka was first a social worker in the Transkei Government, and then an academic at various universities. This included a position as Visiting Professor at the School of Advanced International Studies at John Hopkins University in the USA. She has authored numerous books, papers and articles and although finally retired as the Director of Research at CPUT here in Cape Town, continues to contribute to research development. In retirement she was ordained by Bishop Raphael in June 2019.
Rev Tembeka has two grown sons — Ntombeko and Sipho, a beautiful granddaughter, Mila. and several adopted children.