Becoco News

Celebrating the newly appointed Vice Chancellor and Principal Prof. Debra Meyer Join Beloved Community Coalition ((BeCoCo) in celebrating the New Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof. Debra Meyer as she starts her tenure at Sol Plaaitjie University. Located in Kimberly, Northern Cape, South Africa, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is a newer public university established in 2014. The…

The Jireh Ministries International (JMI) and Beloved Community Coalition (BeCoCo) Partnership Continues to Bring Hope Through Quarterly Food Parcel Initiative in Eldorado Park. By Becoco In December 2025, JMI, in partnership with BeCoCo, once again demonstrated the power of collaboration and compassion through the distribution of food parcels to the less fortunate in our community….

BeCoCo Fellow. Engages in Community Work. By Delvin Kean Mutrie a BeCoCo Fellow As part of my community work study, I participated in cleaning the church to support and serve the local community. My duties included sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning windows, arranging chairs, and ensuring the church environment was neat and welcoming. This activity…

BeCoCo Statement on the ignorant and arrogant, discriminatory and derogatory comments by the hosts of the OPEN CHAT PODCAST. South Africans with a Coloured Orientation know who we are! Despite a history of discrimination, degradation, and disenfranchisement, even during the new democratic dispensation in South Africa, we will continue to sing our “Azanian Love Song!”…

BeCoCo International Reports: “It’s STILL in OUR HANDS: Commemorating Mandela Day in Los Angeles” With the theme as, “It’s still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity,” Beloved Community Coalition (BECOCO) Co-Founder, Rev. Kelvin Sauls, joined comminity partners in Los Angeles to honor Madiba’s Birthday by coordinating and facilitating a community upliftment event in…

My heartfelt gratitude for the transportation funds. By Sade Matthews I am writing to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the Board of Directors of Beloved Community Coalition (BECOCO) for the generous transportation funds provided. Your support has made a profound and meaningful impact on my life—not only easing the financial strain of commuting, but also…

Building a Stronger Community Together. By Delvin Kean Mutrie This past Saturday, I volunteered with civic engagement activities in Old Klipspruit with the Patriotic Alliance (PA). This political party demonstrated its unwavering commitment to community engagement and democratic participation by hosting a vibrant outreach initiative at a specially erected stand in the local park. The…

BECOCO Fellow Reflection: Heartfelt Thank You to BECOCO By Mercedes Borman Dear Beloved Community Coalition Board of Directors I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support, which has made it possible for me to pursue my studies at Africa University during this academic year….

Pope Francis: A RADICAL MANIFESTATION of RESURRECTION! By Rev. Kelvin Sauls With these final spoken words, “Brothers and sisters, Happy Easter! All of us are children of God,” Pope Francis, the first Jesuit Pope from South America, has joined the ancestral cloud of witnesses🙏🏿Though limited by ongoing health challenges, the “People’s Pope” spent his final…

BEYOND CRUCIFIXION: Pathways to RESURRECTION REVOLUTION Rev. Kelvin Sauls In a world enveloped in conditions of crucifixion, Holy Week is not just examining the state of your personal spirituality. It’s an invitation to examine our political and societal reality – genocide and gender based violence, inequity and poverty, marginalization and corruption, world disorder to solidify…