Faith and Glory

Pastor Lemon Madoda Phiri is the trained Pastor under the discipline of the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa and was also ordained by the same Church. He is the life changing and influential communicator of the Holy Bible and the Gospel of the Kingdom Of God which is personified in Jesus Christ. Minister Lemon Phiri has been a pastor since 2002. He is currently based in Pretoria and in 2012 June 21 he pioneered a productive AFM OF SA Church called Faith and Glory Tabernacle which is in the City centre. He is also pastoring an AFM Church in Kagiso, at Mogale City.
Minister Lemon was born in Delmas, Mpumalanga. He started his prime life at Tweefontain, kwaNdebele in Mpumalanga. He then returned to Delmas at Botleng where he did his higher primary and secondary school. After completing high school, he moved to Sebokeng, Gauteng where he started a professional journey.
Minister Madoda grew under a number of religious disciplines and influence like Wesleyan Church, Islamic, traditional Church (Zionist), and Zion Christian Church (ZCC). He then received the gospel of Jesus Christ where he surrendered his life to God as a born again Christian
Minister Phiri completed his qualification on bookkeeping and accounts. He then received God’s calling for ministry during his pursuit for career building in the accounting stream. After total conviction of God’s calling upon his life, he yielded in 1997. He started his calling by preaching in trains, schools, and home prayer meetings under the leadership of Pastor Philemon Makhathini (the Spiritual Father) who groomed him and positioned him for ministry. When Pastor P Makhathini and the church leadership were convinced of God’s calling in Minister Phiri’s life, they asked him from his parents for God’s service. He was then sent for theological training.
The Minister is married to Katleho Mokhatla and they both parent two daughters, Nhlakanipho and Unathi. The Minister is currently completing his degree on Health Science and Social Service, within speciality in Applied Psychology for professional context.