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IFRB Members

  • African Traditional Religions
  • The Church of England in South Africa
  • The Church of the Province of Southern Africa
  • The Council of Muslim Theologians
  • The Full Gospel Church of God in South Africa
  • The International Federation of Christian Churches
  • The Methodist Church of Southern Africa
  • The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of South Africa
  • Nerduitse Gereformeerde Kerk
  • Nederduitse Hervormde Kerk van Afrika
  • The Salvation Army
  • Southern Africa Catholic Bishops’ Conference
  • South African Hindu Maha Sabha
  • Union of Orthodox Synagogues
  • United Congregational Church in S.A
  • Uniting Presbyterian Church of South Africa
  • The Wesleyan Church

Description:
 
1.1 The IFRB is a body of official representatives of legally constituted and socially recognised religions of divisions (denominations) whithin such religions, assisted by religious councils (e.g. SACC), religious broadcasting associations* and public broadcasting agencies.

1.2 The name shall be the Independent Forum for Religious Broadcasting.
 
  
Membership:

  • There shall be two categories of membership: ordinary and associate.
  • Ordinary members are the religious communities mentioned in the first half of 1.1, which act through their official representatives at Forum meetings, who have the right to speak, to vote, and to be eligible for election to the Board.
  • Associate members are the religious councils, religious broadcasting associations and public broadcasting agencies mentioned in the second half of 1.1, present in the person of their official representatives at Forum meetings, who have the right to speak but not to vote, and may be co-opted to assist the Board as consultors.
  • Member religions or their divisions (denominations) which can give evidence to the Board of having 100,000 adherents shall be entitled to one ordinary representative on the Forum, and an additional representative for every million adherents.
  • For the purpose of determining ordinary membership the Board has the discretionary authority to recognise federations of religious groups of the same doctrinal and worship tradition (e.g. International Federation of Christian Churches).
  • The Board may at its discretion admit as ordinary members historical religions or divisions thereof whose adherents in South Africa do not number the statutory 100,000 for the sake of having a more complete religious spectrum represented.
  • The number of representatives of associate members admitted for each organisation to a Forum meeting shall be at the discretion of the Board.

  
Forum Meetings:

The Forum shall meet once a year on a date, at a time and place, and with an agenda determined by the Board.
It lies within the competence of the Board to call futher meetings of the Forum if the need arises.  The Board shall give not less that two months' notice of the annual statutory meeting, and not less than a month's notice of further meetings of the Forum.

  
Finance:

  • The representatives of ordinary and associate members attending Forum meetings will be entirely financed by their sending authority.
  • Religions and divisions of religions which are ordinary members of the Forum will be billed for an annual subscription as determined from time to time by the Board.
  • Failure to pay within the year will lead to the suspension of voting powers at Forum meetings, and after two years to the cancellation of membership.
  • It lies within the competence of the Board to seek further funding from public and private sources.
  • The Board may request an annual donation from associate member organisations.
  • The Board shall present an audited set of accounts, as well as a proposed budget for the forthcoming financial year at each annual statutory meeting, for discussion and approval at that meeting.
  • The Board has the authority to open and manage bank accounts, make investments, acquire, bond and dispose of property, and provide for the administration of Forum funds.

  
* A religious broadcasting association is an organisation brought into existence and maintained by a number of religious groupings (churches, denominations) who, on the basis of a common belief, freely co-operate to spread their message by means of the electronic media.