Women from across the Central Division gathered over the weekend of 24 and 25 October 2026 around the theme Beauty Unfolding at Tables for the 2026 Home League Rally. Through worship, testimony, discussion, ministry and teaching, the ladies explored four connected ideas: our identity in Christ, the people God places around us, the gifts and opportunities entrusted to us, and the call to live out our faith beyond the places where we gather.
The weekend opened with the session A Place at the Table: Knowing Who I Am Because I Know Whose I Am. The Bible message was brought by Colonel Theresa Malins, Territorial President for Women’s Ministries and guest for the weekend. Using Ephesians 1 and Luke 1, she encouraged the women gathered to begin with their identity in Christ, reminding them that their place at God’s table is received through grace and not earned through effort. Worship, music from the Divisional Ladies Band and a worship dance entitled Who Am I? echoed this theme before a time of prayer and reflection.
The second session shifted attention to relationships with the theme Around the Table: Who Has God Placed Around Me? Through music, a drama presentation by CFOT and an intergenerational panel facilitated by Lieutenant Precious Fakude, women reflected on the influence of those who have encouraged, supported and shaped them through different seasons of life. Panel members, representing different generations, shared from their own experiences while a devotional by Major Regina Mcineka challenged the ladies to consider both what they have received from others and what they can offer to those who follow behind them.
During the afternoon, the programme turned to the theme Serving at the Table: What Has God Entrusted to Me? Testimonies from the Battle Cry initiative shared the experiences of women from Orlando and Krugersdorp, while Shayatafula gave Home League groups the opportunity to present the funds they had raised for mission and ministry, and also present gifts for the THQ Baby Cupboard. In her devotional message at the end of the day, Colonel Theresa Malins encouraged the ladies to recognise the gifts, opportunities and influence God has placed in their hands and to consider how these can be used in service to others.
Sunday morning began with a March of Witness before the women of the Division gathered for the Rally’s closing session, Beyond the Table: Come • Receive • Grow • Bring • Go. The programme included a prayer season, recognition of Gold and Silver Star parents, recognition of retired officers, and ministry from the Johannesburg City Corps Timbrels and the Divisional Ladies Band. New members were also welcomed and recognised. Three speakers explored practical ways of living out faith in everyday life. Ladies were challenged to live out their faith at home, in the workplace and within their communities, considering how they might reflect Christ in relationships, work and service to others.
The weekend concluded with a final message from Colonel Theresa Malins built around the invitation to Come • Receive • Grow • Bring • Go. This was followed by a prayer of commissioning, sending women back to their Corps and communities with a renewed focus on living out what they had explored throughout the Rally.
From identity and belonging to service and mission, each session built upon the last, creating a weekend that encouraged the women of the Central Division to consider not only their place at the table, but also how they can make room for others and carry the life of Christ into their homes, workplaces and communities.