{"id":1324,"date":"2026-08-27T08:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faithcollective.co.za\/?page_id=1324"},"modified":"2026-09-18T05:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T05:38:05","slug":"our-founders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faithcollective.co.za\/?page_id=1324","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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OUR FOUNDERS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Two Stories. One Calling.
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Brad and Jizanne Taberer’s story is not one of a perfect beginning. It is a story of two people who discovered that God can take the most unlikely pieces of a life and weave them into something beautiful, purposeful and eternal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Meet Pastors Brad and Jizanne Taberer, founders of Faith Church Collective in George, South Africa, and discover the story behind their calling.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Brad and Jizanne Taberer\u2019s story is not one of a perfect beginning. It is a story of two people who discovered that God can take the most unlikely pieces of a life and weave them into something beautiful, purposeful and eternal. Both grew up in East London, South Africa, but their childhood experiences looked very different. Jizanne did not have an easy home life and Brad faced his own challenges growing up, particularly during his school years. Yet what could have become defining limitations became part of the story God would ultimately redeem.<\/p>

Long before they understood the full picture, God was shaping them. Their story began to intertwine when Jizanne was studying education to become a teacher. What began as two individual journeys soon became a shared one. They fell in love, got married, and after their honeymoon, they stepped into a new season together, one that would shape the rest of their lives. Jizanne went on to complete her education studies, developing a deep love for children and a passion for seeing young lives transformed. Brad began his career working in a graphic design and photography company, developing a creative eye and a gift for communicating visually. But God was doing something deeper beneath the surface.<\/p>

They enrolled in Bible school together and studied for three years, growing not only in their knowledge of God\u2019s Word but in their understanding of what it meant to surrender their lives fully to His purposes. Along the way, they served, travelled and went on mission trips together, learning that ministry is not simply something you do, it is a life you give. Their paths were eventually converging around something greater than a career or a dream: a call to ministry. For Jizanne, ministry among children became a defining part of her life. She served in children\u2019s ministry at Faith Church for more than 20 years, investing in generations of young people and helping them discover that church is not simply a place they attend, it is a place where they belong, encounter Jesus and learn to live by faith.<\/p>

For 10 years, Brad and Jizanne led Faith Kidz, serving children and families with creativity, excellence and an unwavering passion to introduce the next generation to Jesus. But their ministry has never simply been about programmes, platforms or positions. It has always been about people. They have witnessed children grow, families change, lives restored and faith take root. They have learned that some of the most significant ministry happens in the moments no one sees, the conversations, the prayers, the tears, the late nights, the serving, the believing and the decision to keep saying yes.<\/p>

Their own stories have given them a deep understanding of what it means to need hope. They know what it is like to walk through difficult seasons. They know what it is like to wonder what God could possibly do with the broken or complicated parts of a story. And they have discovered firsthand that God does not waste pain, He redeems it.<\/p>

What once looked like obstacles became places where compassion was formed. What could have produced insecurity became a deeper dependence on God. And what began as two very different journeys became a shared calling to help others discover the same hope they had found. Over the years, Brad and Jizanne have continued to serve side by side, not simply as husband and wife, but as partners in ministry and in the purposes of God. Their journey has been shaped by a willingness to go where He leads, serve wherever needed and believe that the greatest adventures are found in obedience.<\/p>

Brad brings creativity, vision and a gift for communicating truth in ways that connect with people and a heart that believes faith is not a comforting force, it is an overcoming force. Jizanne brings a deep love for people, a passion for the next generation and a heart that believes wholeheartedly in the transforming power of God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201c For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cWe believe faith is not simply something we believe; faith is a life we live.\u201d \u2013 Brad & Jizanne Taberer<\/p>

James 1:22 NKJV \u201cBut\u00a0be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.\u201d<\/p>

We are not just building a church, we are raising disciples, strengthening families, equipping leaders and seeing lives transformed by the power of Jesus Christ.<\/p>

Romans 10:17 NKJV \u201cSo then faith\u00a0comes<\/em>\u00a0by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.\u201d<\/p>

Brad and Jizanne as a family stand and live by this powerful statement:<\/p>

\u201cThe life you live is the legacy you leave.\u201d<\/p>

Faith Church Collective exists to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus, equip them to live by faith and empower them to transform their world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A Shared Calling<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Together, they carry a simple but powerful conviction:<\/p>