DAVID  NIEBUHR

David Niebuhr was born in Kroonstad in the Orange Free State, South Africa, on the 1st of April 1972

He was the second of only two sons born to Hilmar & Wilna Niebuhr.

As a toddler, his parents moved to the then called Transvaal, now known as Gauteng.

He grew up in a town called Nigel, and attended both primary and secondary school at the Afrikaans schools in Nigel, being  Tini Vorster Primary School, and John Vorster Secondary School.

After School, he studied in both Theology and psychology. When he suffered a major health setback, he continued to study part time, and started working in the I.T. Industry. He later owned his own businesses in the Heidelberg and Nigel area.

It was during 1999 that David Niebuhr recorded his Gospel CD, named "Bly By My" - meaning "Abide with me." The CD had both Afrikaans and English recordings on it.

In 1998 he was approached by the Nigel Emergency Services Chaplains, and asked if he would assist them in the Emergency Services Chaplaincy of the Nigel area. He officially joined the Chaplaincy in the beginning of 1999

At the end of the year 2000, David was elected as the Co-ordinating Chaplain for Nigel.

In the beginning of 2001 David also played a major part in the formation of a chaplaincy reaction unit, that assisted at major traumatic scenes in our country. This reaction unit was the vision of Leon Jordaan, (Jorrie), and they assisted at a few major scenes, such as :

 

*   The floods in Lydenburg where a few people were missing, and drowned in 2002,

*  Also with the collapse of the roof of the Kolonade shopping centre in Tshwane,

    *    And with some of the minor and major plane accidents we had, such as the one in 2002 where Hansie Cronje lost his live. David Niebuhr, Leon Jordaan and Gerta Coetzee attended to this call, and assisted the family and friends of those who lost their lifes in this tragic accident. They also accompanied the remains of Hansie Cronje, as well as both the pilots to their various destinations for their individual burials.

 

- The reaction unit was later replaced with a support unit, as chaplaincies were formed all over the country, and we now only need to assist and support in major scenes.

 

In June, 2002, David Niebuhr was elected as Vice President of the Emergency Services Chaplaincy of Southern Africa.

 

After only serving in the office of Vice President, David Niebuhr was elected as the President of the Emergency Services Chaplaincy of Southern Africa in June, 2003.

 

David held office as president for the full 2 year term, and at the end of his term in 2005, he was re-elected as the next vice president, and held office for two years up to August 2007.

 

In August 2007  David Niebuhr again became the President of the Emergency Services Chaplaincy of Southern Africa, and will hold this office for a two year term.

 

David Niebuhr had Chaired the Disciplinary Committee of the ESC(SA) for a total of 4 years.

 

David Niebuhr was also commissioned by the executive of the EC(SA), to be the author of many of the current by-laws of the ESC(SA).

 

David Niebuhr was responsible for the creation of the ESC(SA) webpage, and for its maintenance.

 

David Niebuhr is also one of the Emergency Services Chaplaincy Training officers, presenting both the standard chaplaincy training, as well as some of our specialized courses with the Chief Training Officer, Frank Meulenbeld.

 

David Niebuhr was also elected as the Nigel Community Policing Forum Chairperson for Nigel in 2005,  then re-elected as Chairperson in March 2008, and is currently still serving in that position.

 

Contact Information:

PO Box 1712

Nigel

1490

South Africa

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Fax : 086 512 8859