Council Members
Charlene Bantantou, Member
Cele Esau, Member
Jeremiah Pietersen, Chairperson
Elspeth Muirhead, Member
Trisha Riedy, Member
Ana Van Straten, Member
Makuba Mwamufiya, Treasurer
Theo Mayekiso, Member
Nima Taylor, Minister: 076-024-9120
Nolubabalo Bulana, CTU Administrator
Rev. Nima Taylor
Rev. Nima Taylor
Settled Minister since 2019
Reverend/Venerable Nima Taylor is a former Buddhist nun who also served eight years as an interfaith minister. She has written two books, Meditation for Non-Meditators, and Buddhism for Non-Buddhists. She is the founder of Inner Peace Buddhist Centre, a worldwide organisation for the study and practice of Buddhism in contemporary society, as well as Inner Peace Society, non-profit organisation promoting projects to uplift the poor through medical care and education. She is a former Vice Chair of the Cape Town Interfaith Initiative. Feel free to contact Rev. Nima at NimaJanetTaylor@gmail.com.
Rev. Gordon Oliver
Rev. Gordon Oliver
Minister Emeritus
Gordon continues his long service as minister in our church and is very active with interfaith activities. He has been a leader in the world-wide International Council of Unitarians and Universalists and has a master’s degree in religious studies. Gordon has had a number of careers, most notably including a term as mayor of Cape Town. He welcomes the opportunity to support and encourage others. You can reach Gordon at gordonoliver39@gmail.com.
Rev. Roux Malan
Rev. Roux Malan
Community minister
Roux practices as a Clinical Pastoral Therapist and Mental & Emotional Resilience Coach both locally (Muizenberg & Belville) and internationally (virtually). Roux served the Cape Town Unitarians minister from 2008 till June 2017. He holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Pastoral Care from the University of Stellenbosch. Feel free to contact him at rouxmalan@gmail.com