Our Staff

Andrew Wommack was born on April 30th, 1949. Andrew and Jamie Wommack were married in 1972 and they have two sons and one granddaughter. He founded Andrew Wommack Ministries in 1978 and Charis Bible College in 1994. Andrew teaches across the country and the world through Conferences, Charis Bible College, and his TV show: The Gospel Truth – All with the desire to reach far and deep with the Gospel focusing on God’s unconditional love and grace.

Mike and Carrie Pickett were married in 2006 and have two children. They lived sixteen years in Russia as full-time missionaries. Carrie graduated from Charis Bible College in 1999 and moved to Russia to plant a Charis Campus, where Mike would get connected and eventually direct Andrew Wommack Ministries, Russia. Now they are the Vice Presidents of Charis Bible College as well as instructors, dedicated to using the Word of God to raise up leaders.

Bennie has worked in the Information Technology industry as a developer for 20 years, but he always knew he was called to ministry. In 2012 he moved with his family to the small town of Heidelberg to attend Charis Bible College while doing IT part time. At the end of his first year in 2012, he became the pastor of the local church, Langeberg Christian Fellowship, and benefitted from the teachings of Charis which equipped him for ministry.

He pastored Langeberg Christian Fellowship for 10 years before joining Charis Bible College as the Dean of Students in 2021. In 2023 he became the Director of Charis Bible College in Heidelberg. Bennie is married to Vicky, and they have 3 beautiful children -Benjamin, Daniel and Joy. His passion is to see people become whole and free by the truth of God’s Word.

Bongani Msibi’s journey with Charis began in 2020 while he served as a fulltime Senior Pastor of Christ Worship Church International in Cape Town, South Africa. He completed his1st and 2nd year of Charis studying fulltime at Charis Cape Town, and graduated his 3rd Year of Charis in 2022. He also holds a National Diploma in Building Science from the Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa and an Advanced Diploma in Project Management from Damelin College, South Africa.

After completing his 3rd year, he immediately started serving as the Dean of Students at the Charis Cape Town College and the year after was appointed Co-Ordinator of Charis Bible College Durban where he currently serves. Bongani is married to Lindiwe, and they have 2 lovely children. Bongani’s passion is his love for people, seeing them grow and developing into their God given potential. His favourite topic is the Love of God towards His people with practical application to our daily living and interaction with people.

Lungiswa Mpambani graduated from Charis Bible College in 2017 after serving in the banking sector for over 10 years. Inspired by a deep desire to delve into the Word of God, she resigned from her banking career in 2014 to pursue this calling.

Beginning her journey at Charis Bible College in Heidelberg, Western Cape, Lungiswa’s relationship with God took on a profound and distinctive expression. Transformed by the love of God encountered through His Word, she was driven by a newfound passion to share this love with others.

In 2019, Lungiswa began volunteering with Charis, working tirelessly to facilitate others’ experiences of encountering God’s love. She is mother to a handsome young man, Lizo, and she believes in the simplicity of the Gospel and lives by the motto that “Christianity is simple, but religion is complicated.” Guided by Colossians 2:6, her mission is to help others embrace a life of simplicity in Christ.

Nadine van Wyk’s journey with Charis Bible College began in 2019, while she served as a Pastor at Kingdom Faithlife Ministries and ran a Real Estate Agency.  She completed her 3 years at Charis Bible College in 2021.

Nadine also completed the Charis Leadership School in 2021 and the Director’s Training Program Internship at Andrew Wommack Ministries in 2022.  She was appointed as the Administrator of Charis Bible College Durban in 2022 and later served as the Dean and Co-ordinator of CBC Durban.

Nadine currently serves as the Director of Charis Bible College Cape Town.  She is married to Christo van Wyk, and they have 6 amazing children. Her passion is seeing students come to the understanding of who they are in Christ, maturing in His image and likeness.

Ntombizamazizi Nkumane’s journey with Charis began in 2012 when she attended her first year of Charis in Heidelberg, Western Cape, South Africa, and later graduated from Charis in Heidelberg in 2013. She completed her third year in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2020.

She joined Charis’ staff in Johannesburg and served as the Administrator in 2021, after which she served as the Dean of Women. She is currently the Co-Ordinator for Charis Bloemfontein, South Africa, stepping into the role in 2024.

Ntombizamazizi is passionate about discipleship, seeing people being set free as they know the truth, and some of her favourite topics are the True Nature of God (He’s such a good Father) and our established Identity in Christ.