BEComing

BEComing

A community walking with young people, aged 13 to 25, as they move from who they are to who they're made to become — through presence, relational mentorship, and belonging.

Mentorship Circles
Rooted & Rising
Formation Camp
Dads Talks
Pass It Down
64.5%
of South African children grow up without their biological father in the home
1 in 3
young people will never have a consistent, meaningful mentor
62.4%
youth unemployment shaping how young people see their own future
About

Formation, not just programming

Becoming exists because a generation is growing up short on presence — short on adults who stay. We build small, consistent communities where young people are known, challenged, and walked alongside over years, not events.

Faith & Spiritual Formation

Grounding identity in something steadier than achievement, image, or circumstance.

Mentorship & Relational Leadership

Consistent adults and older peers who show up, week after week, in small circles.

Creative & Culture Formation

Music, performance, and voice as ways young people process and express who they're becoming.

Community & Fatherhood Engagement

Equipping fathers and father figures to stay present, and rebuilding what fatherlessness has cost.

Where we're headed

Now – Year 1

Plant

100+ young people across our first circles and programmes.

Year 2–3

Grow

Provincial expansion into new schools, churches, and neighbourhoods.

Year 4–5

Scale

A national chapter model reaching 500+ young people a year.

Year 6+

Go Global

Into the African diaspora, then continent-wide.

E

Emmanuel

Founder & Programs Director

Emmanuel leads both the vision and the day-to-day of Becoming, carrying the work as a pastor as much as a programme builder — the conviction is that formation happens in rooms small enough to be known in.

Programmes

Every doorway in

Different young people need different entry points. These are the rooms we build together.

The Open Book
A weekly quiet-time gathering for young people aged 13–18.
Faith & Spiritual Formation
Rooted & Rising
An 8-month formation journey for 30 young men aged 14–16.
Mentorship & Relational Leadership
Living Room Sessions
Monthly worship gatherings held in homes.
Faith & Spiritual Formation
Worship Circles
A weekly gathering around music and faith.
Creative & Culture Formation
Mentorship Circles
Small groups of 8–15, meeting weekly or fortnightly with a trained, consistent mentor, in schools, neighbourhoods, and churches.
Mentorship & Relational Leadership
University Worship Sessions
Gatherings for young people navigating faith on campus.
Faith & Spiritual Formation
Dads Talks
Honest conversations for fathers and father figures.
Community & Fatherhood Engagement
Sport Mentorship
Mentorship built into the discipline and teamwork of sport.
Mentorship & Relational Leadership
Community Circles
Groups for parents and community members walking alongside our young people.
Community & Fatherhood Engagement
Pass It Down
A cascading model: university mentors guide senior learners, who in turn mentor junior learners.
Mentorship & Relational Leadership
Formation Camp
An annual 3-day flagship gathering for youth, dads, and mentors. R1,500 per camper — sponsored places available.
All Four Pillars
Get Involved

Presence is the ask

Becoming runs on people who show up consistently, and on the giving that makes that possible.

Mentor

Join a Mentorship or Community Circle and commit to showing up for a season.

Start here

Give

R116 / month · R3.87 a day

Recurring giving keeps circles running and camp places sponsored for those who can't pay.

Give monthly

Sponsor a Camper

R1,500 sends one young person to Formation Camp who couldn't otherwise attend.

Sponsor a place
Contact

Come find us

Reach out about mentoring, giving, partnership, or just to ask a question.

Address
Silver Lakes Office Park
Pretoria, South Africa