Pastor Jennifer Virginia Van Der Ross is an ordained Pastor in the Full Gospel Church of God Southern Africa. She is in firstly devoted to her relationship with the I AM who is her Heavenly Father that called her into ministry despite her short comings. She admits that she is not here to build her own kingdom but the Kingdom of God. She serves under the leadership of Pastor Randall and Pastor Berenice Pienaar in Belmont Worship Tabernacle.
Pastor J.V. Van Der Ross grew up in Scottville, Kraaifontein. She was raised by her father Leonard Fortuin and mother Jennifer Fortuin, she is the youngest of six siblings. She is married to her handsome husband Collin Lesley Van Der Ross who serves as an elder in Belmont Worship Tabernacle. They have been blessed with three beautiful daughters.
Pastor Van Der Ross completed her theological studies at Chaldo Bible Institute in 2003 and later completed her Bachelor of Arts Honours Theological Studies at the University of the Western Cape in 2021.
Pastor Van Der Ross has served in full time ministry for 15 years. She and her husband currently serve in Belmont Worship Tabernacle as the Youth Pastoral Couple. She also has the distinct honour to serve as a Chaplain in the South African National Defence Force. She and her husband serves on the Regional Youth Leadership under as a secretary.
As she grew up in a community with different challenges, she had a father and mother that were extremely strict. Despite the odds that were against her she had a mother that walked the journey in the Kingdom of God without apologies, steadfast, willingly and without compromise. They (her parents) identified the calling of God on her life and never stood in her way when she was called into ministry. It was never easy but God was and is in control until today.
Currently her focus is on the youth as she and her husband realized that the enemy is targeting the youth and pulling them to his kingdom. Her passion is to teach, counselling and to serve others through outreach programs. Her heart is outside the four walls of the buildings we come to gather to praise the name of the Lord. She believes everyone has a story and no one should be treated as nothing.
Pastor Van Der Ross, her husband and Belmont Worship Tabernacle youth ministry has an yearly outreach program during the month of June. This is the journey where they take JESUS to the STREETS. During the outreach they serve and spend time with those who sleep on the streets come rains or shine. She spend time with young people from all walks of life and share with them ethical principles and ethical decision making processes.
She has realized that family is one of her cornerstones and the supportive structure that she has around her makes life so much easier to focus on what God has called her to do.
She enjoys family time, loves to bake when time allows her to do so. She loves to learn and read but most of all she enjoys studying and always find a way to encourage others to do so.
