President Cyril Ramaphosa has designated the funeral of Pastor Ray McCauley as a Special Provincial Official Funeral Category 2.
This follows Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufis request that the President honour the life of the pioneering religious leader, social reformer, and founder of Rhema Bible Church.
The funeral will be on Saturday. Pastor McCauley established the Rhema Bible Church in the late 1970s, spreading the gospel of racial integration even at the height of apartheid.
McCauley passed away at his home last week at the age of 75.
Gauteng Premier spokesperson, Sizwe Pamla says, He went on to plant more than 500 churches worldwide and saw more than 10 000 Bible school graduates from Rhema Bible School.
