Michael Swain
Michael Swain was raised in England, graduating from the University of Bristol with an Honours degree in Law before immigrating to South Africa in 1983. He is a co-founder and former vice president of the Every Nation (formerly His People) movement of churches and ministries. He has spent over 30 years in Christian ministry in South Africa, Europe, and the USA. Michael has also enjoyed success as a businessman, having founded and run companies in diverse areas, including software development, events management, marketing, and communications. Michael currently serves as the Executive Director and primary spokesperson for Freedom of Religion South Africa (knows as FOR SA), a non-profit legal advocacy organisation with a mandate to uphold and protect the right to religious freedom granted by the South African Constitution. He is an allied lawyer with the Global Advocacy Alliance and for the past ten years has been at the frontline of multiple battles for faith and freedom. He and his wife, Lynn, live in Cape Town.