Category: Stories
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Announcement of new leadership team for SELVD
On December 9th and 10th of 2022, the General Assembly met at Tumaini Bariadi Congregation and elected Reverend Dr. Yohana Ernest Nzelu to serve as bishop of the Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD) for a period of ten years. He had previously served as Assistant Bishop of the SELVD and as headmaster at Mwadui…
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Fire burns down the dormitory, killing three children with disabilities in Shinyanga
Linda Funke post: On the night of Nov. 23 around 11pm, a fire broke out in one of the dorms of the Buhangija refuge center and school in Shinyanga. This center houses kids with albinism and kids who are blind and/or deaf. Three girls died in the fire and 28 girls were injured. The three…
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Tanzanian 2022 mission trip …1356 baptisms during the 5 and a half day outreach week
Photo credits to Jane Mayden. This year our mission team was taken to Busega district to conduct our mission outreach. Busega district is located on the far northwestern corner of the Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD) and borders Lake Victoria on the west. We did outreach in 3 villages in Busega area. Gininiga a…
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Tree of Life Lutheran Church Mwadui, Tanzania comes to life
Missionary Cheryl Kruckemeyer reports exciting news from her village outside of Mwadui. A group of people starting worshipping under a magnificent Baobab tree. They were able to purchase a one acre of land to begin constructing their own church. What is exciting is that the people do this work with their own hands. Everyone proudly…