Category: Stories
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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…
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Fifth Annual Theological Symposium hosts largest audience to date
CTSFW in partnership with St. John Lutheran Church, Decatur (Indiana) and the ILC, served the South East of Lake Victoria Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (SELVD) at the Fifth Annual Theological Symposium held at its Training Center in Negezi on August 3-6. According to Assistant Bishop, Dr. Yohana Nzelu, there was the…
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Former Muslim Becomes Christian Evangelist
By Chris Eggerman-mission team member Each day that we went out into villages within the Kishapu district of Tanzania to share the gospel, I was in a group with a man named Joseph. Although he’s around 70 years old, he’s one of the most happy, energetic people I’ve ever met. He also knows about many…
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Reverand Yohana Nzelu earns his DMin from Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Congratulations. Mchungaji (Pastor) Dr. Yohana Nzelu! You have done a great job today in defending your Doctor of Ministry project dissertation, entitled: “Women’s Ordination as a Challenge to South East of Lake Victoria Diocese of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.” The committee (Dr. Peter Scaer and Dr. John Pless served as readers and I…