Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania South East of Lake Victoria Diocese celebrated the second graduation of students from Bishop Makala Training Center on March 12th in collaboration with Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne on March 12th. Seventeen pastors were ordained in the ceremony held in Ebenezer Lutheran Church Cathedral in Shinyanga. This includes three pastors […]
Mid-South District LCMS Tanzania Mission Trip 2017
We are making plans to make a mission trip to Tanzania, located in East Africa, below the equator on the Indian Ocean. Tanzania is one of the most stable and peaceful countries in Africa. It is a little larger than Texas with a few more people than California. This year’s trip will be to visit […]
Christmas Greetings from Third General Assembly SELVD
Christmas Greetings from Third General Assembly SELVD ………….. Christmas and Happy New Year Greetings from South East of Lake Victoria General Assembly to LCMS President Dr. Matthew Harrison and Mid-South District President Rev. Dr. Roger Paavola. We also feel happy to send greetings to Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne President Dr. Lawrence Rast and the […]
The Naomi Project
Widowhood is difficult in any country, but in third world countries the issues are compounded. The widow must deal with immediate survival and often she is not allowed to remain on the land she farmed with her husband because the land reverts back to the husband’s family. There is no life insurance policies, pensions or […]
Pastor Dave Tews reports on his first mission trip
I had the opportunity to go on my first mission trip with 12 others from the Mid-South District to Tanzania. This was an evangelism mission trip that took us to remote villages in the South East of Lake Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Tanzania. The one way trip each day was 2 hours over […]
Pastoral Training in the Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese
The pastors in the Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese are so appreciative of the opportunity for conservative theological training in the US and in Tanzania. We live in a world where our Christian values and beliefs are assaulted by the culture of this world. This is true in Tanzania as well. People living in the […]
Tanzania Mission Trip-May 19, 2016
A team of 13 will be leaving for Tanzania on May 19th for a mission trip to the South East of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD). The Mid-South District has been sending teams to Tanzania since 2004. The Kishapu district, the area we will be visiting this year, is a very dry and poor area with […]
Ten Evangelists Graduate
Graduates from Bishop Makala Training Centre in Negezi, Tanzania The good news is spreading in Tanzania expediently and the pastors rely heavily upon evangelists to assist them in serving their many congregations or answering the call to go into new areas to plant churches. The pastor will identify a man in his church who is […]
Women in the Church: “As deaconesses…”
“…we watch for where there is need, and that is where we serve.” Deaconess Sandra Rhein traveled to the Bishop Makala Training Centre in Negezi to teach the deaconess training program. These ladies are eager to learn and bring their talents to the Body of Christ. This training program is also a part of the […]
Cows for Christmas….what a wonderful idea!
Mwaudi Lutheran Secondary School in Tanzania was able to purchase 9 female cows and 1 bull from the program at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Periora, IL. Seven of the cows were pregnant when they arrived and are due to calve in January. This also means the dairy herd will grow from 10 to 17 very soon. Redeemer […]
