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Tanzania

Church Roofs for Tanzania

The Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD) of the Lutheran church of Tanzania has witnessed tremendous growth. When a new congregation is formed, the members purchase and clear the land, pour the foundation, make the bricks, and construct the walls for the new building. This is a labor of love by the members many of […]

Filed Under: Tanzania, Tanzania, World Missions Tagged With: SELVD

Tanzania Mission Trip 2023

Church Planting is more than a word in the Southeast of Lake Victoria (SELVD) Lutheran Church of Tanzania, it is a priority. The SELVD area is in two large Governmental Regions, Shinyanga and Simiyu. Bishop Yohana Nzelu told me “We have a vision of reaching all wards in these two regions by 2025 and all […]

Filed Under: Tanzania, Tanzania, World Missions

Tanzania Update

Dave Brown, member at Ascension Lutheran Madison, recently sent the attached pictures from our friend Pastor Timotheo Alfred from Emmau Lutheran Church in Lyalu Tanzania. Emmau Lutheran currently is worshiping over 170 each Sunday. Pastor Timotheo expressed his thanks to those in the Mid-South District who sent money to the Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese […]

Filed Under: Tanzania, Tanzania, World Missions

God Continues to Work in Tanzania

On December 8, 2019, Agape Lutheran Church of Kahama in Tanzania ordained eight men into the Office of the Holy Ministry and installed five women as deaconesses. This congregation of 700 is a part of the South East of Lake Victoria diocese of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (SELVD-ELCT). The five hour service also […]

Filed Under: Tanzania, Tanzania, World Missions Tagged With: ELCT-SELVD

2019 mission trip church plant in Welezo,Tanzania

What an inspiration to receive this picture of the church building in Welezo! The mission team visited this area last year in May 2019 to work with Pastor Geoffrey Tenga on outreach. Donations from members of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in White House TN purchased the land for this building. The members have worked […]

Filed Under: Finance, Tanzania, Tanzania Tagged With: Prince of Peace

Engage – Training Centers in Tanzania

Mission Training Centers-an essential tool for evangelism and discipling the new Christians. Learn more about South East of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD) (here) or by visiting  the website elct-selvd.org Engage – Training Centers in Tanzania from VimeoLCMS on Vimeo.

Filed Under: Featured, Tanzania, Tanzania, World Missions Tagged With: video about training centers

“deaconesses..serve where needed”

Deaconesses have become active participants in South East of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD). Recently the focuses of these women has broadened to include new areas of ministry.

Filed Under: Tanzania, Tanzania, World Missions Tagged With: deaconess, SELVD

Tanzania Mission trip 2019

The 2019 trip will again focus on outreach to the Sukuma tribe, in a group of villages, located  in the  South East Of Lake Victoria District (SELVD). Bishop Makala will determine which area we will work in. The Sukuma are the nation’s largest tribe, comprised of 6 million people. Most of the people believe in […]

Filed Under: District News - Congregations, Missions, Tanzania, Tanzania, World Missions Tagged With: mission trip, Tanzania

Ode to Nancy Herd

What a difference you made We were saddened to hear of the passing of Nancy Herd, wife of retired pastor Cliff Herd of Chattanooga. She passed on September 1, 2018. Cliff and Nancy were on our 2013 mission trip to Tanzania. They were no strangers to Africa and by the end of her earthly time, […]

Filed Under: Tanzania, Tanzania, World Missions Tagged With: Nancy Herd

Church Planting in the South East of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD)

Two weeks and 2745 were baptized Two teams of 23 adults from the Mid-South District went to Tanzania in May for mission trips to the Southeast of Lake Victoria diocese (SELVD). Each trip lasted for approximately two weeks. The teams were made up of members from 8 Mid-South congregations and 4 LCMS congregations from other […]

Filed Under: District News, Featured, Tanzania, Tanzania, World Missions Tagged With: Africa, Church Planting, ELCT-SELVD, Tanzania, Tanzania May 2018

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