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ELCT-SELVD

Vestments Needed

Forty one new Pastors will be ordained in the Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese of Tanzania on June 1, 2024. Most of these men have received their Theological training at the Negezi Training center. Their education has been supported by the Mid-South District and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. God has truly blessed this program. […]

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

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 […]

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

Graduate Rev. Gyunda (SELVD/ELCT)

Friend of the Mid-South District Rev. Odolous Gyunda of the South East of Lake Victoria Diocese of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (SELVD/ELCT) received his Master of Arts (MA) degree from Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne, Indiana on Friday November 13.Concordia Theological Seminary does such a great job training Pastors from countries all over […]

Filed Under: District News Tagged With: ELCT-SELVD

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

Pastoral training in the South East of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD)

Pastoral training continues in the SELVD as the 3rd group of pastoral candidates came to Negezi training center for the July training classes. This week, Dr. Naomichi Masaki, from Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne (CTSFW), is teaching classes on Christology and the Lord’s Supper for the pastoral and deaconess training programs. This was his fourth […]

Filed Under: Home-Middle-Left, Tanzania, World Missions Tagged With: Africa, ELCT-SELVD, pastoral training, SELVD, Tanzania

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

The Second Graduation- Tanzania

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 […]

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

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 […]

Filed Under: Missions, National Missions, Tanzania, Tanzania, The Naomi Project Tagged With: ELCT-SELVD, loans for widows, The Naomi Project

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