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Delegates follow a presentation at the 20th General Assembly of the ELCT at the Tumaini University in Makumira, near Arusha, Tanzania. Photo: ELCT/Nengâida Lairumbe

LWF President Musa: The church needs 21st century "shepherds"

Unity a key topic at Tanzanian church assembly, Presiding Bishop Fredrick Shoo re-elected

(LWI) - Churches rise and fall depending on the quality of leadership and therefore need “shepherds” who can provide clear theological direction,…

Planting trees has become part of church life in ELCT: (from the right) Bishop Fredrik Shoo, Rev. Faustine Kahwa, Rev. Solomon Massawe and students attending confirmation classes preparing for a tree planting in Tanzania's Northern Diocese. Photo: ELCT

A passion for creation

Fredrick Shoo: the bishop who plants trees

(LWI) – The glaciers are melting, and the snow is retreating at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. As he was observing this from his doorstep at the foot of the mountain, which is a landmark…

2020 New Year Message: So that all have life in abundance

“In times of exclusionary populism, silence is never an option”

(LWI) - In his New Year message, the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rev. Dr Martin Junge calls on churches to bear witness to the gospel message…

LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Unexpected joy during an unprecedented Christmas

LWF President Musa shared LWF’s 2020 Christmas Message

(LWI) – In a Christmas season marked by uncertainty and fear from the unfamiliar and unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christians are invited to trust in the promise…

Rev. Frank Mexon Mngâongâo (wearing red stole), ELCTâs new Youth Coordinator, in a photo from early 2020. Mngâongâo was ordained in Jan. 2020. Photo: ELCT

Tanzania: Youth preaching the Gospel, planting trees

Voices from the Communion: Rev. Frank Mng’ong’o

(LWI) - In 2019, Rev. Frank Mexon Mng’ong’o graduated from Tumaini University Makumira. He was ordained in January 2020 and appointed the youth coordinator for the…

In February 2019, LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge paid a pastoral visit to the ELCT, hosted by Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo. The LWF delegation and other ELCT leaders worshipped at the Gezaulole parish in the Northern Diocese. Photo: ELCT

LWF offers condolences to church and people of Tanzania following President Magufuli’s death

Junge encourages church to continue efforts to curb spread of COVID-19

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has offered condolences and prayers to the people and church in Tanzania following the death of President John Magufuli…

The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) President Yonas Dibisa (seated right) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr. Fredrick Shoo (center) signed a âLearning and Sharingâ collaboration agreement in July. LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa is seated left.Photo: E.Adolph/ELCT

Lutheran Churches in Ethiopia, Tanzania meet to share and learn together

Learning from one another "enhances our missional journey”

(LWI) - Leaders of the two largest Lutheran churches in Africa signed a joint initiative in July to enhance their missional journey through learning and sharing of experiences in…

Rev. Rebecca Maduley Kurubai, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Photo: Courtesy

Tanzania: The journey of a woman pastor with her indigenous community

Voices from the Communion: Rev. Rebecca Maduley Kurubai, the first Maasai woman pastor

(LWI) - “My testimony has been drawing many people to Christ,” says Rev. Rebecca Maduley Kurubai, the first ordained Maasai woman pastor in the…

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania hospitals receive 100 oxygen cylinders and Personal Protective Equipment from the Lutheran Mission Cooperation (LMC) to help meet demand. Erick K. Adolph/ELCT

Oxygen for Lutheran hospitals in Tanzania

Responding to high demand during COVID-19 which overwhelmed medical facilities

(LWI) - In January 2020, the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Moshi, a teaching hospital of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania,…

Rev. Dr Angela Olotu, Dean of the theology faculty of the Tumaini University Makumira in northern Tanzania. Photo: Erick Adolph/ELCT

Tanzanian church hosts regional gender justice resource hub

Legacy of Madagascan theologian Hélène Ralivao continues through launch of research and resource development fund

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) sees theological education as a way to promote systemic change for greater…

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