Welcome
to the website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.
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Mission
The aim
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) is to
enable people to know Jesus Christ and gain eternal life. The
Church is built on Jesus Christ as its foundation, is guided
by the Word of God as found in the Old and New Testaments, and
is strengthened by the Sacraments. It does so in accordance
with the Lutheran Confessions, which are true interpretations
of the Word of God.
The ELCT,
which is comprised of 20 dioceses, has a membership of more
than 5.6 million in a population of nearly 38 million Tanzanians.
A Short
History.
The Lutheran
Church began its activities in the country during the 19th Century.
It has continued to bear fruit despite interruptions by the
Hehe/German War in 1891, the Majimaji war of 1905-1906, the
1st World War 1914-1918 and later on the 2nd World War of 1939-1945.
By 1938
there were seven Churches in Tanganyika, as the country was
known at that time. These were:
- The
Lutheran Church of Northern Tanganyika in the north.
- The
Usambara/Digo Lutheran Church in the northeast.
- The
Uzaramo/Uluguru Lutheran Church in the east.
- The
Augustana Lutheran Church of Irimba/Turu, located in Central
Tanganyika.
- The
Evangelical Lutheran Church in the North West Tanganyika.
- The Iraqw
Lutheran Church in the Northern Province
- The Ubena/Konde
Lutheran Church in the Southern Highlands.
In 1938,
the Churches founded a federation known as the Federation of
Lutheran Churches in Tanganyika, which brought together these
seven churches. On June 19, 1963, the seven Churches, under
the umbrella of a federation, merged to become a single Church,
known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.
For more
information on the ELCT, click here.
Postal
Address:
ELCT
Head Office
P.O. Box 3033
Arusha, Tanzania.
General
Information:
elcthq@elct.or.tz
For
further information contact:
ELCT
Communication Coordinator:
elobulu@elct.or.tz
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Press
Releases
(Archives)
Bishop
Malasusa continues for second term
Bishop
Dr. Alex Gehaz Malasusa has been re-elected by the 18th Assembly
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) to continue
to serve in the position of Presiding Bishop of the Church.
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ELCT
releases new membership figures
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) now has 5,601,271
members having registered 298,544 new members, according to figures
released yesterday by the Secretary General of the ELCT, Mr. Brighton
Killewa. The
figures show an increase of 5.63 per cent from the 2009 figures
which recorded 5.3 million members and were released last year.
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Killewa
expresses confidence in Malasusa following his re-election
The
Secretary General of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania
(ELCT), Mr. Brighton Killewa, has congratulated Bishop Dr. Alex
Malasusa for his re-election to serve the Eastern and Coastal
Diocese until his retirement saying that the endorsement reflected
the trust that all members of ELCT held in his leadership.
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Tanzania
Holds a Conference attended by 2000 people
About
2,000 people participated in a Pastors Conference held in the
Tanzanian capital city of Dodoma at the University of Dodoma from
August 28 to September 2 this year. Leaders urged the members
to pray and fast for one month for the church and the society.
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Washiriki
2000 wa wahudhuria mkutano Dodoma
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Bishop
Malasusa becomes Vice-President of LWF
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Biogas
frees men from dependence on their wives -- Bishop
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Lutheran
Junior Seminary plans major expansion
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The
Dodoma Statement
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