Welcome
to the website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.
See below
for Popular Links
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 comprises
20 dioceses. To see the list of the Dioceses follow this link:
Dioceses of the ELCT.
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
Popular
Links
Other
Popular Links
Language & Orientation School
(at Lutheran
Junior Seminary Morogoro)
New
Safari Hotel
Service Office
Tumaini
University Makumira
Dar
es Salaam College
Iringa
University College
Kilimanjaro
Christian Medical College
Tumaini
University Makumira
Sebastian
Kolowa University College
Stefano
Moshi University College
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Press
Releases
(Archives)
ELCT
Celebrates 50 Years
At
least 5,000 people are expected to attend the celebrations from
21 to 23 June 2013 to mark the Golden jubilee since the formation
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT).
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Kiswahili ...
Christianity
is more than what can be seen outwardly - Malasusa
“Christianity
is more than what can be seen outwardly. It is more than the flesh
and church buildings. They can kill us and destroy buildings but
the persecution against Christians will never kill Christianity.”
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Makala
becomes Bishop of a newly inaugurated Diocese
On 5 May
2013, Rev. Emmanuel Makala was consecrated the first Bishop of the
newly established South East of Lake Victoria Diocese of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Tanzania.
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ELCT
releases membership figures for 2013
The Membership
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) by January
2012 was 6,139,879 compared to 5,825,312 members in 2011.
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Church
donates food to stave off hunger
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Education
Desk conducts seminars to improve governance of schools
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Bishop
Dr. Thomas Laiser laid to rest
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ELCT
mourns the death of Pastor Thomas Musa
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Messages
pouring in following the death of Bishop Dr. Thomas Laiser
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The
Dodoma Statement
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