Lutherans Here & There
Tanzania
- population: 64 million
- Christians: 39 million, or 61%
- Lutherans: 7.9 million Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) —or 1 in 8 Tanzanians
- population of the village of Kirangare: 800
- Kirangare choir practices per week: 3 plus Sunday
- Pare Diocese minimum pastor’s salary: $250/mo
United States
- population: 335 million
- Christians: 250 million, or 63%
- Lutherans: 3.1 million (ELCA) + 1.8 million (LCMS) + 0.34 million (WELS) = 5.2 million Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) —or 1 in 64 Americans
- population of Quad Cities metropolitan area: 381,570 (144th largest in U.S.)
- Zion choir practices per week: 1 plus Sunday
- Southeastern Iowa Synod’s minimum pastor’s salary: about $5,000/mo
Kirangare Lutheran Parish
About 450 Christians in four Preaching Points
- Kirangare (center)
- Idaru
- Mpare
- Marindi
Where We Traveled
Straight-line distance, 8,367 miles or 13,465 kilometers, or about a quarter of the way around the globe
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Images
our Days
Wednesday
September 14, 2022 | Travel from Same to Kirangare
Welcomed at Kirangare |
Thursday
September 15, 2022 | Zion Day Care Centre
Idaru Preaching Point
Pastor Kivatiro and Upendo’s house
Dairy Project cow #1 |
Friday
September 16, 2022 | Makasa Lutheran Church |
Saturday
September 17, 2022 | Kirangare Dispensary
Mpare Preaching Point
Dairy Project cow #2 |
Sunday
September 18, 2022 | Worship at Kirangare Lutheran Church |
Monday
September 19, 2022 | Kirangare Secondary School
Meeting with Companionship Committee for Reflection and Farewell |
Tuesday
September 20, 2022 | Home Communion visit with “Mama” Leah Elinazi
Travel from Kirangare to Mwanga |
Idaru Vocational Training Center
For more, read and Pastor Fue’s greeting belowUpendo's Vision: a Vocational Training Center in Idaru