KAD at one glance


Church: Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT)

Organisation: Karagwe Diocese (KAD)

Year started and registered: 7th Jan. 1979
Year newly registered: 19th May 2003 (under new law)

Location: Northwest Tanzania

Administrative Districts covered:
    1. Karagwe District
    2. Ngara District


Church structure

Diocese/Church Districts/Parishes/Congregations:

Diocese Departments:
    1. Administration and Finance
    2. Building Department
    3. Health and Diaconal Department
    4. Mission, Evangelism and Stewardship
    5. Planning and Development
    6. Women, Children and Social Welfare
    7. Youth and AIDS

Districts: Number of church-districts = 8
    1. Bweranyange
    2. Ihembe
    3. Kituntu
    4. Kyerwa
    5. Lukajange
    6. Mabira
    7. Murongo
    8. Ngara Mission Area

Parishes: Number of parishes = 40

Congregations: Number of congregations = 218

Members: Number of members = 126,000

Staff: Number of staff
    Pastors = 63 (3 females)
    Evangelists = 209
    Employees = 483