Bweranyange District

The district known as Bushangaro is the exact same area as the Nyabiyonza governmental district and has a total of about 100 sq km. This is the south-western part of the Karagwe Diocese sharing the Western border with the Republic of Rwanda along the Kagera River.

Bweranyange Church District has four parishes: Nyabiyonza parish ministered by District Pastor Rev. Jackson Kanyiginya, Kayungu parish ministered by Rev. Martin Mtugureni, Mazinga parish ministered by Rev. Johansen Ramadhani and Kandegesho parish ministered by Rev. James Kiivu.

The district has 27 congregations with a total of about 18,000 congregants. Further more there are 27 evangelists and others working together in the ministry. Sister Zeulia Beganisa coordinates the women work in the district.

In 1938, the first missionaries visited Kayungu and Nyakagoyegoye in order to preach the gospel.

Activities

In 1989, Bweranyange District implemented a women’s project, which was financed by DANDA/Danchurchaid through the Danish Missionary Society (DMS). The reason for this project is to improve the standard of living for women and their families. Five houses were constructed at Ahakishaka, Kamagambo, Kayungu, and Kandegesho - later on another one at Mazinga parish as well. From these houses various activities, that help improve the development for women are being spread to the surrounding congregations.

In 2006, Bweranyange District implemented a girl’s secondary school at Ahakishaka which is now run by the Karagwe Diocese. The goal of the school is to promote the standard of education in Karagwe in the future.

The district is also implementing a forestation project which is financed by the German partners of the church district of Luebbecke. A total of 50 acres of Pinus trees has been planted at Ilemba in Chamchuzi Mazinga parish. The goal of this project is to build awareness in the community for the need of environmental conservation. The district also wants to encourage its members to use whatever resources are available and to develop activities, which will further their self reliance.

Since 1998, the district has been training a number of young people in Secondary Schools, Vocational Training Centres and Bible Schools in order not only to promote and improve the skills of church staff, but also of the society in general.

In addition the district is running a number of smaller projects including seminars, running vegetable gardens.

Goals for the next five years

Mission and evangelism

To conduct seminars of awareness for HIV/AIDS

To build awareness in the society about the environment conservation

Promoting saving-and credit-cooperative society in the district

To construct five church buildings and establish new congregations[/li]

To teach young people and adults on Christian education

To strengthen the partnership with our German partner district Luebbecke

To construct a parish house in Kamagambo and to establish a new parish in Kamagambo

Multilateral Partnership

The partnership between Bweranyange and the German church district Luebbecke was started in the beginning of the 1980ies through a partnership of the congregations Levern-Trihausen and Nyakagoyagoye. Later in the partnership expanded to the level of the districts of Bweranyange and Luebbecke. Since Luebbecke has also another partnership with the Gerega Bataki Karo Protestant Church (GBKP), the idea was born, to start a multilateral partnership between Germany, Tanzania and Indonesia.

In 1998, a joint delegation from Germany and Indonesia came to Bweranyange for a visit. In 2000, a Bweranyange delegation visited Indonesia passing through Germany as well.

In 2010, it is planned that youth groups from Tanzania and Indonesia will visit Luebbecke, Germany in order to strengthen each other and to grow together.

Contact

Further information through District Pastor Rev. Jackson Kanyiginya.
Cell phone: 00255 78 6774941