Lukajange District

The church close to the KAD Head office (Photo: Jorg Staehler)
Lukajange District is the oldest church district in the Karagwe area. The district houses the Diocesan Head Office in Lukajange. The nearby town Kayanga is the governmental district administrative centre of Karagwe.

Lukajange District is composed of six parishes namely Lukajange, Kayanga, Nyakahanga, Nyabwegila, Nyakahanga hospital and Rukole. The district has twenty congregations: Lukajange, Kibombo, Rujebe, Nyakahanga, Nyakiziba, Omurushaka, Kakashombwe, Kabale, Nyakahanga hospital, Kayanga, Karaizo, Rwamguruzi, Nyabwegila, Ndama, Rukole, Ihanda, Cherunga, Chonyonyo, Rularo and Chelima.

Dean Rev. Emmanuel Ngambeki
Assistant bishop and acting Dean Rev. Emmanuel Ngambeki serves as Lukajange Parish Pastor as well as District Pastor. The other pastors are Rev. Mapinduzi Jonathan (Nyabwegira parish), Rev. Dr. Brighton Katabaro (Kayanga parish), Rev. Leoporld Materu (Nyakahanga hospital), Rev. Eliab Rwenda (Rukole parish), and Rev.Elnathan Rubanga (Nyakahanga Parish). Other district employees are Sister Loyce Siima (Deaconess)She is in studies since January 2010, and Elina Bagoka (Secretary).

Activities and Plans

Lukajange choirs are famous. (Photo: Jorg Staehler)
  • The word of God was proclaimed and the Sacraments were administered in church services, weddings and funerals,
  • Seminars on stewardship, leadership, marriage and family issues, financial regulation, environmental conservation, etc also were conducted,
  • House to house evangelism was done,
  • Christian education in schools was conducted,
  • Sunday school and confirmation classes were attended,
  • 40 pupils are supported at Tegemeo English Medium School,
  • 10 Kindergarten teachers are supported at ELCT Morogoro Junior Seminary,
  • 5 women were given milk cows (see New Life Project),
  • Church buildings were renovated and constructed such as in Lukajange, Karaizo, Ndama, Omurushaka, Nyakiziba, Kakashombwe, Rukole, Cherunga and Rularo.
  • Three water tanks and a Kindergarten class at Kayanga parish were constructed,
  • The renovation of Nyakahanga pastor’s house and the construction of the pastor’s house at Kayanga parish is planned.


Partnership

The partnership between Lukajange district and the German www.kirche-leverkusen.de/tanzania [church district (Kirchenkreis) Leverkusen] is growing. This partnership unites people who come from different countries and cultures. They understand each other and sh