Mabira District
The Mabira District lies to the West of the Diocesan Headquarters. To the East is the Kituntu District and to the West the Murongo district and Kagera river, to the South is the Kyerwa District.
The district was started in 1979 in the same year as the diocese. The district has five parishes: Mabira, Kishanda, Nyakatuntu, Businde and Nyamilembe. The district pastor is Rev. Adrian Lwenteme.
Parish pastors are:Rev.Adrian Lwenteme- Mabira, Rev. Samwel Mugangara- Nyakatuntu, Rev. Richard Nguma- Businde, Rev.Emmanuel Kishato-Kishanda, Rev.Lameck Kalibwami-Nyamilembe and Deacon Respina Natson.
Mabira district has 16,000 Christians, 5 parishes, 36 congregations, 5 pastors, 36 evangelists, 1 dispensary; various activities of AIDS control programme (ACP) and Community Based Health Care (CBHC).
The Mabira District has many mountains (up to 1,000 meters). The rainy season lasts from August to May each year and there is an average of 1,000 mm per annum. The temperature is high in the dry season and low in the rainy season, the average being about 25. The soil is fertile. The inhabitants are peasants depending on agriculture for their livelihood. The food crops include banana, potatoes, cassava, corn and millet. In most cases production is for domestic consumption. Coffee is the major cash crop. Due to a poor trading policy, the coffee price has been fluctuating for many years. This has influenced the peasants’ income and development unfavourably. This also affects the district, because it lives on the offerings of its members.
Partnership
Partnership
In 1982, the partnership with the German church district Nassau was established by Rev. Rudolf Stahl, Germany and at that time, district pastor was Rev. Nelson Kazoba. Later Rev. Kazoba became bishop. He is now retired. In 1990, the deanery of Selters under the leadership of Rev. Manfred Spehr joined the partnership with the Mabira district.
Goals
The mission of the district is committed to build a strong community through preaching, teaching and advocacy. It also tries to provide services, which will promote a sustainable development of the community.
- Seminars on stewardship and marriage for young people and for youth groups and leaders of Aids-programmes,
- Building activities: 1 sisters house, 2 pastors houses for Nyamilembe and Businde, 3 water tanks for the Kishanda, Nyakatuntu and Ibamba Dispensaryies, completion of 16 churches,
- Installation of a system of ATV set, laptop computer and printer,
- Installation of a solar panel to the pastors’ houses of Businde and Nyamilembe,
- Aforestation,
- Training of 20 students,
- To collect 33,500 TSH budget of the district.
Contact
Further information through District Pastor Rev. Adrian Lwenteme.
Cell phone: 00255 (78) 6776421
Text: Adrian Lwenteme
