Bishop Bagonza visits Germany

Bishop Bagonza visited Germany from 12th February - 31st March 2009 as a guest of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau (see NEWS). He took part in the installation of the new Church-President Dr. Volker Jung in the middle of February. After the international partnership consultation on peace, he visited the districts of Nassau, Biedenkopf and Gladenbach. Afterwards he went to Hamburg to see Rev. Brighton Katabaro who is doing his PHD in Theology at the university and other friends of Karagwe.

Bishop Bagonza was finally one of presenters in the global consultation of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) which took place from 25th to 31st March 2009 in Augsburg, Germany. Over 100 invited theologians from more than 30 countries discussed transformative perspectives and practices of theology in the church of today (see also DOCUMENTATION, April 2009).

Praying for the former Church-President Dr. Peter Steinacker of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN). (Photo: EKHN media)Church-President Dr. Volker Jung and Bishop Bagonza. (Photo: Jorg Staehler)Dr. Volker Jung and Bishop Dr. Benson Bagonza (Photo: Jorg Staehler)Dr. Peter Steinacker, the former Church-President of EKHN, and Bishop Bagonza. (Photo: Jorg Staehler)(From the left): Bishop Elisa Buberwa (NWD), Mrs. Elisabeth Standke (Gladenbach), Rev. Jorg Staehler (Biedenkopf), Bishop Dr. Benson Bagonza (KAD), Rev. Frieder Ackermann (Gladenbach), Rev. David Mwaigwisya (Moravian, Tanzania). (Photo: Steubing) Bishop Bagonza and the Dean of the District. (Photo: Bernd-Christoph Matern)Bishop Bagonza at the pastor's meeting. (Photo: Bernd-Christoph Matern)Bishop Bagonza was welcomed by a reception at the Georg-Voemel-House (Photo: Bernd-Christoph Matern) Service with Rev. Katharina Staehler. (Photo: Jörn Rimbach)Sunday service in Frohnhausen together with young people. (Photo: Manuela Vollmann)Service with Rev. Jorg Staehler in Frohnhausen. (Photo: Manuela Vollmann)Reception in Frohnhausen. (Photo: Manuela Vollmann) Bishop signs in the Golden Book of the city of Biedenkopf - with Rev. Jorg Staehler, Mr. Frank Schmidt and the mayor Karl-Heinz Bolldorf. (Photo: Joern Rimbach)TAPE-meeting from the left: Dr. Belinga-Belinga, Bishop Bagonza, Dr. Helga Rau, Propst Michael Karg, Rev. Staehler, Rev. Ackermann, Rev. Savera Bishanga. TAPE is a Tanzania action-group towards partnership and development. (Photo: Joern Rimbach)Giving a presentation at the Heide-Ost-Gymnasium. (Photo: Heide Gymnasium)Visiting the RAUHE HAUS. (Photo: Brighton Katabaro)Being invited by Mrs. and Mr. Schroeder (Photo: Unknown)Aganyila and Amanya Katabaro when having coffee and cake with friends of the Humbold-Gymnasium who have a partnership with the Kituntu Secondary School. (Photo: Brighton Katabaro)Meeting with friends of the Humbold-Gymnasium who have a partnership with the Kituntu Secondary School. (Photo: Unknown)Service at the Niestedtner Kirche. (Photo: Brighton Katabaro)Service at the Niestedtner Kirche. (Photo: Brighton Katabaro)Bishop Dr. Benson Bagonza and his wife Frieda (Photo: LWF/Dirk-Michael Groetzsch) A participant and Rev. Savera Bishanga (Photo: LWF/Dirk-Michael Groetzsch)Rev. Fidon Mombeki talking with Rev. Savera Bishanga and Mrs. Frieda Bagonza (Photo: LWF/Dirk-Michael Groetzsch)Participants from the Kagera Region in Tanzania talking together (Photo: LWF/Dirk-Michael Groetzsch)Bishop Dr. Benson Bagonza talking with a participant (Photo: LWF/Dirk-Michael Groetzsch)Bishop Dr. Benson Bagonza presenting his theology of development in Tanzania (Photo: LWF/Dirk-Michael Groetzsch)Bishop Dr. Benson Bagonza in the plenary discussion (Photo: LWF/Dirk-Michael Groetzsch)