Districts And Parishes
Bweranyange District
1. Introduction
The district known as Bweranyange is the exact same area as the Nyabiyonza Governmental District and has a total area of approximately 100 square kilometres. It is located in the south-western part of the Karagwe Diocese and shares its western border with the Republic of Rwanda along the Kagera River.
In 1938, the first missionaries visited Kayungu and Nyakagoyegoye in order to preach the Gospel.
Bweranyange Church District has five parishes, namely:
- Nyabiyonza Parish
- Kamagambo Parish
- Kandegesho Parish
- Mazinga Parish
- Kayungu Parish
There are 33 congregations with a total of approximately 20,000 congregants. Furthermore, there are 33 evangelists and other workers serving together in the ministry.
Sr. Zeulia Ibeganisa coordinates the women's work in the District.
2. Activities
2.1 Women's Activities
Women's groups operate in every congregation. They engage in activities such as:
- Singing
- Bible study
- Handcraft work
- Small income-generating projects
- Tree plantations as a way of conserving the environment
2.2 Evangelization
Evangelization is carried out in all congregations.
2.3 Bible Study and Fellowship
Bible study and fellowship are conducted in the congregations.
2.4 Open-Air Meetings
Open-air meetings are conducted in every parish.
2.5 Diaconal Work
Diaconal work is carried out in each congregation, helping people who are poor both materially and spiritually.
2.6 Youth Education Project
The District has a project for educating young people who have completed primary education, enabling them to join vocational training schools. This is done with support from Luebbecke.
2.7 Evangelists' Education
Education is provided to evangelists who have no secondary education.
2.8 Environmental Conservation
The District promotes tree planting and environmental education and awareness among the people.
2.9 Church Expansion
The District continues to expand churches, including the church at Chabalisa.
3. Achievements
The District has achieved the following:
- An increase in the number of evangelists, resulting in the wider spread of the Gospel.
- More pastors have been obtained through education and training.
- Self-reliance activities have been developed as a way of generating income for the District, including timber for construction.
- More parishes and congregations have been established, enabling the Church to serve more people.
4. Future Plans
The District's future plans are:
- To continue preaching the Word of God further.
- To continue providing education to the community.
- To establish a broad income-generating project by constructing a hostel at KARUCO as a way of generating income for the District. This is to be done with the support of Luebbecke.
5. Partnership
The partnership between Bweranyange Church District and the Church District of Luebbecke began in the early 1980s through a partnership between the congregations of Levern-Trihausen and Nyakagoyegoye.
Later, the partnership expanded to the District level between Bweranyange and Luebbecke.
Since Luebbecke also has another partnership with Gerega Bataki Karo Protestant Church (GBKP), the idea emerged to establish a multilateral partnership between Germany, Tanzania and Indonesia.
The areas of partnership include:
- Environmental education
- Exchange visits
- Church construction
- Youth camps
The partnership is now growing, and exchange visits have been taking place. This year, the District Pastor will visit Germany for six weeks as a way of strengthening the partnership.
Nyabiyonza Parish and Orsa Parish of the Church of Sweden are also partners. This partnership began in 2013.
The areas of partnership include:
- Exchange visits
- Music
- Helping each other
6. Contact
For further information, please contact:
District Pastor: Rev. Samwel Mugangala
Tel: +255 56234720
Email: samwel.mugangala@gmail.com.com
Email: samwel.mugangala@gmail.com.com