Pray For
- leadership training for pastors
- expansion and growth for the church
- short- and long-term projects
PRESENT MINISTRIES
The Tanzanian church has seven districts, plus an area in the south being evangelized by the Malawi FMC. The district centers are at Kigoma, South and North; Rukwa (on Lake Tanganyika’s shores); Mwanza; Geita; Mara; (on Lake Victoria’s shores); and Nyarugusu Refugee camp. The church is now operating in 12 out of 26 provinces of Tanzania Mainland in the United Republic of Tanzania. The FMC in Tanzania is under the supervision of the DRC General Conference and is working to become a Provisional General Conference.
ORIGINS
In 1988 a group of Christians near the Kenya border wanted to become part of the Free Methodist Church. In 1992, the Free Methodist Church became registered with the government of Tanzania.
Country Leader
Superintendent Yesse Mlongecha
Tanzania Annual Conference
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COUNTRY STATISTICS
Annual Conference
Democratic Republic of Congo General Conference
- Population: 59,649,000
- Evangelical Christians: 11.02%
- FM Work Opened: 1988
- FM Churches: 31
- FM Membership: 17,540
- Ordained Ministers: 54
- Ministerial Candidates: 15
- Superintendent: Yesse Mlongecha
- Ecclesiastical Accountability: Democratic Republic of Congo General Conference through Bishop Lubunga Venance W’Ehusha
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