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Church calls for end of slavery day to be remembered

Church calls for end of slavery day to be remembered

THE Anglican Church in Zanzibar diocese on Monday commemorated its 138th anniversary of the abolition of slave trade in East Africa, with a call to governments to include the day in the national centenary calendar.

06 June 2011

Congregation carry rocks on heads and bikes to help build new church

Congregation carry rocks on heads and bikes to help build new church

On March 27, 2011, the Bishop of Tarime, the Right Rev Dr Mwita Akiri visited the Mangucha Parish at the Kenya/Tanzania border. 

27 March 2011

Celebration as first Bishop of Tarime is consecrated

Celebration as first Bishop of Tarime is consecrated

Bwana asifiwe! Praise the Lord! Dr Mwita Akiri has been elected and consecrated as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Tarime, in northern Tanzania.

15 July 2010

New Bishop elected for the Diocese of Tarime

New Bishop elected for the Diocese of Tarime

The General Secretary of the Anglican Church of Tanzania Dr Mwita Akiri (50) has been elected to be the first Bishop of the Diocese of Tarime (east of Lake Victoria and west of Serengeti National Park) within the Anglican Church of Tanzania.

16 April 2010

And the light was good: Solar cooking in Kenya and Tanzania

And the light was good: Solar cooking in Kenya and Tanzania

Gathering firewood, cooking meals, cleaning the house, working in the fields, taking care of children. For women in the global south, there is always more to do. Double that if you are also looking after someone at home with a chronic illness.

09 July 2009

Statement from The House of Bishops, Tanzania

Statement from The House of Bishops, Tanzania

Mindful of the fact that the Anglican Church of Tanzania issued statements in 2003 following the election, confirmation and eventual consecration to the Episcopate of Gene Robinson a practising homosexual clergyman

12 December 2006

Anglican Church of Tanzania invests in the future

Anglican Church of Tanzania invests in the future

The Anglican Church of Tanzania (ACT) is embarking on an educational project that will see the establishment of an Anglican university in the country. The institution to be known as St. John's University is set tentatively to start operating in September 2006 and will be located in Dodoma, capital city of Tanzania

17 November 2005

Church of Tanzania Plans New University

Church of Tanzania Plans New University

The Anglican Church of Tanzania (ACT) recently released a Bishops' Appeal and fundraising plan for the establishment of a new Anglican University.

08 June 2005

ACT Youth Week - We CAN stop AIDS!

ACT Youth Week - We CAN stop AIDS!

Almost 1,000 youth from dioceses within the Anglican Church of Tanzania came to Dodoma for the ACT Youth Week, where they were greeted by the Dodoma Regional Commissioner The Hon Mussa Nkangaa.

16 December 2004

Tanzanian Bishops meet at Mtumba

Tanzanian Bishops meet at Mtumba

Our bishops met at Mtumba Rural Women's Training Centre for three days. For two days they met as the House of Bishops and on the third day they were joined by other members of the Provincial Standing Committee. 

22 November 2004