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Raising Church Workers for Tanzania { 76 images } Created 27 Mar 2015

“Today we give thanks to God,” the Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill said March 14, “as we celebrate the graduation of the first pastoral and deaconess classes from the Bishop Makala Training Center” in Tanzania.

The next day, the 21 new pastoral candidates were ordained and seven deaconesses commissioned in a service with more than 1,000 worshipers at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania — South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese’s (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga.

Quill is director of International Studies and associate professor of Pastoral Ministry and Ministry and Mission for Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind. (CTSFW), whose faculty teaches in the two-year training-center program that stems from a partnership between the Synod and the ELCT-SELVD. That partnership developed after Bishop Emmanuel Makala of the diocese requested help in developing the training program in 2013 from CTSFW President Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr. Funding for the training program is made possible by a grant from the LCMS Global Seminary Initiative, which Quill oversees.

Makala preached at the March 15 service of ordination and commissioning. Following the service, he invited Rast, Quill, LCMS Office of International Mission Area Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Rev. Shauen Trump, and a group from the LCMS Mid-South District to offer greetings to the congregation. The Mid-South District provides financial support for the theological education of Tanzanian pastors.

Photographs by Erik M. Lunsford, staff photojournalist and writer in LCMS Communications
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  • Exterior photograph of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Cows graze next to an outdoor classroom at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Deaconess Amy Rast, associate director of deaconess formation at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., teaches deaconess students at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Esther Levison listens during a deaconess class at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Deaconess Amy Rast, associate director of deaconess formation at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., handles her course books as she teaches deaconess students at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Scholastica Bubembwas listens to Deaconess Amy Rast, associate director of deaconess formation at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., during a deaconess formation class at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A young farmer shepherds cattle near the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Pastoral students listen to the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., as he teaches class at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., teaches class at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Pastoral students listen to the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., as he teaches class at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., teaches class at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., teaches class at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A pastoral student directs a question toward the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., during class at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Bishop Emmanuel Makala translates for the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., during class at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Pastoral students listen to the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., as he teaches class at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Pastoral students compare during a class taught by the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A pastoral student hugs the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., following one of the last classes for the student at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) Bishop Emmanuel Makala Training Center on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., prepares his speech shortly before the graduation ceremony for 21 pastors and seven deaconesses led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  It was the first pastoral and deaconess class from the Bishop Makala Training Center, a 2-year program taught by Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., which stemmed from a partnership between the LCMS and the ELCT-SELVD. Funding was made possible by a grant from the LCMS Global Seminary Initiative, and is overseen by the Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill, professor and Director of International Studies at CTS. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Exterior photograph of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral on Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • 21 pastors and seven deaconesses led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala graduate Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Graduating pastoral students prepare to process to the ceremony on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Bishop Emmanuel Makala begins the graduation of 21 pastors and seven deaconesses on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill, professor and director of International Studies at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., speaks during the graduation of 21 pastors and seven deaconesses on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill, professor and director of International Studies at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., speaks during the graduation of 21 pastors and seven deaconesses on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Graduating pastoral students listen during the ceremony on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., speaks during the graduation of 21 pastors and seven deaconesses on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. To the left is the Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill, professor and director of International Studies at CTS, and to the right is Bishop Emmanuel Makala. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Deaconesses pray during graduation on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill, professor and director of International Studies at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., shakes hands with Scholastica Bubembwas, a new deaconess, during the graduation of 21 pastors and seven deaconesses on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., presents a certificate of accomplishment to a graduating pastoral student on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Bible dictionaries are given during the graduation of 21 pastors and seven deaconesses led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Lucas Mwigulu shakes hands with the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., as he is presented with a certificate of accomplishment on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A graduate reviews his certificate of accomplishment during graduation on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Lucas Mwigulu leads the choir during the graduation of 21 pastors and seven deaconesses on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Graduate Mariam Daniel sings in the choir during the graduation of 21 pastors and seven deaconesses led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • (L-R) The Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill, professor and director of International Studies at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of CTS, and Bishop Emmanuel Makala, pray at the conclusion of the graduation of 21 pastors and seven deaconesses on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., shakes hands  with Bishop Emmanuel Makala, following the graduation of 21 pastors and seven deaconesses on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral  in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Exterior photograph on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Pastors process into the service on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Children watch as 21 new pastoral candidates are ordained and seven new deaconesses commissioned in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Pastoral candidates greet guests as they process into a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, 21 new pastoral candidates are ordained and seven new deaconesses commissioned in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala (left), 21 new pastoral candidates are ordained and seven new deaconesses commissioned in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Pastoral candidates read during a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, 21 new pastoral candidates are ordained and seven new deaconesses commissioned in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Pastoral candidates pray in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala preaches during a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, seven new deaconesses, including Edna Shoo, are commissioned in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, a new deaconess is commissioned during a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, a new deaconess is commissioned during a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Bishop Emmanuel Makala commissions seven new deaconesses during a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, 21 new pastoral candidates are ordained and seven new deaconesses commissioned in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Overflow worshippers crowd the entrance as 21 new pastoral candidates are ordained and seven new deaconesses commissioned in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • 21 new pastoral candidates prepare to be ordained at a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, 21 new pastoral candidates are ordained in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, 21 new pastoral candidates are ordained in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, 21 new pastoral candidates are ordained in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, a pastoral candidate is ordained in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, a pastoral candidate is ordained in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, pastoral candidate Frank Mdindi is ordained in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, pastoral candidate Lucas Mwigulu is ordained in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, a pastoral candidate is ordained on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala, 21 new pastoral candidates are ordained and seven new deaconesses commissioned in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A pastoral candidate is ordained in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Led by Bishop Emmanuel Makala (standing), 21 new pastoral candidates are ordained in a service with more than 1,000 worshippers on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • New deaconesses commissioned in a service sing on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Bishop Emmanuel Makala prays during service on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Bishop Emmanuel Makala baptizes a baby as deaconess Scholastica Bubembwas holds the infant on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Bishop Emmanuel Makala baptizes a baby on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Bishop Emmanuel Makala (right) offers greetings to the congregation along the Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., Deaconess Amy Rast, associate director of deaconess formation at CTS, and the Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill, professor and director of International Studies at CTS, following a service Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Dr. Timothy Quill, professor and director of International Studies at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., joins Bishop Emmanuel Makala in offering greetings to the congregation following a service Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Bob Allen from the LCMS Mid-South District listens during a service on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • LCMS Office of International Mission Area Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Rev. Shauen Trump shares greetings following a service on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • New pastors wear queue following ordination on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Women wait to give new pastors decorative necklaces following ordination on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Deaconess Edna Shoo is congratulated after her commissioning on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • New pastor Frank Mdindi is congratulated after his ordination on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – South-East of Lake Victoria Diocese's (ELCT-SELVD) Ebenezer Cathedral in Shinyanga, Tanzania. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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