[:de]Schön, dass Sie zu uns gefunden haben!
Wir, die Kirchengemeinde Luther-Melanchthon zu Lübeck, freuen uns sehr über die Gelegenheit, Ihnen unsere Partnerschaft mit Menschen in Igoma (Tansania), unsere Arbeit und unsere Ziele vorstellen zu können.
Vielleicht haben Sie ja auch mit Tansania und / oder kirchlicher Partnerschaftsarbeit zu tun? Dann würden wir gerne mit Ihnen in Kontakt treten und Erfahrungen austauschen.
Schreiben uns doch einfach an.
Oder Sie möchten unsere Projekte unterstützen?
Vielleicht auch als Lübecker in unserer Gruppe mitmachen?

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Since 1992 Luther-Melanchthon Parish in Luebeck / Germany is connected with Igoma Lutheran Parish in Mwanza / Tanzania. Our parish is situated in a southern district of Luebeck . It has about 6000 congregation members. Luther Church is the sacral centre. It was built during the Nazi period as the only sacral building of that time in Luebeck. Therefore it is is under preservation order.
Karl Friedrich Stellbrink, one of the 4 ministers who died a martyr’s death by the National Socialists, served as a Pastor at Luther Church.
Igoma Lutheran Parish is situated in Igoma, a suburb of Mwanza. Mwanza is the second-largest city of Tanzania, situated at the shores of Lake Victoria. There are several sub parishes in different districts of Mwanza and mission congregations in the villages of Ikengele, Ihayabujaga and Kissesa outside the town.
Two big church buildings and three small ones in the mission congregations belong to Igoma parish.
The congregation members in Mwanza come from all walks of life. The mission congregation members mostly are rural poor living by what they grow on their small farms.
Another important part of the partnership is East of Lake Victoria Diocese / ELCT which profits from the partnership as well. The head office of the Diocese is in Mwanza.
Our Team: In Luebeck a partnership group is engaged in partnership work, in Igoma the committee for partnership deals with partnership work.

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Tangu mwaka 1992 Parokia ya Luther-Melanchthon Lübeck / Ujerumani imekuwa na mahusiano na Parokia ya Igoma Lutherani huko Mwanza / Tanzania.
Parokia yetu ipo kusini mwa wilaya ya Lübeck. Ina wanadamu 6000. Kanisa la Kilutheri ni makao makuu. Lili jengwa kipindi cha utawala wa Manazi kama makao makuu pekee katika Lübeck. Hivyo basi lipo katika uangalizi maalumu.
Parokia ya Igoma Lutherani ipo Igoma / Mwanza. Mwanza ni jiji la pili kwa ukubwa Tanzania. Limepakana na ziwa Victoria. Kuna parokia nyingine ndogo ndogo katika wilaya tofauti za Mwanza na sharika katika vijiji vya Ikengele, Ihayabuyaga na Kissesa nje ya mji. Makanisa mawili makubwa na matatu madogo katika usharika yapo chini ya Parokia ya Igoma. Wakristo wa Mwanza wanatoka katika jamii tafauti. Washarika wengi wanatoka katika jamii za vijiji, wanaishi maisha duni kutegemea kile wanacho zalisha katika mashamba yao.
Sehemu nyingine muhimu ya ushirikiano ni Dayosisi ya mashariki mwa ziwa Victoria. Ina nufaika katika ushirikiano huu. Makao makuu ya dayosisi ni Mwanza.
Kwa kushirikiana na washirika wetu, tunajishugulisha na miradi miwili:
Maandalizi ya uzazi: tunawasaidia wanawake wajawazito, kwa kutoa vifaa salama, madawa, misaada na usafiri kwenda hospitali. „Kuwasaidia watoto wenye matumaini“: Watu wa Ujerumani, wana wasaidia watoto wa Igoma kwenda shule.
Timu yetu
Kikundi cha ushirikiano Lübeck, kinafanya kazi za ushirikiano huo. Kamati ya ushirikiano Lübeck na Kamati ya ushirikiano Igoma zinafanya kazi za ushirikiano

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