Tanzania Missionary Support
08.13.24 | Volunteer, Missions & Outreach, Missions, World
Help support a missionary team in Tanzania: Rev. Mutwale Ntambo Wa Mushidi and Kabaka Noala Alphonsine.
The Rev. Mutwale Ntambo Wa Mushidi graduated from the Seminary at Mulungwishi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and was recommended by the Persons (retired missionaries who have been supported by our congregation for many years). Mutwale is serving the United Methodist Church in Tanzania as Director of Church Development and Evangelism. He is also the Superintendent of the Dar as Salaam District and the legal representative in Tanzania of the Bishop of North Katanga in the DRC.
Under Mutwale's guidance, many congregations have been started (145 by 2025) and more pastors have come to lead them. He is focused on constructing church buildings for some of them throughout the country to show that the United Methodist Church is one of the leading faith groups in Tanzania. He and his wife, Kabaka Noala Alphonsine (also a missionary), work in Christian education and health information, especially related to HIV/AIDS including reaching out to refugees. They are also sending people to seminaries and colleges to further their study. Kabaka oversees a school, preschool for orphans, and many trainings for women and youth. Children are the future of the country, she believes. The trainings focus on women's rights and health, being a bread-winner for the family by learning a skill, and leadership. They built a guest house to accommodate groups of women who attend from all over Tanzania.
Mutwale started working in Tanzania in 1992 and became missionary with Global Ministries in 1999. Prior to attending seminary, Mutwale was a headmaster of a primary school in the DRC. After seminary, he was a pastor and teacher and then a chaplain of a secondary school in the DRC. Mutwale is passionate about the ministry occurring in Tanzania, and hopes to welcome future mission teams to see this ministry firsthand.
Learn more on how you can support this missionary team by visiting the UMC Global Ministries website.
