Turners in Tanzania

Turners in Tanzania Rev. Follow our family's journey from Texas to Tanzania. In that moment, God spoke clearly: "Help my people." Our Vision

Sustainable ministry. Local leadership.

Dr. Tim Turner and his family, Katie, Sybil, and Emmy, are Global Methodist missionaries equipping Tanzanian pastors to lead thriving and economically empowered churches. Our Calling

At five years old, Tim watched an Operation Christmas Child video during a Christmas Eve service and a boy from Africa was spotlighted in the video. Three decades later, that childhood calling is becoming reality as

the Turner family begins long-term missionary service in Tanzania. The Need

The Tanzania Conference of the Global Methodist Church faces a staggering pastoral training crisis. There are currently fewer than 10 ordained clergy, while over 100 pastors desperately need theological education and ordination. Meanwhile, Africa's church is exploding—734 million Christians growing at 2.64% annually—but lacking the trained leadership to disciple this harvest. Our Mission

Through the Tanzania Pastoral Development Initiative, we're building a network of distributed training hubs that will equip 200+ well-trained pastors serving in 50+ self-sustaining churches. Using train-the-trainer models, we're empowering Tanzanian leaders to reproduce training locally rather than creating dependency on external resources. Through ministerial formation and economic empowerment, the Gospel work in Tanzania will become self-sustaining as it multiplies. Our Experience

Tim holds a Doctor of Ministry from Asbury Seminary and founded the Trinity Conference School of Ministry, which has successfully trained pastors through accessible, reproducible curriculum. This proven model now scales to meet Tanzania's urgent need. Multiplying impact. Join us as we invest the next decade equipping Tanzania's church for lasting transformation.

A joyful time spent with friends at St. Luke’s Methodist Church in Kilgore, TX yesterday evening talking about Tanzania ...
20/05/2026

A joyful time spent with friends at St. Luke’s Methodist Church in Kilgore, TX yesterday evening talking about Tanzania 🇹🇿!

Grapeland First Methodist tonight!It’s very important work—keeping missions in the vision of the local church. What an h...
19/05/2026

Grapeland First Methodist tonight!

It’s very important work—keeping missions in the vision of the local church. What an honor to be called upon to mobilize the larger Church for this great great task 🇹🇿 🙏

Quick trip on Thursday and Friday to visit churches in Searcy, AR and Dewitt, AR and tell the story of what God is doing...
16/05/2026

Quick trip on Thursday and Friday to visit churches in Searcy, AR and Dewitt, AR and tell the story of what God is doing in Tanzania 🇹🇿!

07/05/2026

Zambia Annual Conference opening celebration 2026 🇿🇲!

07/05/2026

Spirit-filled time with the Zambia Annual Conference and leaders from Zimbabwe and South Africa in early May 2026!

Tim just got home from a quick trip to the Zambia Annual Conference where Bishop Kimba and Rev. Kenneth Kalichi had invi...
07/05/2026

Tim just got home from a quick trip to the Zambia Annual Conference where Bishop Kimba and Rev. Kenneth Kalichi had invited him into conversations on training pastors there in Zambia 🇿🇲

The Spirit truly truly blessed the trip, as Tim had a chance to meet key players across East and South Africa that God is pulling together for the shared work of training pastors faithfully in Africa 🙏 Tim led in teaching and in organizing upcoming pastor trainings in the South Africa region 🌍

07/05/2026

Recorded in early April, finally published in early May! — God has been so very faithful over the past couple BUSY months of mobilizing a partner team for the missionary work ahead 🙏🙏 Almost to the goal!

Squint really really close, and you can see Dodoma, Tanzania 🇹🇿 At the request of Rev. Albart Maganga, I made sure to wa...
02/05/2026

Squint really really close, and you can see Dodoma, Tanzania 🇹🇿

At the request of Rev. Albart Maganga, I made sure to wave and snap this pic when the captain told us Dodoma was to the left window 👋

Hivi karibuni, Tanzania 🇹🇿 🙏

God blessed a meaningful conversation with Rev. Bonface Wanyama (Presiding Elder of Nairobi and Dean of the Pastors’ Sch...
01/05/2026

God blessed a meaningful conversation with Rev. Bonface Wanyama (Presiding Elder of Nairobi and Dean of the Pastors’ School in Kenya) and Reuben Ososo (Instructor in the Pastors’ School in Kenya) this evening over tea. Both of them bring years of wisdom in training pastors across East Africa. I am thankful to God for the beginning of long term friendships 🙏

A dear friend and brother in ministry, Rev. Wilton Ondongo (Conference Superintendent of Kenya GMC) visited with me (Tim...
30/04/2026

A dear friend and brother in ministry, Rev. Wilton Ondongo (Conference Superintendent of Kenya GMC) visited with me (Tim) today in Nairobi — God deeply blessed our time together as I learned more from Wilton about how they are training pastors in Kenya, along with some of the credentialing challenges of getting a program registered in East African nations. I deeply thank God for today 🙏🙏

Tim is in route to the Zambia Annual Conference starting this weekend and is currently on a 2 day stop in Nairobi meeting with GMC friends in Kenya

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