Bega Kwa Bega

Bega Kwa Bega The Companion Synod Partnership between the Saint Paul Area Synod (ELCA) and Iringa Diocese (ELCT). www.spas-elca.org/tanzania

Bega Kwa Bega is the name of the companion synod relationship between the Saint Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with the Iringa Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Bega Kwa Bega - “Shoulder to Shoulder” in Swahili - describes both the model of accompaniment with the Iringa Diocese and the umbrella name under which a variety of programmatic efforts

are carried out, including:

+ Congregational visits
+ Scholarship support for secondary and theological students
+ Congregational projects
+ Various other efforts around health care, agriculture, support for pensions for retired pastors, wells, sanitation and hygiene, conservation, and microfinance—to name just a few.

If the heavy rain kept you home Tuesday evening, there's another chance to hear the news from Iringa on Thursday at St S...
06/24/2026

If the heavy rain kept you home Tuesday evening, there's another chance to hear the news from Iringa on Thursday at St St. Stephen Lutheran Church - White Bear Lake, MN Karibuni sana!

06/23/2026
06/23/2026
Beautiful memories of our time with Pastor Joyce in Minnesota
06/21/2026

Beautiful memories of our time with Pastor Joyce in Minnesota

06/21/2026

We gathered to say thank you to Pastor Joyce Ngandango today and to wish her safe journey home to Iringa after two years in Minnesota. Asante na safari njema! You have been a blessing to us and to our companionship!

"It is a blessing to see and to walk alongside God’s work here in Iringa." In this week's Companion News Update, we hear...
06/20/2026

"It is a blessing to see and to walk alongside God’s work here in Iringa." In this week's Companion News Update, we hear about all kinds of activities happening through our BKB companionship. Read the full edition at: https://conta.cc/49XXuEn.

The group from Christiania goes to Ihemi
06/20/2026

The group from Christiania goes to Ihemi

Habari - News from Iringa 6:30 PMTuesday, June 23 at All Saints, Cottage Grove Thursday, June 25 at St St. Stephen Luth...
06/18/2026

Habari - News from Iringa
6:30 PM
Tuesday, June 23 at All Saints, Cottage Grove
Thursday, June 25 at St St. Stephen Lutheran Church - White Bear Lake, MN

06/16/2026

What is your congregation's BKB story? Here's one from St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, West St. Paul!

Handing off the BKB phone and keys to the car and office to Russ and Jo. Thanks for staffing the Iringa office and repre...
06/15/2026

Handing off the BKB phone and keys to the car and office to Russ and Jo. Thanks for staffing the Iringa office and representing BKB SPAS for the next two months!

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